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The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
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The Church's Apostolic Foundation
Commentators agree that the twelve foundations bearing the apostles' names symbolize that the church is built upon their teaching and witness. As seen in Ephesians 2:20, they ministerially laid the foundation of the gospel, upon which the community of believers is established for all time.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations. It is not said whether these foundations were twelve rows of stones placed one above anot…
Had (εχων). Masculine present active participle of εχω instead of εχον (neuter like to τειχος), and the participle occurs independ…
19th Century
Anglican
And the wall of the city had . . .—Or, rather, And the wall of the city having twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of…
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Baptist
And there came to me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come here, I…
In John’s description of the city, precious stones, brilliant colors, and the effulgence of light abound. The problem of the literalness of the cit…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations Christ is the one and only foundation of his church and people, of t…
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God has various employments for his holy angels. Sometimes they sound the trumpet of Divine Providence and warn a careless world; sometimes they re…
