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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:13

To signify it was made up of persons from all parts of the world. This agreeth with Ezekiel’s vision, Ezekiel 48:31-34. The triumphant church will be a collection of believers, who from all nations have come into it. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations; the ancient church of God was founded in twelve patriarchs, and twelve tribes; the gospel church in twelve apostles; Christ is the only foundation of both, 1 Corinthians 3:11, but he is the foundation upon which the church: is built. The twelve apostles are called the foundations per quoe or per quos, by which the gospel church had its beginning. And in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb; as workmen sometimes set their names upon... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:15

This seemeth to signify the transcendency of the state of the church now, to what it was before; it was then measured by a man, Revelation 11:1-19, now by an angel; then by an ordinary reed, now by a golden reed. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:16

The church militant, measured by the reed of the word, is unequal in its parts; some parts of it are purer than others; but in the new Jerusalem all parts shall be equal in perfection and purity, as all the sides of a thing four square are equal. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:17

This could not be the measure of the compass, (it was for that much too little), nor of the height or breadth, (for either of them it was much too great), from whence Dr. Potter concluded, it must be the square measure; so as the height and breadth of it was twelve cubits, for twelve times twelve make one hundred and forty-four. According to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel; as men use to measure, and as this angel measured, who appeared as a man in this action. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:18

And the building of the wall of it was of jasper; strong and impregnable, not subject to impressions from enemies, as it is said of the jasper, that no hammer will break it. And the city was pure gold; all that make up this city are perfect and noble. Like unto clear glass; pure, without spots. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:19

And the foundations of the wall of the city, by which, we noted before, are to be understood the apostles, who, building upon the one foundation, Christ Jesus, by their holy doctrine laid the beginnings of the gospel churches, the first stones, (upon the Rock Christ), which were afterwards multiplied, others being builded upon them, till the whole church was perfected. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:20

I cannot tell what to make of these precious stones, with which they are said to be garnished, unless it be their spiritual gifts and habits of grace; the various manifestations of the Holy Spirit given to the apostles to profit the church withal, with which they adorned the doctrine of the gospel, and won upon the pagan world, making themselves admirable in the eyes of men and women. Nor were it hard to descant upon these several sorts of stones, and to show of what graces they may be types:... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:21

I am not willing to descant further in particulars, conjecturing (for it is no more) what each metaphorical term signifies in this unusual description of a city. I do think the scope of the whole is no more, than to let us know that the mansions of heaven will be most glorious places, giving the souls of those to whom God shall give to enter into them, an infinite satisfaction, beyond what the most rich and glorious things in the world can give our outward senses. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:22

And I saw no temple therein: I cannot take temple so strictly here, as those who understand all this but as a description of the blessed state of the militant church, during the thousand years; but understand it of all such worship and ordinances as we serve God in, and by, in this life. For the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it; the immediate fruition of God shall there supply all, God shall be all in all, 1 Corinthians 15:28. Ordinances are but perspectives, of use in this... read more

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:13

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:14

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:15

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:16

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:17

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:18

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:19

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:20

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:21

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 21:22

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