Enjoy and Serve the Triune God in New Jerusalem
Revelation 22 begins with the river of water of life flowing out from the throne of God and the Lamb, the street of New Jerusalem, and the tree of life growing.
[Revelation 22:3] continues, “And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it.” The situation here is unlike Genesis 3, where God walked in the garden in the cool of the day. Here God is reigning; His very throne is located here. Now the garden has become the city, the place where God is enthroned. “And His slaves will serve Him.” What will the slaves of God do in eternity? They will serve Him. We should never think that in eternity we will have nothing to do. No, we will forever be His slaves, serving Him.*
In Revelation 22:3 we see more of the mystery of the Triune God. The two, God and the Lamb, have one throne. They are One yet they have two aspects. Also, the next little sentence has His and Him, singular pronouns, referring to God and the Lamb. The Triune God is One yet He is also Three.
Revelation 22 speaks clearly of God and the Lamb, but where is the Spirit? The Spirit is the river flowing out from the throne. This matches John 7:38-39. Jesus spoke concerning the flow of “rivers of living water.” (Rivers, plural, are the many experiences of the one Spirit.) Then John explained, “this He said concerning the Spirit.”
In New Jerusalem it will be joyous to serve the Triune God and to be His slaves.
* From chapter 5 of The Glorious Church by Watchman Nee, published and © by Living Stream Ministry, available at www.ministrybooks.org/ and www.livingstream.com/en/the-church/8012401-glorious-church-the.html.
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Posted by Don on August 31, 2022
