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 Shining God is our Unique Light; We have no Need for Natural or Man-Made Light
Because we have the Redeeming and Shining God as the unique light in the New Jerusalem, there is no need for natural or artificial light (see Rev. 22:5). This is true both for eternity and in the church life today. As genuine believers in Christ we have the Triune God as the unique light in […]
Living and Walking in the Light Today – a Foretaste of the Light in New Jerusalem
God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all, and in the New Jerusalem God Himself in Christ as the Lamb is the light of the holy city, illumining everyone in the city. Such a great city in a cubic form, greater than any other metropolis in the world, needs a great […]
God as Light Shines through the Redeeming Christ as the Lamp to Dispense God into us
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
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 […]
The Divine Trinity is Working Together to Bring us into the Holy City (the 12 gates)
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
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 […]