11. It was shining with the glory of God. It was shining bright like a very expensive jewel, like a jasper. It was clear as crystal.
12. The city had a great high wall with 12 gates. There were 12 angels at the gates. On each gate was written the name of 1 of the 12 tribes of Israel.
13. There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
14. The walls of the city were built on 12 foundation stones. On the stones were written the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.
15. The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod made of gold. He had this rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
16. The city was built in a square. Its length was equal to its width. The angel measured the city with the rod. The city was 1,500 miles long, 1,500 miles wide, and 1,500 miles high.
17. The angel also measured the wall. It was 216 feet high, by man’s measurement. That was the measurement the angel was using.
18. The wall was made of jasper. The city was made of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19. The foundation stones of the city walls had every kind of jewel in them. The first cornerstone was jasper, the second was sapphire, the third was chalcedony, the fourth was emerald,
20. the fifth was onyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst.