A reed (καλαμος). Old word for a growing reed (Matthew 11:7) which grew in immense brakes in the Jordan valley, a writ…

CHAPTER XI

ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER

THIS chapter, which is very improperly separated from the preceding, and improperly ended—for it s…

And there was ... — This should be translated as: And there was given to me a reed like a rod (we must omit the words “an…

John is given a “reed” (GK 2812), long and straight like a “rod” and thus suitable for measuring a large building or area (cf.[Reference Ezekiel 40…

And there was given me a reed like to a rod
A measuring reed, which with the Jews was six cubits long, ([Reference E…

This prophetic passage about measuring the temple seems to refer to Ezekiel's vision. The design of this measuring seems to be the preservation of …