St John Surveys the Holy City of Jerusalem in Heaven (Rev. Ch21 vs 15-17)

With help from Terry Pratchett- for me, not St John.

“…he measured the city with his rod, twelve thousand stadia; its length, breadth and height are equal.”  A Stadium(?)= furlong. So 22yds- 1 chain, 10 chains- 1 furlong.
Then 12000x600 each for length, width and height- that’s 12000x600 cubed, which is a little over 700 million, million, million cu. Ft.
 Say admin and staff take half
 If every past and present creature reasonably described as human were allowed in, and if 1,000 times that number yet to come are also admitted, then 250 million, million of us (I assume my admission purely to stretch the maths) will have to rub along with just 350 million, million, million cu. ft.- a little less than 1,500,000 cu. ft. each. With a ceiling height of 10ft, we each get 140,000 sq. ft – about 375 ft square. Several football pitches worth. Football isn’t compulsory. I may grow roses- or vines. Yeah.
  Such vast provision would indicate either the admission of other qualifying E.Ts and (joy!) pets will be allowed. No chance of a window though.

The truth, of course, lies in the fact that Heaven and the life hereafter are not a realm of ‘places’ with walls, foundations, gates, or bodies- worn out or unused, damaged, personal: it is a realm of infinite, in-finite Spirit

Which is why John failed his City& guilds Surveyors’ Exam and was trundled off to run the Patmos rubble quarries for the Con-Crete Construction Co.

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