The Grace of God for New Jerusalem
The foundation of the New Jerusalem is grace, and this grace is all-inclusive. Such a grace is the processed and consummated Triune God embodied and expressed. The twelve apostles, whose names are on the twelve foundations of the holy city, are figures representing the embodied and expressed grace of God, which is God Himself. In Revelation 21:14 the twelve apostles are the representation of God’s embodied and expressed grace.*
God in Himself in eternity is perfect. Yet, to accomplish redemption for man, God had to come in the man Jesus. This is incarnation, the first step of the process God underwent. There followed human living, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, and enthronement. After all these steps of the process, the process was completed, consummated.
As a result of this process, we humans can receive redemption and receive eternal life. This brings us onto the path to New Jerusalem. Then the Spirit works in us to renew us for transformation into the glorious image of Christ and we are built together into the glorious corporate expression of God—New Jerusalem.
* Life-Study of the New Testament, Conclusion Messages: The Church, the Kingdom, and the New Jerusalem, message 260, p. 2716, by Witness Lee. Published 1998 and © by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, California.
Posted by Don on December 23, 2024
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