1- The
New Jerusalem is a replica of the old Jerusalem on the earth. That’s
why it derives its name from Jerusalem. Just as The LORD tabernacles (lives
amongst the saints of The LORD) in Jerusalem on the earth during the millennium
reign, so will He tabernacle in The New Jerusalem with the redeemed.
That’s why John the Apostle heard
it being announced as he was being shown the upcoming New Jerusalem. It's
stated in the book of Revelation 21:3 “And I heard a loud voice from
the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people and he
will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with
them and be their God.”
2- The
new Jerusalem is a reward presented by The LORD God Almighty to His people;
them who have washed their garment clean, bright and spotless and have been
obedient and faithful to The LORD.
It is like a very beautiful,
well dressed present/gift offered by The LORD God Almighty to reward His children
who have been redeemed by having embraced absolute Repentance, Righteousness,
Holiness, Truth and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ. The beauty of
this present/gift by The LORD God Almighty is that it is eternal, eternally enduring, it’s pure and very beautiful. That’s why it is stated in
the book of Revelation 21:2 “I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for
her husband”
3- In New Jerusalem, the people of God will be in a state of joy, peace, life and maximum satisfaction. This will be the place where when people say: “We are enjoying life”, then the true meaning of it will dawn on them (the redeemed). This will be the real life to be enjoyed, and the good part of it is that it is eternal and permanent. That’s why The LORD showed apostle John what He states as follows in the book of Revelation 21:4 “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
4- In
New Jerusalem, The LORD God Almighty will be making everything new. Meaning that, in the new Jerusalem, the corrupt, filthy, deformed, unpleasant, violent,
chaotic, disorganized, unpredictable, evil, thirst, death and fearsome characteristics
and features that denotes the present-day earth will not be found there in The
New Jerusalem. Everything will be made new for the glory and honor of The LORD, as He rewards and dwells amongst His children in unbelievably beautiful,
magnificent and glorious environment.
That’s why The LORD states as
follows in the book of Revelation 21:5-7 ‘“He who was seated on the
throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for
these words are trustworthy and true.” He said to me: “It is done. I am the
Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give
water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Those who are
victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.”’
As a very serious warning, to
those who are disobedient to The LORD God Almighty and have rejected the
sacrifice offered by The LORD God Almighty for redemption and restoration, The
LORD gives a very serious warning to what awaits such disobedient children, if they
don’t turn away in time from their lifestyles of sins. This warning of The LORD
is in the book of Revelation 21:8 “But the cowardly, the
unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice
magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery
lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
5- The
new Jerusalem has got the glory and the brightness of The LORD. It
takes the features of the bride of Christ and so it’s shinning with the same
brilliance as the bride of Christ who during the wedding supper of the lamb was
given fine linen to wear just as stated in the book of Revelation 19:7-8 “Let
us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has
come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was
given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the
saints.)
So, since the bride of Christ
has assumed such glory, brightness, cleanness and fineness from The LORD by
being given a fine linen to wear, so a place comparable to the features that
now attests to the bride of Christ has thus now assumed likeness, similarities
and comparison to the bride of Christ; and that’s why it is also now called the
bride of Christ (The New Jerusalem). That’s why The LORD showed apostle John
what is stated in the book of Revelation 2:9-11 “One of the seven
angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to
me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” And he carried me
away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City,
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. It shone with the glory of
God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper,
clear as crystal.”
6- To
show that it is a replica of the city where once The LORD Jesus Christ dwelt in
and tabernacled in, the new Jerusalem will recognize the things that Israel, a
chosen nation of God Almighty had. That’s why it is stated in the
book of Revelation 21:12-14 “It had a great, high wall with twelve
gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names
of the twelve tribes of Israel. There were three gates on the east, three
on the north, three on the south and three on the west. The wall of the
city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles
of the Lamb.”
7- The
New Jerusalem will be made of very precious stones, the kind of which is very
rare on the earth. This will make it very beautiful and exciting.
This is well expounded on in
the book of Revelation 21:18-21 “The wall was made of jasper, and
the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city
walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation
was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth
onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth
topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. The
twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great
street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.”
8- In
the New Jerusalem, The LORD God Almighty and The LORD Jesus Christ are the temple, since The LORD dwells amongst the redeemed
children of The LORD, who worship and praise Him in the New Jerusalem. There is thus no need for
a temple in New Jerusalem because The LORD tabernacles amongst His children. The LORD Himself is The Temple.
That’s why John the apostle
stated what he was shown in the book of Revelation 21:22 “I did not
see a temple in the city, because The LORD God Almighty and the Lamb are its
temple.”
9- Since
The LORD dwells in The New Jerusalem, His glory brightens and shines The New
Jerusalem, so The Holy City of New Jerusalem does not close its
gates because of the worries of nightfall.
That’s why apostle John was
shown what he stated as follows in the book of Revelation 21:23-26 “The
city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God
gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. The nations will walk by its light,
and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. On no day will
its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. The glory and
honor of the nations will be brought into it.”
10- The
Holy city of New Jerusalem is for those who are Holy.
The LORD forewarns the people
and the nations of the earth in the book of Hebrew 12:14 “Make every
effort to live in peace with all men and to be Holy; without holiness no-one
will see The LORD.” So those who live in Holiness will eventually
be allowed entrance into the Holy City of New Jerusalem and these are them who
have embraced absolute Repentance, Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete
Surrender to The LORD Jesus Christ and so have their names written in the Lamb’s book of life. That’s why The LORD declares in the book of Revelation
21:27 “Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does
what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the
Lamb’s book of life.”
What a painful, agonizing
eternity that awaits those who are disobedient and rebellious against The LORD by
rejecting His Sacrificial Lamb: The LORD Jesus Christ. The LORD reveals what
awaits them in the book of Isaiah 66:22-24 “As the new heavens and
the new earth that I make will endure before me,” declares The LORD, “so will
your name and descendants endure. From one New Moon to another and from one
Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me,” says The
LORD. “And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled
against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will
not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind.”
May We All embrace absolute
Repentance for the forgiveness of our sins, and thereby pursue Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete Surrender to
the LORD Jesus Christ, so that we make it to the Glorious and The Magnificent
New Jerusalem and Eternity.
SHALOM!!!
NOTE: I
first posted the above Message (Teaching) on 15th April 2013. It remains
relevant today, in the past and forever more. Glory and Honour be to The LORD.
2nd Peter: 1-12 ‘“So
I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are
firmly established in the truth you now have.”’
(‘“For this reason I will not
be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are
established in the present truth.”’).
REPENTANCE PRAYER:
Precious Jesus,
I acknowledge today that you
are LORD and Savior of all mankind,
and today I have recognized my
shortfall,
I Repent and turn away from all
Sin
Please cover me with your
Precious Blood,
and establish your Word in my
life,
that I may be found in
Righteousness and Holiness
and write my name in your Book
of Life
and Baptize me with the Power
of The Holy Spirit
in The Mighty Name of Jesus
Christ
AMEN.
Your Brother in Christ Jesus,
and a Shepherd of The LORD,
Kevin Mirasi
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