Both Ezekiel and Revelation end with a city with twelve gates, which is Jerusalem (in Ezekiel) and the New Jerusalem (in Revelation). The result and consummation of what God has been doing with and in His people is a city with twelve gates – the city of Jerusalem, a type of the kingdom of God. […]
We need to Draw Near to God to be the Priests and Kings Ministering to Him Today
The more we draw near to God to be closer to Him as priests and kings to God, the more important we are to Him, and the more He can fulfil His purpose through us. The picture portrayed by the allotment of the land in Ezek. 48:1-35 shows that, in the restoration from Dan in […]
Enjoying Christ as the Good Land in the Sphere of His Death and in His Resurrection
The borders of the good land as seen in Ezek. 47 are the Mediterranean Sea on the west, the Dead Sea and the Jordan river on the east, and Mount Hermon on the north. The good land is surrounded by waters of death, signifying that, as we enjoy Christ as the good land and allow […]
The Church is the issue of the Enjoyment of the Riches of Christ as the Good Land
The holy temple and the holy city were built on and were the issue of the holy land, showing that the church is the issue of the enjoyment of the riches of Christ. The last two chapters of Ezekiel speak a lot concerning the holy land – not merely of the holy city or the […]
Receiving the Spirit as the Promised Blessing and Enjoying the Cup of Blessing
How we thank and praise the Lord that today we as believers have received the Spirit as the blessing that God promised Abraham for all the nations, and we can drink the cup of blessing! In Abraham’s seed all the nations will be blessed; this means that in Christ as the Spirit, all nations are […]
Treasuring the New Testament Blessings and having the Fullness of the Blessing of Christ
As believers in Christ we need to treasure and focus on the New Testament blessings, and we need to be like Paul, experiencing the fullness of the blessing of Christ (Rom. 15:29). Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in […]
As the I AM, Christ is Everything to us for our Experience and Enjoyment Every Day
The name of the Lord Jesus, who is Jehovah, is the I am; as the I am, Christ is everything to us for our experience and enjoyment, for His being I AM means “I am whatever you need”. When God appeared to Moses and sent him to deliver His people from Egypt, He said, I […]