Measure

From my devotional Our Journey:

"This word measure in Revelation 11:1 isn't about God finding out how big the temple is.  God knows how big it is.  That term measure is also used in Ezekiel 40 through 48.  An angel there measured the temple with a ten-foot rod.  It pictures God's intent to establish and protect His people.  'Measure it,' is a way of saying 'All right.  This is what belongs to Me.  These are My people.  This is what's on My heart.'  God was instructing John to mark the people under God's protection."  ~James MacDonald