The Heavenly City
Revelation 7: 9 - 17
Revelation 21: 9 - 27
Ezekiel 48: 30 - 35
1. What is the shape of the city?
[The city is a cube, exactly as long as it is wide as it is high.]
2. How many gates are there to the city?
[There are twelve gates to the city.]
3. What do the gates represent, in Ezekiel and in Revelation?
[In both Ezekiel and Revelation, the gates represent the twelve tribes of Israel.]
4. What is the name of the city?
[In Revelation, the city is called the New Jerusalem. In Ezekiel, the city is called The Lord Is Here.]
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