Revelation 11:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

A reed

And the

Revelation 10:1

Rise

1 Peter 2:5

General references

Isaiah 64:10

Bible References

A reed

The angel who was talking to me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.

And I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and floods will overflow your hiding place.

That's where he took me. All of a sudden, there was a man whose appearance resembled glowing bronze! He had a measuring reed and line in his hand as he stood in the city gate.

After he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out through the east-facing gate and measured it all around.

Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.

But may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world!

And the

Then I saw another powerful angel come down from heaven. He was dressed in a cloud, and there was a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like columns of fire.

Rise

They traveled from Hazeroth, then rested in Rithmah.

You know that you are God's sanctuary and that God's Spirit lives in you, don't you?

What agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people."

having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, the Messiah Jesus himself being the cornerstone.

you, too, as living stones, are building yourselves up into a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, so that you may offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus, the Messiah.

General references

Your holy cities have become a desert; Zion has become like a desert, Jerusalem a desolation.