Revelation 21: 15-18 15 The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 16 The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal. 17 Then he measured its wall, 144 cubits according to human measurement, which the angel used. 18 The building material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold like clear glass. With all the talk of global warming and over population two things in this passage are highlighted for me. 1. That all things will be made new, so whatever is wrong today (with this sin cursed world) Jesus will, not only fix it, He will make it even better than before. 2. This new earth will be filled with the righteousness of God, God Himself and His people who received His righteousness as a gift because of the blood of Jesus. As hard as it may be to believe or imagine, it is said that the entire world's population can live comfortably in the state of Texas. This really blows me away because people are so adamant about the world being over populated. In our passage today gives the dimensions of this new Jerusalem are given, it is 12,000 stadia which equals. 1,400 miles. This is roughly the size of half the United States and it says, "it's length width and height are equal". The skyscraper pictured here is Dubai's Burj Khalifa it about a half a mile high. There is a new skyscraper that is being planned in Tokyo that is planned to be 5,577ft tall! That's over 1 mile high (5,220ft =1mile). It is suppose to fit 55,000 people with room to spare. Now consider the size of the new Jerusalem it is 1,400 miles (NOT FEET!) wide 1,400 miles deep and 1,400 high. I'm not going to take time to do the math but that a lot of people who can live in it. It's not only how many people can live in it either. It is its diversity that's amazing as well. It will be full of people NOT JUST from every tribe tongue and nation but also all time as well. These will be all the resurrected righteous. Those who were either looking forward to the promised Messiah, those who lived in His time or those who received Him after His death an burial and resurrection. The last thing to point out is the eternal building material it is made of- jasper and gold. These materials do not deteriorate over time, they actually become more valuable. What a precious way for Jesus to depict his bride, precious and timeless. One day all of these things that some debate about will become a reality and remember the reality is always greater than the sign or symbol. What a glorious day that will be! Have a great day Loved ones and God bless you real good!
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