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Christian Churches of God
No. 180
The City of God
(Edition 2.0 19961004-19991018-20071011)
The Book of Revelation tells of a time when the City of God will be established. This paper
discusses this New Jerusalem, its symbolisms and significance.
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The City of God
The City of God
The last phase of the Earth’s activities is centred
on the Great White Throne Judgment of
Revelation 20. This takes place at the end of the
Millennium after the last war of the Rebellion.
Revelation 20:7-10 And when the thousand years are
ended, Satan will be loosed from his prison 8 and will
come out to deceive the nations which are at the four
corners of the earth, that is, Gog and Magog, to
gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of
the sea. 9 And they marched up over the broad earth
and surrounded the camp of the saints and the
beloved city; but fire came down from heaven and
consumed them, 10 and the devil who had deceived
them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur
where the beast and the false prophet were, and they
will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
This last war involves an attack on the camp of
the saints at Jerusalem. Satan is able, even after
the thousand years of just rule, to persuade the
nations to march against Christ again. The
inherent problem is self-righteousness among
the people. Satan is released in order to deal
with this major impediment to the ability of
mankind to participate in the Kingdom of God.
After this, Satan is removed and his spiritual
power is harnessed and used as a memorial to
the Rebellion. The Second Resurrection of the
dead then takes place.
Revelation 20:11-15 Then I saw a great white throne
and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and
sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before
the throne, and books were opened. Also another
book was opened, which is the book of life. And the
dead were judged by what was written in the books,
by what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the
dead in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead in
them, and all were judged by what they had done. 14
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of
fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire; 15 and
if any one's name was not found written in the book
of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. (RSV)
We have seen the process of the resurrection
and the judgment of the demons and of
mankind. The next phase is the handover from
Christ to God.
1Corinthians 15:20-28 But now is Christ risen from
the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21
For since by man came death, by man came also
the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die,
even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But every
man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward
they that are Christ's at his coming. 24 Then cometh
the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom
to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down
all rule and all authority and power. 25 For he must
reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 27 For
he hath put all things under his feet. But when he
saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that
he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 28
And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then
shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that
put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
(KJV)
This process of subjection involves also that of
the subjection of Jesus Christ. Christ is thus not
co-equal or co-eternal, but rather is part of the
process of God becoming all in all. So, there is
one God and Father of all over all, and in all
(see also Eph. 4:6).
This process involves the creation of a new
Heaven and a new Earth where the former
things are no longer remembered (Isa. 65:17).
The seed of Israel will remain before God in
this new system (Isa. 66:22) until all flesh is
made obsolete after the resurrection at the end
of the Millennium. Zion is the faithful city
(Zech. 8:3). New Jerusalem comes out of
Heaven (Rev. 3:12).
We await the new Heaven and the new Earth in
which righteousness dwells (2Pet. 3:13). The
City of God was awaited by the faithful from at
least Abraham (Heb. 11:10). This was the
vision of the patriarchs. We are put into the City
(Eph. 2:6,18-22). Psalm 48 shows that the City
of God is on the mountains of His holiness.
Hebrews 8:5 shows that the earthly Tabernacle
was merely a model or shadow of the spiritual
heavenly Tabernacle of the Mountain or Garden
of God.
The Tabernacle of Israel was extended in
Solomon’s Temple according to a blueprint
(1Chr. 28:10ff.). This extension was to show
that God was extending His heavenly
Tabernacle and relocating this extended
structure to include the human creation on
Earth. This was done under peace and not war,
but conditional to obedience and loyalty (1Chr.
28:10). God would then dwell there forever
(Ezek. 43:1-9). This was done according to a
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pattern of the promise (Ezek. 43:10 to 44:31).
Ezekiel 43:11 shows the form is a fashion
according to Surahs, which are written
ordinances concerning prophecy and law (this is
understood better when we see that the Koran
was written in Surahs; hence, instructions).
Ezekiel 43:11 And if they be ashamed of all that they
have done, shew them the form of the house, and the
fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the
comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all
the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and
all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that
they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the
ordinances thereof, and do them. (KJV)
In Ezekiel 43:10 we see that the description of
the Temple is given to Israel to make them
ashamed of their iniquities. They themselves are
asked to measure the pattern. The pattern (Heb.
toknit; LXX diagraphes) is a gauge so as to
evaluate by a standard.
