Measuring the Unmeasurable

 There is something in us that wants to measure everything.

We want timelines.
We want structures.
We want to know where everything fits.

And Scripture does give measurements.

In Ezekiel 40–48, a temple is measured in detail—walls, gates, courts. Everything precise. Everything ordered.

Then in Revelation 21, a city comes down from heaven—so vast it stretches beyond anything man could build or fully imagine.

Measured… yet overwhelming.

And just when we think we’re starting to understand the pattern, Paul takes us in a completely different direction.

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A Different Kind of Measurement

In Ephesians 3:8, Paul speaks of:

“the unsearchable riches of Christ”

Ephesians 3:10  To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Then just a few verses later:

“that ye may be able to comprehend… what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height” (v.18)

He gives us dimensions.

But no measurements.

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Why Give Dimensions Without Numbers?

Because this is not something you can map.

Paul isn’t contradicting himself—he’s revealing something deeper:

• We are meant to explore

• We are meant to grow in understanding

• But we are not meant to reach the end

It has breadth—but no boundary.
Length—but no limit.
Depth—but no bottom.
Height—but no ceiling.

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From Structures to Christ

Ezekiel measures a temple.
Revelation describes a city.

But Paul points us to something greater:

👉 Not a place—but a Person

Because in the end, the goal was never just:

• a building

• a system

• or even a city

It was always about God with us

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The Shift You Can’t Miss

We can get caught trying to:

• fit every prophecy into a timeline

• assign every structure its exact place

• define every detail

But Paul redirects us:

The greatest thing you will ever try to understand…
cannot be fully understood.

And that’s not a weakness of Scripture.
That’s the depth of it.

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Where This Leaves Us

We still study.
We still compare Scripture with Scripture.
We still look carefully at what God has revealed.

But we hold it with humility.

Because while God may measure temples and describe cities…

👉 His love, His riches, and His work in Christ go beyond measurement

 Ephesians 3:21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

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Final Thought

You can measure a structure.
You can describe a city.

But you will never reach the end of Christ.

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One-Line Takeaway

The greatest thing God calls us to measure is the one thing that cannot be fully measured—the riches of Christ and His love toward us.