Revelation 21:14 (GNV)

Passage

And the wall of the citie had twelue foundations, and in them the Names of the Lambes twelue Apostles.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:12 And had a great wall and hie, and had twelue gates, and at the gates twelue Angels, and the names written, which are the twelue tribes of the children of Israel.

Revelation 21:13 On the East part there were three gates, and on the Northside three gates, on the Southside three gates, and on the Westside three gates.

Revelation 21:14 And the wall of the citie had twelue foundations, and in them the Names of the Lambes twelue Apostles.

Revelation 21:15 And hee that talked with mee, had a golden reede, to measure the citie withall, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

Revelation 21:16 And the citie laie foure square, and the length is as large as the bredth of it, and he measured the citie with the reede, twelue thousande furlongs: and the length, and the bredth, and the height of it are equall.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wall", "citie", "twelue", "foundations", "names", "lambes", and "apostles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wall" and "citie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "On the East part there were three..." into verse 15's "And hee that talked with mee had...", so "wall" and "citie" 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 "citie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.