revelation 21:17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

revelation 21:17 And he measured its wall, seventy-two yards, [according to] human measurements, which are [also] angelic [measurements].

17. hundred . . . forty . . . four cubits--twelve times twelve: the Church-number squared. The wall is far beneath the height of the city.
measure of a man, that is, of the angel--The ordinary measure used by men is the measure here used by the angel, distinct from "the measure of the sanctuary." Men shall then be equal to the angels.

revelation 21:17 And he measured its wall, seventy-two yards, [according to] human measurements, which are [also] angelic [measurements].

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