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New Testament · Revelation 21:2, 16

The city that comes down

EvidenceDocumentedThe text exists and is quoted from a published translation. What it describes is a separate question.What this means
ReferenceRevelation 21:2, 16
Writtenc. 95 CE
SetThe end times
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven… The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

Translation: KJV

Read it literally

A cube about 1,400 miles on each side, lit from inside, descending from the sky. A mothership.

What scholars say

Symbol of perfection (12 × 1,000).

From the sky Looks like technology
People and places hereJerusalem

Quick answers about Revelation 21:2, 16

Where is Revelation 21:2, 16 found?

Revelation 21:2, 16 (New Testament). Translation quoted: King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with Apocrypha.

When was Revelation 21:2, 16 written?

c. 95 CE.

What do scholars say about Revelation 21:2, 16?

Symbol of perfection (12 × 1,000).

Sources

  1. King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with ApocryphaPrimary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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