Revelation 21:12 (WEB)
having a great and high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
Catechism · 2
Sacred Scripture
The spiritual sense. Thanks to the unity of God's plan, not only the text of Scripture but also the realities and events about which it speaks can be signs.
The Church in God's Plan
“Representing the twelve tribes of Israel, they are the foundation stones of the new Jerusalem.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 19:28; Lk 22:30; Rev 21:12-14.
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“And twelve gates of Jerusalem are spoken of, and the one gate is Christ, and the twelve gates are Christ for Christ dwells in the twelve gates, hence was twelve the number of the Apostles.” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 12.
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Tertullian
“This both Ezekiel had knowledge of and the Apostle John beheld.” — editor's note: Rev. xxi. 10–23.
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Cross-references · 9
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.
Cited together in Catechism §765.