The New Jerusalem
Dorothy:
I want to share more about the importance of “The Jerusalem”. It was in Jerusalem that Jesus told Peter, “…upon this Rock, I will build My church.” At Jerusalem in the Upper room, there was an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon 120 disciples and made noise and thousands of people heard it. It was in Jerusalem that Peter preached to 3,000 people who accepted Christ as their Savior. Jerusalem was the birthplace of the beginning of the “Good News”, God’s promised of Salvation through His Son, Jesus. Since 2,000 years many Gentiles of different nations have come to know Jesus Christ as their Savior.
So what is God doing now?
God is busy preparing the New Jerusalem, which will some day come “down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Revelation 21:2 NCV: ‘I saw the holy city, the NEW JERUSALEM, coming down out of heaven from God. It was prepared like a bride dressed for her husband.’
On that great day, God’s covenant promises will be fully realized: ‘I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now God’s presence is with people, and he will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them and will be their God.” [Rev. 21:3 NCV]. God and the Lamb will reign for ever and ever on their throne in this holy city.
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain, because all the old ways are gone. The One who was sitting on the throne said, “Look! I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this, because these words are true and can be trusted”’ [Rev.21:4-5 NCV].
Then one of the seven angels said, “Come with me, and I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And the angel carried me away by the Spirit to a very large and high mountain. He showed me the HOLY CITY, JERUSALEM, coming down out of heaven from God [Revelation 21:9-10 NCV].
Suggest reading Revelation 21:11 through 22. It describes New Jerusalem’s adorning and the sizes of it. One thing impressed me. ‘There was no temple in the city because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the city’s temple. The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God is its light, and the Lamb is the city’s lamp.’
Hallelujah! This is our hope for the future, our new home in the New Jerusalem and I hope you have come to enjoy the Holy Spirit’s revelation to us. May God bless you!