Christ did not enter the holy places made with
hands, which are copies (Greek: antitypos or
representations) of the true, but into Heaven
itself, now to appear in the presence of God for
us (Heb. 9:24).
The City of God as the Garden and
Paradise of God
Genesis 2:8 alludes to this situation. Ezekiel 28
and Isaiah 14 deal with the fact that Satan was
placed as and with an anointed Covering
Cherub (text is ambiguous). In other words,
there seems to be two of them. That is
reinforced by the decoration of the Ark of the
Covenant. The anointed guardian Cherub drove
Satan out of the Mountain of God, as we see
from Ezekiel 28:16 (cf. Ps. 45:6-7 for the
anointed one).
A comparison of the oldest texts of verse 16
from the LXX and Origen with RSV, NRSV,
NEB, TEV, Moffatt and the Amplified Bible
show the text as given in Origen (De Principiis,
Bk. 1.4):
In the abundance of your trade you were filled with
violence, and you sinned; so I cast you as a profane
thing from the mountain of God, and the guardian
cherub drove you out from the midst of the stones of
fire.
Satan was also a son of God in this Mountain or
Paradise of God (Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:4-7; see also
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the paper The Government of God (No. 174)
1:2, section Sons of God).
The Heavenly City and the Mountain of God are
equated with the Mount of the Congregation.
This Garden of Eden or Paradise which is in
Heaven (2Cor. 12:2-4) will descend to the Earth
where a place is prepared for it. This area was
also the earthly Eden. We know that Zion will
be like Eden (Isa. 51:3).
Eden as the Garden of God
We know that God planted a garden (Gen. 2:8).
The analogy in Genesis relates to the Church.
The fall of Adam and Eve is given as a lesson
relating to the Church and Christ in opposition
to Satan (Gen. 3:8-19). The woman is the
Church that longs for its husband (Gen. 3:15;
Rev. 12; Ezek. 16). Her seed bruises Satan’s
head and he bruises its heel (Gen. 3:15). The
rebellion under Satan is to be crushed (cf. Rom.
16:20).
Our mother is the Church, which is the New
Jerusalem, the Mother of us all (Gal. 4:26).
Aside from the City of God, there is no mother
apart from Eve, the mother of all, who is the
prototype of the Church.
The Garden becomes the Church, from Song of
Songs 4:12-16; 5:1 (cf. the paper Song of Songs
(No. 145)). In the midst of Paradise or the
Garden of God is the Tree of Life (Rev. 2:7).
The elect have a right to this tree through Christ
and the Law of God (Rev. 22:14).
Before the fall, Adam had access to God as does
the Church after the redemption of baptism. The
trees are spiritual entities (see the paper The
Fall of Egypt (No. 36): the Prophecy of
Pharaoh’s Broken Arms; cf. Ezek. 28). They
were all food for eating, but two were
prominent. Satan appears to be likened to the
tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Ezek.
28:12-13; 31:8-9). The other trees envied this
tree. Satan was in the Garden. The concept of
hiding among the trees indicates a desire to
place blame on the instructors or intermediaries.
Our relationship in the end is with God.
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God's Dwelling
Mt. Zion, The Holy City, the Mountain of God
and the Church of God are equivalent
expressions of God’s dwelling. God is the
builder of the City (Heb. 11:9). He is also the
flint of circumcision (Josh. 5:2), the Rock of
Israel on which the foundations and stones are
laid (Deut. 32:15,18,30-31; 1Sam. 2:2; Isa.
26:4; Isa. 51:1-2) and from which Messiah is
hewn (Dan. 2:34,45). The City is built on the
foundation of the Apostles and prophets, Christ
being the Chief cornerstone as a dwelling for
God (Eph. 2:19-22).
Psalm 68:15-16 shows that God chooses to live
on Mount Bashan. This then is a transfer of
dwelling for the Temple of God to this Earth.
This relates to Psalm 48 as the designated City
of God in the Mountain of His Holiness.
God will then come to the Earth and transfer the
administration of the universe here. The world
is then full of His glory (Isa. 6:3). God and the
Lamb become the lights of this system.
