The process of becoming a pearl as a gate into the New Jerusalem is very subjective and experiential: as a grain of sand, we wound Christ and are imprisoned in His wound, and He secretes His resurrection life around us and in us to transform us from a grain of sand into a precious pearl. […]
Experiencing Christ’s Death and Resurrection by the Bountiful Supply of the Spirit
June 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Being Conformed to Christ’s Death by the Power of His Resurrection for the New Jerusalem
June 10, 2014 by 3 Comments
Through regeneration, we enter the kingdom of God and have access to enter into the New Jerusalem, and by remaining in the death of Christ (as the grain of sand remains in the wound of the oyster) we have a further entering into the New Jerusalem and a further becoming of the New Jerusalem. The […]
Enter and Remain in the Death of Christ to become a Pearl Gate in the New Jerusalem
June 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
As the consummation and pinnacle of God’s work throughout the ages, the New Jerusalem is very significant, rich in meaning, and at the same time applicable to our Christian life and church life. On the one hand we need to see what is the spiritual significance of the features and characteristics of this holy city, […]
Letting Christ Live in us (our Wedding Garment) and Shining out Christ (our Beauty)
June 8, 2014 by 1 Comment
The many characteristics and aspects of the New Jerusalem need to be our enjoyment and experience today, and in the church life we need to have a foretaste of the New Jerusalem. Every genuine believer in Christ is a miniature of the New Jerusalem, and every local church is a “little New Jerusalem”. In Revelation […]
Being Built up with the Saints in the Body to be Prepared as the Bride of Christ
June 6, 2014 by 1 Comment
Since every genuine believer in Christ is a “little New Jerusalem”, we need to experience all the features and aspects of the New Jerusalem today in the church life. We need to have a foretaste of the New Jerusalem today. The New Jerusalem is a city, and today we need to be under God’s throne […]
Growing unto Maturity and Caring for the Body to be Prepared as the Bride of Christ
June 5, 2014 by 3 Comments
The Apostle John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband (Rev. 21:2). In God’s eyes and for eternity, the New Jerusalem is already prepared and ready to marry Christ; in time and today, the New Jerusalem is being prepared as we speak […]
Living by the Spirit in the Church Life to be in Reality the Kingdom of God Today
June 4, 2014 by 2 Comments
The kingdom is the reality of the church and the genuine church is the kingdom of God in this age. God wants to bring in His kingdom into humanity and bring man into His kingdom, and in this age, God’s kingdom is manifested as the church. When we believed into the Lord Jesus and received […]
