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Symbolic, Not Literal
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the city's incredible dimensions—roughly 1,500 miles long, wide, and high—are symbolic, not a literal architectural plan. The point isn't to imagine a physical cube, but to grasp the spiritual truths it represents: the city's immense capacity for all believers and the magnificent scale of God's perfect plan.
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Albert Barnes
On Revelation 21:16
18th Century
Theologian
And the city lies four-square. It was an exact square. That is, there was nothing irregular about it; there were no crooked walls, no jutt…
AT Robertson
On Revelation 21:16
Lieth foursquare (τετραγωνος κειτα). Present middle indicative of κειμα. The predicate adjective is from τετρα (Aeolic for τεσσαρε…
Charles Ellicott
On Revelation 21:16
19th Century
Bishop
And the city lieth foursquare . . .—The city is foursquare because its length and breadth are equal; but it is added that…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Revelation 21:9–22
19th Century
Preacher
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Revelation 21:16
The angel measures the city with a golden measuring rod (). The act of measuring signifies securing something for blessing. Ezekiel’s elaborate des…
John Gill
On Revelation 21:16
17th Century
Pastor
And the city lies four square
To the four corners of the world, from where its inhabitants come, and denotes the reg…
Matthew Henry
On Revelation 21:9–21
17th Century
Minister
God has various employments for his holy angels. Sometimes they sound the trumpet of Divine Providence and warn a careless world; sometimes they re…