Revelation 21:16
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 21
“And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.”Revelation 21:16
What Does Revelation 21:16 Mean?
Revelation 21:16 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 21, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Revelation 21:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 38:1“And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.”Ezra 6:3“In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;”Ezekiel 48:8“And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.”Ezekiel 48:16“And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.”Ezekiel 48:35“It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.”1 Kings 6:2“And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.”Ezekiel 41:4“So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.”Ezekiel 41:8“I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.”Ezekiel 48:20“All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.”John 11:18“Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:”Ezekiel 48:30“And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.”John 6:19“So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.”
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