New Jerusalem, Chapter 1: Jerusalem Above
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Galatians 4:26 (Our main Scripture) - But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
What did the Apostle Paul mean with this scripture? Is he insinuating that Jerusalem is our mother? For us now? Or, is this statement a future reference? And, which Jerusalem was he referring? The old city of Jerusalem, from which we have histories of King David, Solomon, and even the historical Jesus? Or, is it deeper than that? Is this mother referencing a new kind of Jerusalem? One which cannot be seen with the natural eye? One which cannot be lived in with a natural body? In this book, I hope to answer all such questions...
Galatians 1:15 - But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace.
Paul here is speaking about being separated from his mother's womb. What was he talking about? Is he referring to the same mother that he was speaking of in Chapter 4, verse 26? If we analyze this verse, we see that directly after mentioning having this separation that he's talking about being called by God's grace. Perhaps, that was a new birth*? . . . Certainly, we shall learn of us having a new birth within the upcoming pages of this book. But first, let us learn of the blessed marriage itself; that is, of our spiritual parents...
Revelation 21:2 - And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:9-10 - And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. And he carried me away in the spirit*? to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
When does this great marriage take place? Has it already happened? Or, is it still yet to come? . . . Before answering these, we must ask ourselves some other questions first, such as: Are we children of God? And, if Godly children, were we born a second time? That is, did we have a spiritual birth? If so, who then are our spiritual parents? And, some final questions are: If we were born again, was our mother New Jerusalem? And, if New Jerusalem's our mother, it should make sense that her and the Lamb were already married. For, if they were not married at our conception, then we just may be illegitimate – being born out of wedlock! Why? Because, as we shall see, that particular marriage does produce children; and, those children are the born again saints of God.
Think about this: if we are children of God, having been born of God, then we must have spiritual parents; and, if Paul (in Galatians 4:26) said that Jerusalem's our mother (not going to be, but is – 'present tense'), then that means the Lamb is already her husband, and we are their born again children. So, that certainly has to mean that they must have already been married. Wouldn't that make sense? But, if that's really the case, then when did that marriage take place? If that marriage did occur in the past, was there at least one eyewitness of that blessed event who recorded it? Why, yes! I've already quoted you a scripture from an eyewitness; and, I will quote it again...
Revelation 21:2 - And I John SAW (past tense*?) the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
What usually happens when two people get married? Well, in the Old Testament, the first thing new couples did to confirm that they were married was the practice of having children. And, that's exactly what the Lamb and the bride did – and on the self-same day of their marriage. They birthed children on the very day that John witnessed the event ... Let us see how this metaphorical event was possible with a futuristic prophesy that Isaiah had made...
Isaiah 66:7-8 - Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.*? Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth*? be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion [i.e. New Jerusalem] travailed, she brought forth her children.
Now it seems that I may have stretched it a bit far in my bracket quotation when I called Zion 'New Jerusalem.' However, we must remember that Zion is the holy hill in Jerusalem, so New Jerusalem can also be called New Zion. Besides, as we read further in these same set of scriptures, Isaiah himself calls this Zion 'Jerusalem.' Let's see:
Isaiah 66:9-13 - Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God. Rejoice ye with Jerusalem [he's now calling Zion 'Jerusalem'], and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river [i.e. from the flowing of the Holy Ghost*?], and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream [The Holy Ghost experience of Acts 2 was, not too long afterward, also delivered unto the Gentiles; see Acts chapter 10]: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in [new] Jerusalem.
Through Isaiah, God said that, just like one whom their mother will comfort, He will comfort us; and, that we will be comforted in New Jerusalem*? . . . And, how does God comfort us? Of course, He comforts us with the Comforter...
St. John 14:16 - And I [Jesus] will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.
The Comforter fell on the Day of Pentecost*?...
St. John 14:26a - But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost...
