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John vision consisted of the measurements of the new Jerusalem. The city’s measurements are symbolic of a place that will hold all of God’s people. These measurements are multiples of twelve, the number that represents God’s people. There were twelve tribes in Isreal and twelve apostles who started the church. The walls of the city are 216 feet thick. There are twelve layers in the walls, and twelve gates in the city. The length, width, and height is all the same measurement which is 1,400 miles. The city of God is a perfect cube which is the same shape of the Most Holy Place in the temple. These measurements show the God’s magnificence and shows us that this will be a perfect home for us.

Revelation 21:15-17
15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. 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. 17 The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits[b] thick.[c]