Revelation 21:15 (ASV)

Passage

And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:13 on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

Revelation 21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Revelation 21:15 And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

Revelation 21:16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal.

Revelation 21:17 And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spake", "measure", "golden", "reed", "city", "gates", and "thereof". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spake" and "measure", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And the wall of the city had..." into verse 16's "And the city lieth foursquare and the...", so "spake" and "measure" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "spake" and "measure" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.