We Worship in Spirit, Now and in New Jerusalem
John wrote about the city New Jerusalem, “I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.” (Rev. 21:22) The temple is the living God Himself.
In Revelation John tells us that the temple in which we worship is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. John 4:24 also tells us that God whom we worship is Spirit. This is the Triune God reaching us as the Spirit, and this is our temple. Here in this temple, we worship and dwell with God in our spirit. In our human spirit He dwells in us who are His tabernacle, and in the divine Spirit we dwell in Him who is our temple. In our spirit we enjoy our triune, processed, redeeming, and reaching God as our habitation. What an enjoyment!*
John 4:23 has words of the Lord Jesus, “the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truthfulness, for the Father also seeks such to worship Him.” To worship in spirit is our privilege, even our blessing. Our Father God is seeking our worship in this way.
Verse 24 continues, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truthfulness.” To worship in spirit is to worship God in God. This is both for now and in New Jerusalem, which will be filled with “true worshippers.”
* From chapter 37, Witness Lee, God’s New Testament Economy, published by Living Stream Ministry, © Witness Lee, 1986.
Posted by Don on May 10, 2023
