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 […]
Partaking of and Living According to the Divine Nature, the base of Gold in the New Jerusalem
July 7, 2014 by 2 Comments
The greatest sign in the Bible and the ultimate consummation of all of God’s work throughout the ages is the New Jerusalem. We need to see a vision of the holy city, New Jerusalem, and we need to realize that it is not a physical city – it is not the so-called “heavenly mansions” of […]
God in Christ as Light Rules and Generates Life by His Shining; God’s Light Rules!
July 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Lord Jesus is the light of the world, and when He shines in us and on us, we will no longer walk in darkness but will have the light of life (see John 8:12). When God in Christ shines as the divine light, all darkness is eliminated, all rebellion and disorderliness is removed, and […]
The Divine Trinity is Working Together to Bring us into the Holy City (the 12 gates)
June 27, 2014 by Leave a Comment
At the end of the Bible we see the New Jerusalem, the wife of the Lamb, the city-bride who marries Christ and the place where God dwells, is expressed, and reigns (see Rev. 21-22). If the New Jerusalem is the consummation of God’s work throughout the ages and from eternity to eternity, it is impossible […]
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 […]
The Fellowship of Life is the Flow of Life with the Supply of Life in the Believers
June 16, 2014 by 2 Comments
In the New Jerusalem, there is a river of water of life flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, and this river spirals down from the throne and reaches all the four sides of the city, flowing out through the gates of the city (Rev. 22:1-2). On both sides of the river […]
Drinking the River of Water of Life Flowing out of the Throne in the New Jerusalem
May 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
The New Jerusalem is not merely something that God will obtain in eternity – His miraculous structure of treasure constituted of the processed and consummated Triune God united, mingled, and incorporated with the transformed and glorified humanity – but something that we can enjoy and experience today. The many characteristics and aspects of the New […]
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