Now, we know that, from the writings of Isaiah (as we've just seen in Isaiah 66:7-13), that with the coming of the Comforter, the New Bride would come also, delivering in that self-same day new children of God, being born of Him . . . Let's watch this prophesy, through scripture, being actually fulfilled:
Acts 2:1-4 (in circa AD 30) - And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
But, something strange happened in between the time Jesus had told His disciples about the Comforter coming (in the Gospel of John, chapter 14), and the Day of Pentecost (in Acts chapter 2). But what was it?...
www.SeekingTheGospel.webs.com
Galatians 4:26 (Our main Scripture) - But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
What did the Apostle Paul mean with this scripture? Is he insinuating that Jerusalem is our mother? For us now? Or, is this statement a future reference? And, which Jerusalem was he referring? The old city of Jerusalem, from which we have histories of King David, Solomon, and even the historical Jesus? Or, is it deeper than that? Is this mother referencing a new kind of Jerusalem? One which cannot be seen with the natural eye? One which cannot be lived in with a natural body? In this book, I hope to answer all such questions...
Galatians 1:15 - But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace.
Paul here is speaking about being separated from his mother's womb. What was he talking about? Is he referring to the same mother that he was speaking of in Chapter 4, verse 26? If we analyze this verse, we see that directly after mentioning having this separation that he's talking about being called by God's grace. Perhaps, that was a new birth*? . . . Certainly, we shall learn of us having a new birth within the upcoming pages of this book. But first, let us learn of the blessed marriage itself; that is, of our spiritual parents...
Revelation 21:2 - And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:9-10 - And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. And he carried me away in the spirit*? to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.
When does this great marriage take place? Has it already happened? Or, is it still yet to come? . . . Before answering these, we must ask ourselves some other questions first, such as: Are we children of God? And, if Godly children, were we born a second time? That is, did we have a spiritual birth? If so, who then are our spiritual parents? And, some final questions are: If we were born again, was our mother New Jerusalem? And, if New Jerusalem's our mother, it should make sense that her and the Lamb were already married. For, if they were not married at our conception, then we just may be illegitimate – being born out of wedlock! Why? Because, as we shall see, that particular marriage does produce children; and, those children are the born again saints of God.
Think about this: if we are children of God, having been born of God, then we must have spiritual parents; and, if Paul (in Galatians 4:26) said that Jerusalem's our mother (not going to be, but is – 'present tense'), then that means the Lamb is already her husband, and we are their born again children. So, that certainly has to mean that they must have already been married. Wouldn't that make sense? But, if that's really the case, then when did that marriage take place? If that marriage did occur in the past, was there at least one eyewitness of that blessed event who recorded it? Why, yes! I've already quoted you a scripture from an eyewitness; and, I will quote it again...
Revelation 21:2 - And I John SAW (past tense*?) the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
What usually happens when two people get married? Well, in the Old Testament, the first thing new couples did to confirm that they were married was the practice of having children. And, that's exactly what the Lamb and the bride did – and on the self-same day of their marriage. They birthed children on the very day that John witnessed the event ... Let us see how this metaphorical event was possible with a futuristic prophesy that Isaiah had made...
Isaiah 66:7-8 - Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.*? Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth*? be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion [i.e. New Jerusalem] travailed, she brought forth her children.
Now it seems that I may have stretched it a bit far in my bracket quotation when I called Zion 'New Jerusalem.' However, we must remember that Zion is the holy hill in Jerusalem, so New Jerusalem can also be called New Zion. Besides, as we read further in these same set of scriptures, Isaiah himself calls this Zion 'Jerusalem.' Let's see:
Isaiah 66:9-13 - Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God. Rejoice ye with Jerusalem [he's now calling Zion 'Jerusalem'], and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river [i.e. from the flowing of the Holy Ghost*?], and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream [The Holy Ghost experience of Acts 2 was, not too long afterward, also delivered unto the Gentiles; see Acts chapter 10]: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in [new] Jerusalem.
Through Isaiah, God said that, just like one whom their mother will comfort, He will comfort us; and, that we will be comforted in New Jerusalem*? . . . And, how does God comfort us? Of course, He comforts us with the Comforter...
St. John 14:16 - And I [Jesus] will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.
The Comforter fell on the Day of Pentecost*?...
St. John 14:26a - But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost...
Now, we know that, from the writings of Isaiah (as we've just seen in Isaiah 66:7-13), that with the coming of the Comforter, the New Bride would come also, delivering in that self-same day new children of God, being born of Him . . . Let's watch this prophesy, through scripture, being actually fulfilled:
Acts 2:1-4 (in circa AD 30) - And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
But, something strange happened in between the time Jesus had told His disciples about the Comforter coming (in the Gospel of John, chapter 14), and the Day of Pentecost (in Acts chapter 2). But what was it?...
www.SeekingTheGospel.webs.com
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