New Jerusalem

By David Maas
{THE CITY, NEW JERUSALEM}
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  1. New Jerusalem Descends - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 21:1-8 - After the judgment scene, John sees New Jerusalem descending to the earth)
  2. New Jerusalem Unveiled - (Revelation 21:9-23 - New Jerusalem is described in detail at the start of the book's fourth division) - {PDF Copy}
  3. New Jerusalem Inhabited - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 21:24-22:5 - New Jerusalem is to be inhabited; its "citizens" are described)
  4. Revelation - Epilogue - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 22:6-21 - The Epilogue and a recap of the visions of the book of Revelation. The book is not sealed)
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  1. Beginning of the Creation - (Revelation looks forward to the reign of Jesus in the New Creation, a reality inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Redemption of the Nations - {PDF Copy} - (The Nations and the kings of the earth are included in New Jerusalem)
  3. Blessing to the Nations - {PDF Copy} - (The promised “blessing” to the “nations” given to Abraham is fulfilled in Jesus and, ultimately, in the New Creation)
  4. Coheirs with Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Abraham is the heir of the world, and all who are "in Jesus" are coheirs with him in the New Creation)
  5. Inheritance of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (In Jesus, the limited land promise to Abraham encompasses the entire 'Cosmos' and the "nations" of the earth)
  6. Third Temple? - {PDF Copy} - (Nowhere does the book of Revelation refer to a Third Temple in the Thousand-Years period)
  7. Ezekiel's Temple - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation places Ezekiel’s vision of the ideal Temple in the middle of the city of New Jerusalem)
Photo by Leon Ephraïm on Unsplash
Photo by Leon Ephraïm on Unsplash

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