6. What did John see concerning this city?
“And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Rev. 21:2.
The Descent Of The New Jerusalem. "And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven." Rev. 21:2.
7. How many foundations has this city?
“And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.” Verse 14.
8. What is the measurement of the city?
“And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs.” Verse 16.
Note.—The measure around it, as the words length and breadth, imply, and as was the early custom of measuring cities, is 12,000 furlongs. This is equal to 1,500 miles, 375 miles on each side, making a perfect square. The area of this city is therefore 140,625 square miles, or 90,000,000 acres, or 3,920,400,000,000 square feet. Allowing 100 square feet to each person, or a space ten feet square, the city would hold 39,204,000,000 persons, or twenty-six times the present population of the globe.
9. What is the height of the wall?