11 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

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The Two Witnesses

11 I was given a reed like a measuring rod(A) and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers.

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15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

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15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(A) of gold to measure the city, its gates(B) and its walls.

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16 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.

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16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers