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
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
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
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 […]
The Kingdom is the Reality of the Church: Live the Kingdom Life in the Church Life
The New Jerusalem as the holy city of God with man, the consummation of God’s work throughout the ages and the fulfilment of His purpose for eternity, should be our experience as a foretaste today in the church life. The New Jerusalem is a city – the centre of the kingdom of God, the place […]
Experiencing the New Jerusalem as a City Representing the Kingdom of God Today
In the book of Revelation we see Christ as the center of God’s administration according to God’s economy carrying out God’s administration for the fulfillment of God’s purpose. Particularly, Christ is carrying out God’s administration to care for the churches. Revelation starts with the seven churches and has the following statement toward the end of […]