Revelation 21:12

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Revelation 21:12

The city had a massive high wall, with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the 12 tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates.

Ezekiel 48:31-34

there will be three gates facing north, the gates of the city being named for the tribes of Israel: one, the gate of Reuben; one, the gate of Judah; and one, the gate of Levi.

Revelation 21:25

Each day its gates will never close because it will never be night there.

Numbers 2:2-32

“The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it:

Though we are slaves, our God has not abandoned us in our slavery. He has extended grace to us in the presence of the Persian kings, giving us new life, so that we can rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 12:27

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sent for the Levites wherever they lived and brought them to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Psalm 51:18

In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;
build the walls of Jerusalem.

Psalm 122:7

may there be peace within your walls,
prosperity within your fortresses.”

Isaiah 54:12

I will make your fortifications out of rubies,
your gates out of sparkling stones,
and all your walls out of precious stones.

Isaiah 60:18

Violence will never again be heard of in your land;
devastation and destruction
will be gone from your borders.
But you will name your walls salvation
and your gates, praise.

Matthew 18:10

“See that you don’t look down on one of these little ones, because I tell you that in heaven their angels continually view the face of My Father in heaven.

Luke 15:10

I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

Luke 16:22

One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

Acts 26:7

the promise our 12 tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve Him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are going to inherit salvation?

Revelation 7:4-8

And I heard the number of those who were sealed:

144,000 sealed from every tribe of the Israelites:

Revelation 21:17-21

Then he measured its wall, 144 cubits according to human measurement, which the angel used.

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Summary

Revelation 21:12

And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

Twelve gates

Twelve angels

And names

Revelation 7:4

Numbers 2:2

Acts 26:7

General references

Exodus 39:14

Ezekiel 48:31

Bible References

Twelve gates

The 12 gates are 12 pearls; each individual gate was made of a single pearl. The broad street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

I will make your fortifications out of rubies,
your gates out of sparkling stones,
and all your walls out of precious stones.

Violence will never again be heard of in your land;
devastation and destruction
will be gone from your borders.
But you will name your walls salvation
and your gates, praise.

there will be three gates facing north, the gates of the city being named for the tribes of Israel: one, the gate of Reuben; one, the gate of Judah; and one, the gate of Levi.

Twelve angels

“See that you don’t look down on one of these little ones, because I tell you that in heaven their angels continually view the face of My Father in heaven.

I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side.

The rich man also died and was buried.

Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are going to inherit salvation?

And names

And I heard the number of those who were sealed:

144,000 sealed from every tribe of the Israelites:

“The Israelites are to camp under their respective banners beside the flags of their ancestral houses. They are to camp around the tent of meeting at a distance from it:

the promise our 12 tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve Him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.

General references

The 12 stones corresponded to the names of Israel’s sons. Each stone was engraved like a seal with one of the names of the 12 tribes.

there will be three gates facing north, the gates of the city being named for the tribes of Israel: one, the gate of Reuben; one, the gate of Judah; and one, the gate of Levi.