Revelation 21:1-2 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. 2 And I
John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down
from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned
for her husband.
Here the Holy City is also as a bride adorned for
her husband. Yet the elect have already had
their marriage supper with Christ. This last
union refers to the final unification of the entire
celestial Host under Jesus Christ.
Revelation 21:3-4 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. 4 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.
This distinction here is that God Himself shall
be with men rather than Christ as the emissary
of God and the Holy Spirit as the conferring of
the essence of God. The new system is of
immortality conferred by God on His creation.
The Holy Spirit is the mortar that builds and
binds the City of God together as an edifice.
Revelation 21:5-8 And he that sat upon the throne
said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto
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me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 6
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. 7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things;
and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 8 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.
God here confers eternal life on those in the
Second Resurrection also. Bearing in mind that
the First Resurrection is already one thousand
years in the past, we are talking here of the
Second (or general) Resurrection which confers
eternal life on the repentant also. God the Father
is Alpha and Omega. Christ is allocated the
position as protos and eschatos or first and last
from the Father (see Rev. 1:8,17; not KJV).
There is a distinction in these terms. The
disqualification for eternal life in the Second
Resurrection is listed here. Those who do not
repent are simply allowed to die and are burnt
as refuse.
Revelation 21:9-14 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. 10
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,
11
Having the glory of God: and her light was like
unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone,
clear as crystal; 12 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: 13 On the east
three gates; on the north three gates; on the south
three gates; and on the west three gates. 14 And the
wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them
the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
The Holy City is a spiritual edifice. It is
comprised of the sons of God. The new Holy
City of God is based on the same structure as
given to Moses at Sinai. It is in four divisions of
three, making twelve. The twelve tribes of Israel
are the basis of the divisions. All Gentiles of
every nation are allocated to these twelve
groups. The twelve Apostles are the judges
heading the twelve tribes (Mat. 19:28). The
twelve Apostles are the twelve foundations of
the City, and the twelve stones of Israel referred
to in history and prophecy (Josh. 4:5). The
144,000 are allocated 12,000 to each tribe (Rev.
7:5-8). Here the notion of government is the
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reverse of hierarchy. It is one of support where
the foundation is the Apostles, and the City
rests on those foundations.
Revelation 21:15-16 And he that talked with me had
a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates
thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 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.
The elect of the Philadelphian system are made
pillars in the Temple of God (Rev. 3:12). They
perform a key function for the Millennium and
thus become central to the City of God.
The measurement of the Temple had taken
place at Revelation 11:1. That naos or Temple
was in fact the elect. This City has no Temple,
as we will see. This City is the entire
Tabernacle as it extends the presence of God to
every one of the individuals that comprise its
walls and structure. This is a spiritual edifice of
immortal beings.
This City is twelve thousand stadia (rendered
furlongs) long, high and wide. The dimensions
are also based on the concept of the twelve
thousand to each tribe but here structured so as
to render the City as a cube. The length of a
stadion (plural stadia) was traditionally 600
Greek feet – i.e. 200 yards approximately
(Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman
Antiquities). There were 400 cubits in a stadion
– thus 215.5 yards (Interp. Dict. of the Bible,
Vol. 4, p. 838).
Twelve thousand stadia equal to 2,586,000
yards, or 1,469 miles, or 2,364 kilometres. Thus
each wall measures 2,158,896 square miles or
5,586,624 square kilometres. The City of God is
then 1,728,000,000,000 cubic stadia. One cubic
stadion is equivalent to 4003 or 64,000,000
cubic cubits, where a cubit is the measure of an
angel and a man (see below). Thus
1,728,000,000,000 x 64,000,000 may be the
total sum of the entities involved.
The City of God is based on the spiritual
distribution of the priesthood of the 144,000.
The City is a perfect cube as the Holy of Holies
in the Temple of Solomon was a perfect cube of
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twenty cubits. The altar of Ezekiel 43:16-17 is
twelve cubits long and twelve cubits broad. The
dimensions thus become an extension of the
concept of the Holy of Holies and the altar. God
is thus extending and replicating Himself. The
structure of the City is based on the selection of
the elect who form its structure and dimension.
