And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first
heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there
was no more sea. (Revelations 21:1)
As the Lord said in his prayer, “Thy Kingdom come, thy
will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.” The key words being on earth as it is heaven.
Folks, this is what the plan has been all along, to bring heaven to earth. Imagine it if you will for a moment, no more negative energy interfering with our race, no more Lucifer tempting us constantly, no more enemy striking us constantly with deception. It’s a wonderful thought to bring heaven to earth.
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And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming
down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband. (Revelations 21:2)
This will be the capital of our New Earth, New Jerusalem,
a true city of peace.
Old Jerusalem has been considered a holy city by three
major religions, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. But it has been the scene of violence from time immemorial. It was
mankind’s attempt to create a city of peace, instead, because of divisions, we’ve created a city of blood. As the Heavenly Host called it, Sodom and Egypt, the wicked place.
On the other hand, New Jerusalem will truly be a holy city
with God setting up its abode there. The Kingdom of Man
has been replaced by the Kingdom of God with this new city.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying,
Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he
will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and
God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
(Revelations 21:3)
This will be the greatest time in human history! The planet
earth being protected by God himself. No more will we be
intruded upon by powers who do not have our best interest
in mind. This will be the most wonderful of times to be alive on planet earth. It shall be as living in heaven except it will be here on earth. Mankind’s attempts to create a better world 246 |
here have fallen short, and now God will show us how it’s
done. Earth will become heaven forevermore.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor
crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the
former things are passed away. (Revelations 21:4)
The former things are passed away. Sadness, death, sorrow,
and pain will all be things of the past. Think about that for a moment, no more death! We shall be physically living eternal beings on earth. It’s one thing to be eternal in the spirit but yet still another to be eternal in the flesh. We shall be as living gods! Instructed by the father himself. What a glorious future this planet holds, it’s too bad it has to be more than a thousand years ahead in our future.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make
all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these
words are true and faithful. (Revelations 21:5)
The Lord has made a promise to mankind to make all
things new. We are told that we can put our faith in it, he has given us his word that these things will happen.
This isn’t something that might happen, it will happen,
you can count on it. Jesus gave us his word that he will return, and he will. The Father is giving us his word that he will make earth a new heaven and he will. It’s a covenant between man
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and God, created from the foundation of this world. It’s the sole reason for our existence.
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto
him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life
freely. (Revelations 21:6)
People down through history have searched for the
fountain of youth. Well, presently, you aren’t going to find it on earth because it is in heaven. But in the future, you will be able to drink of it any time you wish. The fountain of the water of life is what will keep us eternal. It will cleanse us of all impurities and make our bodies whole.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will
be his God, and he shall be my son. (Revelations 21:7)
Did you hear that? He shall be my son! In other words,
we shall be like Jesus and become sons and daughters of the
living God. Here’s the thing, we already are! We just don’t
act like it. When this time period arrives, we shall be shown all things of whom we truly are and begin to act like the
living gods we truly are. We are all created in God’s image
and God’s likeness; when we self-realize this, the world will become a better place. The Father and his children will be one once and for all. Amen.
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But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable,
and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and
idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake
which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the
second death. (Revelations 21:8)
This is something to think about for those tribulation
saints entering the valley of decision. He that loses his life shall save it and he that saves his life shall lose it. Don’t ever give up your faith, the victory is ours, and an eternity of bliss awaits all those who hold fast and keep watch.
And there came unto me one of the seven angels
which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues,
and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew
thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife. (Revelations 21:9)
We are about to see a glorious and magnificent sight. The
new capital of the new earth, New Jerusalem.
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and
high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the
holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
(Revelations 21:10)
This is the city in heaven where God dwells presently, the
city of peace.
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Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto
a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as
crystal. (Revelations 21:11)
The city of New Jerusalem’s power comes from within.
There is no outside electric power plant such as we have
presently for our cities on earth, it’s not needed. This place shines like a jasper stone. A jasper stone is like a quartz
crystal, shining in all directions when it’s held up to the light.
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates,
and at the gates twelve angels, and names written
thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of
the children of Israel: On the east three gates; on the
north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the
west three gates. (Revelations 21:12–13)
If we follow in order the list of the twelve tribes
corresponding to the gates listed, the names of the gates will be as follows:
The three gates on the East will be named Reuben,
Simeon, and Levi.
The three gates on the North will be named Judah,
Zebulun, and Issachar.
The three gates on the South will be named Dan, Gad,
and Asher.
The three gates on the West will be named Naphtali,
Joseph, and Benjamin.
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Twelve gates guarded by twelve angels with flaming
swords. How do I know they have flaming swords? Because
any time an angel is guarding anything such as the Garden of Eden or the Kingdom of Heaven, it is with a flaming sword.
The following is from the Acts of Philip verses 131 to 137.
Prior to this setting, the people of Hieropolis were crucifying the apostles Philip and Bartholomew. Philip was ready to take revenge out on the people of the city, and then the apostle
John showed up and this is what happened:
The people said: We took you for a fellow citizen,
but you are in league with these men. The priests are
going to wring out your blood and mix it with wine
and give it to the Viper. When they came to take
John their hands were paralysed. John said to Philip:
Let us not render evil for evil. Philip said: I shall
endure it no longer. The three others dissuaded him;
but he said: Abalo, arimouni, douthael, tharseleen,
nachaoth, aeidounaph, teleteloein, which is (after
many invocations descriptive of God): let the deep
open and swallow these men: yea, Sabaoth. It opened
and the whole place was swallowed, about 7,000
men, save where the apostles were. And their voices
came up, crying for mercy and saying: Lo, the cross
enlighteneth us. And a voice was heard: I will have
mercy on you in my cross of light. But Stachys and his
house, and Nicanora and 50 others, and 100 virgins
remained safe. Jesus appeared and rebuked Philip.
