Revelation 21:14 (LSB)

Passage

And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Nearby Context

Revelation 21:12 It had a great and high wall. It had twelve gates and at those gates, twelve angels; and names have been written on those gates, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.

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

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

Revelation 21:15 And the one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and its wall.

Revelation 21:16 And the city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the rod, 12,000 stadia; its length and width and height are equal.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wall", "city", "twelve", "foundation", "stones", and "names". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wall" and "city", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "There were three gates on the east..." into verse 15's "And the one who spoke with me...", so "wall" and "city" 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 "city" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.