The length, width and height of the New Jerusalem are all the same, suggesting a perfect cube (Rev. 21:16). But there is another shape whose length, width and height are the same, and that is the pyramid.
There is nothing in the description of the New Jerusalem in Revelation that requires either a cube or []. The cube shape of the New Jerusalem reminds us of the cube shape of the Most Holy Place in the Temple (1 Kings 6:20), the three dimensions perhaps suggestive of the three persons of the Trinity. God will live in the city, and it is his presence that will be its greatest feature.
The New Jerusalem is laid out in the form of a massive cube-it's length, width and height are all equal distance. New Jerusalem is at least 1,500 miles around at its base, while some believe that each side of the city is 1,500 miles in length. The cube represents the cornerstone, and the 6 sides of the cube represents man, the number 6.
The Holy of holies was a cube shape as well, which resonates with the New Jerusalem amd God dwelling within man, as his new body is the Temple for God in the New Covenant. What is the New Jerusalem? Will believers spend eternity on the New Earth, or in the New Heavens, or both? Is the New Jerusalem the 'capital city' of the New Earth? The New Jerusalem Cube by Craig Paardekooper (December 2009) Revelations. The New Jerusalem created by God will be a perfect cube, with its length, width and height being 12,000 furlongs (Revelation 21:16).
This translates, using modern measurements, into a city that is 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometers) square. It will have a total area of roughly 3.37 billion cubic miles (14 billion cubic kilometers). New Jerusalem's measurements also correlate with the size of the earth.
New Jerusalem is a cube 12,000 furlongs on an edge. Smith's Bible Dictionary says one furlong is 220 yards (660 feet). Thus 12,000 furlongs ´ 660 feet = 7,920,000 feet.
Explore the new Jerusalem dimensions as revealed in Revelation and the significance behind these details and measurements. This page discusses the New Jerusalem described as a cube in Revelation 21. Additional cube constructions depict various parts of the Bible.