But he defended himself. And the Lord said: Since
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you have been unforgiving and wrathful, you shall
indeed die in glory and be taken by angels to paradise,
but shall remain outside it forty days, in fear of the
flaming sword, and then I will send Michael and he
shall let you in. (Acts of Philip 131–137)
The Apostle Philip was not about to let these citizens of
Hieropolis get away with the injustice of crucifying himself and his sidekick, the Apostle Bartholomew. The Apostle John
showed up and tried to talk Philip out of rendering evil for evil, yet Philip was unmoved by his fellow apostle’s words. He therefore put 7,000 people into the ground up to their necks with his curse. Jesus shows up and rebukes Philip and tells
his beloved apostle that he will remain outside the gates of paradise, guarded by an angel with a flaming sword for forty days until the Archangel Michael lets him in.
The people would end up being let out of the ground
and saved, then let Bartholomew off his cross, but at that
point, the Apostle Philip was already dead. An interesting
story about the last three apostles who were alive at the time, but my point is paradise is being guarded by an angel with
a flaming sword. The twelve gates of this holy city of New
Jerusalem will also be guarded by angels with flaming swords.
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and
in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
(Revelations 21:14)
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The foundations of the city laid by the twelve apostles of
Christ. They would be as follows:
The first foundation, Peter.
The second foundation, Andrew.
The third foundation, James of Zebede.
The fourth foundation, John, the author of this book
of Revelations.
The fifth foundation, Philip.
The sixth foundation, Bartholomew.
The seventh foundation, Matthew.
The eight foundation, Thomas.
The ninth foundation, James the Just.
The tenth foundation, Simon the Zealot
The eleventh foundation, Jude
The twelfth foundation, Paul, who replaced Judas Iscariot.
How do I know the twelve apostles and their true
identities? When I was speaking with the three angels,
Samuel, Thomas, and Elizabeth, I asked them. They told
me that Peter and Andrew were brothers from Bethsaida as
the scriptures say. That James and John were brothers from
Capernaum. Philip was from Bethsaida, Bartholomew was
from Capernaum. Matthew and Thomas were from Cana.
James the Just, Simon, and Jude were all half-brothers of
Jesus from Nazareth, and Paul was from Tarsus. I’m certainly not going to argue with them.
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to
measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall
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thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is
as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with
the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the
breadth and the height of it are equal. (Revelations
21:15–16)
What we have here is a cubed city. The length, width, and
height are all the same. Twelve thousand furlongs are the
equivalent to 1,400 miles! Not only is it that long and that wide, but it’s also 1,400 miles high! That is amazing!
If this city was in the United States, it would stretch from Canada to Mexico and from the Appalachian Mountains to
California. That’s roughly two million square miles. Wow! It’s as Jesus said, “In my father’s house are many mansions.”
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and
forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a
man, that is, of the angel. (Revelations 21:17)
144 cubits are 65.8 meters or approximately 200 feet thick.
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the
city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. (Revelations
21:18)
This is a remarkable city. The walls are jasper like quartz.
It shines different colors as light passes through it. The city is made of translucent gold. You can see through it. John must
have been awestruck when he saw this glorious sight.
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And the foundations of the wall of the city were
garnished with all manner of precious stones. The
first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the
third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; The fifth,
sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite;
the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a
chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an
amethyst. (Revelations 21:19–20)
Peter’s foundation is jasper. Andrew’s foundation is
sapphire. James’s foundation is chalcedony. John’s foundation is emerald. Philip’s foundation is sardonyx. Bartholomew’s
foundation is sardius. Matthew’s foundation is chrysolite.
Thomas’s foundation is beryl. James the Just’s foundation is topaz. Simon’s foundation is chrysoprasus. Jude’s foundation is jacinth. And Paul’s foundation is amethyst.
I’m trying to picture the beauty of this New Jerusalem, but
it’s more than I can comprehend.
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several
gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was
pure gold, as it were transparent glass. (Revelations
21:21)
The gates are made of pearls and the streets made of gold.
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God
Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
(Revelations 21:22)
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Unlike the city of Jerusalem here on earth, this New
Jerusalem doesn’t need a temple. In the old city here, the
holiest place in the temple was known as the Holy of Holies.
This is where it was said that God dwelt on earth. Since God has changed his dwelling place from heaven to earth, there is no need for a temple. The entire city will be considered the Holy of Holies.
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the
moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten
it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. (Revelations
21:23)
This isn’t going to be anything like it is here presently.
There will be no day nor night, just the constant light of
the presence of the Lord. The entire city will be a source of light which will light up the entire planet. Imagine how you perceive heaven to be presently and that is what earth will be like in the future.
And the nations of them which are saved shall walk
in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring
their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall
not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night
there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of
the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter
into it anything that defileth, neither whatsoever
worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which
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are written in the Lamb’s book of life. (Revelations
21:24–27)
New Jerusalem will be a busy place of people coming to
and fro.
No sin will ever into this city, it will be a true city of peace, joy, and tranquility.