Timeline for Building Revelation Jerusalem: A City of Gold and Gems
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| Oct 15, 2018 at 21:20 | comment | added | Harthag | @JohnRobinson First of all, great answer. Now, something to consider: The phrase "paved with gold" might be mis-translated. "Paved" comes from the french word Pave, which refers to the cobblestones themselves. "Cobble" is a size category for stones, from about 2.5 to about 10 inches diameter. So "paved with gold" might mean stones (of that size) held in place with golden mortar. Not nearly so much gold, but a very different visual effect that could rival the sheer opulence of a solid sheet of gold with it's infinite combinations of non-repeating patterns. | |
| Apr 19, 2016 at 20:45 | vote | accept | user3652621 | ||
| Apr 14, 2016 at 18:25 | comment | added | John Robinson | @VilleNiemi That is a good point about the number of roads. Regarding the thickness, I considered going the gold foil route, but unfortunately Revelation specifies that the roads are made of "pure gold", so I figured that would be cheating. | |
| Apr 14, 2016 at 1:17 | comment | added | Ville Niemi | Also given the high density of gold I fail to see any benefit from making the roads 10cm thick or 10 meters wide. I sure wouldn't let cars on my golden streets. Honestly my golden street would be gold foil under a thick sheet of gorilla glass. Then again most of my crystals and gems would be colored glass so... Really liked your answer, btw. | |
| Apr 14, 2016 at 1:11 | comment | added | Ville Niemi | In addition to wall numbers being off, you'll note that he also specifically gives the number and size for buildings that is much lower than the numbers in the bible. A city 2200 km square would have a bit more roof area than that. So it seems he actually wants a real world golden city that is much smaller than the heavenly Jerusalem. You probably should use the 1000 buildings to estimate the road area. Or wall length to estimate area, not sure if he did the math for them to match. | |
| Apr 13, 2016 at 23:15 | comment | added | Ovi | Also the cost of all that labor would be insane | |
| Apr 13, 2016 at 22:15 | history | answered | John Robinson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |