The New Jerusalem is constituted and built up with gold (the base and the street), pearls (the gates) and all kinds of precious stones (the wall, the foundations, etc). All throughout the Bible we see that the Triune God is likened to this three kinds of precious materials: the Father in His divine nature is […]
Being Headed up in Christ by Life and Light in the Church for the New Jerusalem
July 4, 2014 by 3 Comments
The New Jerusalem in the new heaven and new heart is the consummation of God heading up all things in Christ, the complete fulfillment of Eph. 1:10. Throughout the ages God has been doing the work of recovery by heading up all things in Christ – first in the church and then, through the church, […]
God as Light Shines through the Redeeming Christ as the Lamp to Dispense God into us
June 30, 2014 by 1 Comment
The light of the New Jerusalem is God Himself in the Lamb as the lamp. There’s no need for sun or moon or any other natural or man-made luminaries in the New Jerusalem, because God Himself in Christ is the light of the city. If we were to come to God Himself, He dwells in […]
Experiencing the Universally Vast Dimensions of Christ and Caring for God’s Presence
June 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
The dimensions of the New Jerusalem apply to our living out and working out of the New Jerusalem, and today we can experience the Lord in such a way that we can become the New Jerusalem in the aspect of its dimensions. According to its measurements, the New Jerusalem is a cube – the width […]
Enjoying and Experiencing God as Our Peace in the Church to Become the New Jerusalem
June 26, 2014 by 1 Comment
The New Jerusalem is the city of peace, the city in which peace reigns. On the one hand this city is NEW – it has God wrought into it and it has God as its constitution – and on the other hand it is the city of peace, a city which is solidly grounded and […]
Being Renewed Day-by-Day and Being Constituted with Christ for the NEW Jerusalem
June 25, 2014 by 1 Comment
Every believer in Christ is “a little New Jerusalem” and every local church should be “a miniature of the New Jerusalem”. Our life and work as believers today should be to work out and live out the New Jerusalem, since this holy city is what God desires to obtain and works throughout the ages to […]
The Fellowship Among the Local Churches is the Fellowship of the Body of Christ
June 22, 2014 by 2 Comments
There is One Lord, One God, one faith, one baptism, one Spirit, and one fellowship in the Body of Christ. The fellowship each individual believer in Christ has with Christ is the one unique fellowship in the Body of Christ, and the fellowship the believers have among themselves is the unique fellowship in the Body. […]
