Revelation 21:12 (DRB)

Passage

And it had a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:10 And he took me up in spirit to a great and high mountain: and he shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

Revelation 21:11 Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone even as crystal.

Revelation 21:12 And it had a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

Revelation 21:13 On the east, 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 in them, the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wall", "great", "high", "having", "twelve", and "gates". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wall" and "great", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Having the glory of God and the..." into verse 13's "On the east three gates and on...", so "wall" and "great" 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 "wall" and "great" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.