New Jerusalem is a Heavenly and Better Country
Hebrews 11:14-16 speaks of the people of faith seeking a heavenly and better country than where they had lived. This God-prepared country is New Jerusalem.
This city is also a heavenly and better country (Heb. 11:14-16; 12:22). Our country is not a wilderness but a builded city. Although Abraham was expecting and waiting for a city, he may not have received a vision that the city he was expecting would be something divine and spiritual. By the help of the book of Revelation we can see that the very heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God, is not a physical city but absolutely a spiritual and divine entity….Together with Abraham we all will enjoy this spiritual and divine city. This is really a better country.*
Revelation 22:3-5 present many blessings that make New Jerusalem “a better country:” no curse, God’s throne is present, we will serve God as priests, we will see His face, His name will be on us, no more night, God will shine on us, we will reign forever.
John saw “New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God” (Rev. 21:2). The city is “heavenly” but it is on earth, having come down “out of heaven.” The city is also “better” since it is the central part of the new creation; it has nothing to do with the old creation.
While we are awaiting Neww Jerusalem as this heavenly and better country, let pursue the things of the Lord as in Philippians 3:12-14.
* From chapter 27, Witness Lee, God’s New Testament Economy, published by Living Stream Ministry, © Witness Lee, 1986.
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Posted by Don on November 21, 2022
