THE NEW JERUSALEM #11 | Why is Heaven equated with a city ( Part 1 )?
Pastor Christopher Choo
Lesson 3266
THE NEW JERUSALEM #11
Why is Heaven equated with a city ( Part 1 )?
The New Jerusalem is the concluding theme that runs from the beginning to the end of Scripture: the construction of the City of God.
1. Two acts of God's creation frame the 66 books of the Bible: GENESIS opens by describing how God created the heavens and the earth, and REVELATION concludes by anticipating the creation of a new heaven and a new earth.
2. God begins with two humans ( Adam and Eve ) as stewards of a lush garden ( Garden of Eden ) and concludes with multitudes in a garden city called the New Jerusalem.
Abba Father, many believers do not understand why heaven is going to be a city. They do not understand that the glorious New Jerusalem completes what You began when You created the earth. From the very beginning to the end, Your Word unveils a " Holy City Project" disclosing Your special interest in eventually constructing a holy city upon the earth, where You and humanity will reside - forever - in intimate harmony.
N.B. Tomorrow in this series we shall further discuss about the Garden of Eden and how the sin of Adam and Eve prompted the whole drama of redemption that culminated in God's plan of the Garden City of New Jerusalem.
