<p>21:15 <i>And he that spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city and the gates of it, and the wall of it</i>- The allusion is clearly to the measurements of the new temple given in Ezekiel 40-48. But the details and dimensions are so different, and those emphasized differences see on :13 climax in the statement that there is &quot;no temple&quot; in the new Jerusalem (:22). It all seems designed to underscore the point that the temple of Ezekiel's prophecy is <i>not </i>going to be built at the Lord's return. It was a potential, conditional prophecy of what could have been at the restoration from Babylon, which the Jews failed to actualize.</p><p>It's worth reflecting on the significance of how the same words for &quot;reed&quot; and &quot;measure&quot; are used in Rev. 11:1, where John is bidden measure the temple with a reed. But there is no record of him doing so. Now, an Angel does make the measurements, not just with a &quot;reed&quot; but with a &quot;golden reed&quot;, the gold maybe speaking of faith brought to completion. Perhaps John represented the lack of faith and obedience which precluded the Lord's Kingdom coming in the first century. Likewise it was a lack of faith which precluded the building of the temple which Ezekiel had seen measured out with a reed. Hence the difference in reeds- the one in Rev. 21:15 is a <i>golden </i>reed, speaking of faith.</p>