The Apostle Paul had a vision and lived his life under the heavenly vision. We need to also become persons with a vision, those who see God’s economy concerning Christ and the church, and do everything being governed by this vision. As believers in Christ we are children of God, citizens of the kingdom of […]
We Need to Become Persons with a Vision. How do we Receive a Vision from God?
July 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Christ is Coming to be Glorified in His Saints: He is in us as the Hope of Glory!
July 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Lord Jesus Christ is coming to be glorified in His saints. Today He is in us as the hope of glory, but He will return soon to be glorified, marveled at, and admired in all His believers. When Christ comes the second time He will not only come from the heavens – He will […]
We are Called by God through the Gospel to Obtain the Glory of our Lord Jesus Christ
July 17, 2014 by 1 Comment
God has called us through His gospel unto the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ (see 2 Thes. 2:14). Paul didn’t say that through the gospel God wants to save us, deliver us from hell, and bring us to heaven; rather, just as through sin we come short of the glory of […]
A Panoramic View of the Glory of God in the Economy of God: We are Destined to Glory
July 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The New Jerusalem has the glory of God as its content, and it expresses God by shining Him out to the entire universe (Rev. 21:10-11). The glory of God is intrinsically related to the economy of God. In His economy, God wants to make the same as He is in life and nature (but not […]
The New Jerusalem has the Glory of God; Today the Church should Have God’s Glory
July 14, 2014 by 1 Comment
The New Jerusalem has the glory of God (Rev. 21:10-11). The whole city is filled with God and expresses God to the uttermost. God Himself is the light, the Lamb is the lamp, and the entire city has the glory of God. This means that the New Jerusalem fully expresses God, being a vessel that […]
Being Produced as Pearls and Precious Stones by the Triune God for the New Jerusalem
July 8, 2014 by 1 Comment
The New Jerusalem is constituted and built up with gold (the base and the street), pearls (the gates) and all kinds of precious stones (the wall, the foundations, etc). All throughout the Bible we see that the Triune God is likened to this three kinds of precious materials: the Father in His divine nature is […]
Partaking of and Living According to the Divine Nature, the base of Gold in the New Jerusalem
July 7, 2014 by 2 Comments
The greatest sign in the Bible and the ultimate consummation of all of God’s work throughout the ages is the New Jerusalem. We need to see a vision of the holy city, New Jerusalem, and we need to realize that it is not a physical city – it is not the so-called “heavenly mansions” of […]
