The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.
· The New Jerusalem’s length, height and width are equal. This means that it is either a cube or a pyramid. (DG)
· A cube is reminiscent of the Holy Place of the tabernacle, suggesting that the entire city is the Holy Place. (DG)
Ezekiel 43:16 The altar hearth is twelve cubits long twelve wide, square at the four corners..
Ezekiel 40:3 He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway.
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