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A reed like a rod was given to me. One said, "Rise, and measure God`s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it.
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Measuring the True Church
Commentators unanimously agree that John is not measuring a physical building. The "temple," "altar," and "worshippers" are symbolic of the true Christian church. This act is about God taking an inventory of His faithful people, distinguishing the genuine, spiritual church from the visible, institutional one that includes nominal believers.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
CHAPTER XI
ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER
THIS chapter, which is very improperly separated from the preceding, and improperly ended—for it s…
A reed (καλαμος). Old word for a growing reed (Matthew 11:7) which grew in immense brakes in the Jordan valley, a writ…
19th Century
Anglican
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…
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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 …
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