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The New Jerusalem—A Pattern for Living—The Foundation

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John of Patmos watches the descent of New Jerusalem from God in a 14th-century tapestry. Kimon Berlin God's Holy City Is Constructed With Believers This article is the first installment of a six-part series exploring the underlying message of the New Jerusalem depicted in the 21st and 22nd chapters of the Book of Revelation. At first glance, this holy city appears to be a beautiful dwelling place for God and His people. The details visualize pleasant colors, rare gems, and streets of gold. But there's so much more to the story. As we shall discover, it is the blueprint of an entire Christian life lived for God. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. Also, she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, w...
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The New Jerusalem—A Pattern for Living—The Building Materials

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  The New Jerusalem Is a Depiction of the Christian life. This is the second installment of a six-part series exploring the underlying message of the New Jerusalem depicted in the 21st and 22nd chapters of the Book of Revelation. At first glance, this holy city appears to simply be a beautiful dwelling place for God and His people. The details visualize pleasant colors, rare gems, and streets of gold. But there's so much more to the story. As we shall discover, it is the blueprint of an entire Christian life lived for God. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. Also, she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: three gates on the eas...
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The New Jerusalem—A Pattern for Living—The Foundation of the Apostles and Prophets

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  God's Holy City Is Constructed With Believers This article is the third installment of a six-part series exploring the underlying message of the New Jerusalem depicted in the 21st and 22nd chapters of the Book of Revelation. At first glance, this holy city appears to simply be a beautiful dwelling place for God and His people. The details visualize pleasant colors, rare gems, and streets of gold. But there's so much more to the story. As we shall discover, it is the blueprint of an entire Christian life lived for God. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. Also, she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: three gates on the east, ...
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