Category: New Jerusalem
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psalm 48… protection from the god of zion
Psalm 48 1 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God! His holy mountain, 2 beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King. 3 Within her citadels God. has made himself known as a…
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revelation 21:1-22:5… the new jerusalem, a secure world-city (5)
Jerusalem a secure city In the OT, prayer for Jerusalem’s peace, her ‘shalom’ was urged (Ps 122:6). Earthly Jerusalem, however, knew little of this peace. In fact, finally she rejected her peace completely (Lk 19:41,42) and even yet does not know peace. Jerusalem’s peace does not belong to earthly Jerusalem but to the heavenly Jerusalem.…
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revelation 21:1-22:5… the new jerusalem, a temple-city (4)
Jerusalem a temple-city If the centre of the new creation is a city of splendour then the source of its splendour is the glory of God. If the holy city is the people of God living in community and culture then what dominates is this community or culture is the beneficent and glorious reign of…
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revelation ch 21:1-2:5… an introduction (1)
an introduction How do you encourage a church bedevilled by heresy or seduced by the world or threatened by persecution to stand firm in faith? One answer is to give it the book of Revelation. Couched in the vivid often bizarre imagery of Revelation that may enthral or chill lie truths that when received create…
Cave Adullam 