“And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.”
Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff; and I was told, 'Come and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there — John receives a measuring rod (kalamos, cane) and is instructed to measure (metreo) the temple (naos, the holy sanctuary) and altar and worshipers. Measurement in Zechariah 2:1-2 indicates preservation and divine care; measuring the temple frames the faithful as protected and counted by God.
Church Fathers on Revelation 11:1
“And there was shown unto me a reed like a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.” A reed was shown like to a rod. This itself is the Apocalypse which he subsequently exhibited to the churches; for the Gospel of the complete faith he subsequently wrote for the sake of our salvation. For when Valentinus, and Cerinthus, and Ebion, and others of the school of Satan, were scattered abroad throughout the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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