Revelation 11:1
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.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 40:3-5, a man with a measuring rod measures the temple — a direct visual parallel to this vision of measuring God's sanctuary.
In Zechariah 2:1, a man with a measuring line appears to measure Jerusalem — mirroring the measuring rod here for the temple.
In Zechariah 2:2, the man measures Jerusalem's dimensions — a parallel measuring task to the temple measurement here.
1 Corinthians 3:16 identifies believers as God's temple, directly linking the measured temple in Revelation to the church.
1 Corinthians 3:17 warns that destroying God's temple brings judgment, echoing the sacredness of what is measured in Revelation.
2 Corinthians 6:16 affirms believers are the temple of the living God, paralleling the temple measured in Revelation as God's dwelling.
Ephesians 2:20-22 describes the church as a holy temple being built together, mirroring the measuring of God's temple in Revelation.
1 Peter 2:5 calls believers 'living stones' built into a spiritual house, the same temple community measured in Revelation.
Isaiah 64:10 laments the temple's desolation, contrasting with the measured preservation in Revelation.
Jeremiah 51:51 describes foreigners defiling the temple, contrasting with the measuring that sets apart the holy in Revelation.
Ezekiel 41:1 records a prophet measuring the temple with a rod, directly paralleling John's vision in Revelation.
In Ezekiel 42:15-20, the temple area is measured with a rod — similar to this measuring, emphasizing sacred boundaries.