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What does Revelation 21:13 mean?
"On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates."
— Revelation 21:13 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
The city is square, and its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.
Explanation
Revelation 21:13 is a simple architectural detail within John's grand vision of the New Jerusalem, the holy city that descends from heaven at the end of the book of Revelation. The verse tells us that this city has twelve gates in all, three positioned on each of its four sides
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