Experiencing Christ to become the Pearls and the Jasper Wall in the New Jerusalem

Rev. 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the gates was, respectively, of one pearl...

For us to live out and work out the New Jerusalem to build up Zion as the reality of the Body of Christ, we must experience Christ in His death and resurrection (to become the pearls - the gates), the Spirit in His transforming work (the jasper wall … [Continue reading]

We Partake of the Divine Nature by Exercising our Spirit in Fellowship with the Lord

Rev. 21:21 ...And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

For us to live out and work out the New Jerusalem to build up Zion as the reality of the Body of Christ, we must partake of God the Father in His divine nature, as typified by the gold as the base of the holy city (2 Pet. 1:4; Rev. 21:21b). Whatever … [Continue reading]

Four Principles to Live out and Work out the New Jerusalem as the Reality of the Body

Exo. 33:14-15 And He said, My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest. And he said to Him, If Your presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.

In order for us to live out and work out the New Jerusalem to build up Zion as the reality of the Body of Christ, we need to keep certain principles and have particular experiences as seen and typified in the New Jerusalem. Whatever is ascribed to … [Continue reading]

The Earlier Overcomers have Highways to Zion in their Heart and Bring the Lord Back

Psa. 84:3-5 At Your two altars even the sparrow has found a home; And the swallow, a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young, O Jehovah of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will yet be praising You. Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion.

The New Jerusalem is the totality of the overcomers, and today we want to be the earlier overcomers, those who have highways to Zion in our heart, love the Lord more than our self, and live out the reality of the Body of Christ. These past few weeks … [Continue reading]

We need to Live out and Work out the New Jerusalem in the Mingling of God and Man

Eph. 4:15-16 But holding to truth in love, we may grow up into Him in all things, who is the Head, Christ, out from whom all the Body, being joined together and being knit together through every joint of the rich supply and through the operation in the measure of each one part, causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love.

What the Lord desires to gain is the New Jerusalem as the consummation of the Body of Christ, and for us to live out the New Jerusalem is to grow up into the Head by the mingling of God with man. Furthermore, to work out the New Jerusalem is to … [Continue reading]

The Lord’s Recovery is to Build up Zion as the Reality of the Body of Christ Today

Living Out and Working Out the New Jerusalem to Build Up Zion as the Reality of the Body of Christ

The Lord's recovery is to build up Zion as the reality of the Body of Christ by living out and working out the New Jerusalem. Wow! This last week on the matter of, The Reality of the Body of Christ, we want to see how we can be those, Living Out and … [Continue reading]

Live in the Inward Parts of Christ to Cultivate the Consciousness of the Body of Christ

We cultivate the consciousness of the Body of Christ by living in the inward parts of Christ (Phil. 1:8; Col. 3:10-12, 15; Philem. 7, 12, 20). Philem. 7 For I had much joy and encouragement over your love, because the inward parts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. Philem. 12 Him I have sent back to you — him, that is, my very heart.

If we as members of the Body of Christ have the consciousness of the Body of Christ and see others suffer or being blessed, we will identify with them and feel the same hardship or blessing (see 1 Cor. 12:26-27). When we were regenerated by God with … [Continue reading]