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

And the one who spoke with me was holding a golden measuring rod in order that he could measure the city and its gates and its wall.

And I will make justice [the] measuring line, and righteousness [the] plumb line; and hail will sweep away [the] refuge of lies, and waters will flood over [the] hiding place.

And he brought me there, and look, there was a man whose appearance [was] like [the] appearance of bronze, and a cord of linen [was] in his hand and a reed for measurement; [he] was standing in the gate.

And he completed the measurements of the inner temple, and he brought me [to] the walkway of the gate {that faces toward the east} and he measured it {all the way around}.

And I {looked up} and I saw, and look, a man, and in his hand [was] a measuring rope!

But [as] for me, may it never be [that I] boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

And the

And I saw another powerful angel descending from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, and a rainbow over his head, and his face [was] like the sun, and his feet [were] like pillars of fire,

Rise

They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

Do you not know that you are God's temple and the Spirit of God dwells in you?

And what agreement [does the] temple of God [have] with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and will walk about [among them], and I will be their God and they will be my people."

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,

And [you] yourselves, as living stones, are being built up [as] a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

General references

{Your holy cities} have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.