Thenthere was givenme a measuring rodlikea staff;and someone said,"Getup and measurethe templeof Godand the altar,and thosewho worshipin it.
"I will makejusticethe measuringlineAnd righteousnessthe level;Then hailwill sweepawaythe refugeof liesAnd the waterswill overflowthe secretplace.
Then the sovereignty,the dominionand the greatnessof [all] the kingdomsunderthe wholeheavenwill be givento the peopleof the saintsof the HighestOne;His kingdom[will be] an everlastingkingdom,and allthe dominionswill serveand obeyHim.'
They journeyedfrom Hazerothand campedat Rithmah.
Orwhatagreementhas the templeof Godwith idols?For we are the templeof the livingGod;justas Godsaid,"I WILL DWELLIN THEM AND WALK AMONGTHEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD,AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.
you also,as livingstones,are being builtup as a spiritualhousefor a holypriesthood,to offerup spiritualsacrificesacceptableto GodthroughJesusChrist.
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
And they saidto me, "You mustprophesyagainconcerningmanypeoplesand nationsand tonguesand kings."
The one who spokewith me hada goldmeasuring rodto measurethe city,and its gatesand its wall.
