the virgin army

meadowlark said:

Another interpretation is that of completion, which is the spiritual aspect. There's always the material and spiritual at work.


A hundred and forty-four is twelve times twelve. Times a thousand is ultimate.Twelve times twelve signifies the ultimate perfection and eternal and perfect completion. The city proper is like a mountain with a height of twelve thousand stadia, whereas the wall itself, from the foundation to the top, has a height of a hundred and forty-four cubits.
In resurrection mankind will be like the angels . Hence, the measure of a man, that is, of an angel indicates that the wall of the city is not natural but is in resurrection.

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