Revelation 21:17 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.
There are one thousand of the angelic Host in
the central administration; one of the thousand
redeemed mankind (Job 33:23; RSV). This
Angel of Redemption was elohim of Israel
(Gen. 48:15-16).
The wall was 144 cubits and the measure of an
angel here is synonymous with that of a man.
Thus, mankind here has become as angels or
brothers of and equal to the angelic realm as
sons of God in accordance with the promises of
Christ in Luke 20:36. If we assume from this
text that it relates to the 144,000, there are
1,000 divisions of 144 forming the wall and the
outer structure of the City of God. We can see
that there are two councils of 72 (the
hepdomekonta[duo] of Lk. 10:1,17) in the 144.
However, there were 1,000 of the angelic Host.
There were 2,000 times 72 in the 144,000. Thus
there would be 2,000 dual systems (or 288,000
men and angels) in the new universal
administration of Deuteronomy 4:19, governed
from here on the Earth.
Revelation 21:18 And the building of the wall of it
was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto
clear glass.
The entire system will be as gold refined in the
fire. There will be no sin and it will be seen by
all to be clear and perfect.
Revelation 21:19-21 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; 20 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. 21 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.
As mentioned, the foundations of the City were
the twelve Apostles. Each of these foundations
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is allocated a precious stone as a symbol of their
capacity to refract light. All precious stones are
measured on a refractive index. The Light is
God and the Lamb. Each of the twelve has
intrinsic value.
The gates to the City were of a single pearl.
This single pearl is the pearl of great price of
the calling of God (Mat. 13:46). A pearl is
formed from a seed planted in an oyster. The
seed can be grit. The oyster forms the pearl by
placing layer upon layer of nacre around the
seed. This seed is the mustard seed of the
calling as the Spirit of God. That is why each
gate is a single pearl. Each must make his/her
own pearl and enter the City of God through the
narrow gate (Mat. 7:14). Thus the pearl is the
calling of God, which is the means of entry to
the City. Each pearl is made from the initial
seed and built by the Holy Spirit as a product of
the individual oyster or person. No person can
give this entry or product to another. This is
why the wise virgins could not give the oil of
the lamps to the foolish virgins who did not
have enough.
The gate to the City is in fact built on the Law
and the Testimony (Isa. 8:20). It is built layer
upon layer, precept upon precept and line upon
line (Isa. 28:10). This forms a knowledge of the
Mysteries of God (Mat. 13:11-23).
Revelation 21:22-26 And I saw no temple therein:
for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the
temple of it. 23 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.
24
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. 25 And the gates of it
shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no
night there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and
honour of the nations into it. 27 And there shall in no
wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither
whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but
they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
We have now progressed to the point where
there is no Temple needed as God and Christ
dwell in the entire structure. The Millennium
was the testing vehicle for the new structure.
The entire Host are converted and the entire
Gentile structure has become associated with
this City and, in fact, are part of it through the
elect and the administration. Those led by the
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Spirit of God are sons of God (Rom. 8:14). This
Plan of God was laid out before the foundation
of the Earth.
Revelation 22:1-5 And he shewed me a pure river of
water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the
throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the
street of it, and on either side of the river, was there
the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits,
and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of
the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And
there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God
and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall
serve him: 4 And they shall see his face; and his name
shall be in their foreheads. 5 And there shall be no
night there; and they need no candle, neither light of
the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they
shall reign for ever and ever.
The Tree of Life is restored and the fruit is
given for the healing of the nations under the
twelve divisions, which are based on the twelve
tribes of Israel. Thus, each nation is grafted onto
a tribe.
Immortal life has been granted to the nations
and they have been healed. The structure of the
rulership of the heavens is thus still within the
allocations that God made under the seventy
sons of God at the beginning (Deut. 32:8 RSV,
LXX and DSS). The divisions of the universe
take place along the lines of the twelve tribes in
four quadrants, which we have seen was the
original model but this time as a flawless
system. The divisions are based on the three and
the thirty, the seventy, and the 120 and so on
down to the 12,000 in each tribe. The elect were
given administration over the planet for the
Millennium (Lk. 19:17-19), being like angels
(Mat. 22:30). They are sons of God (Mat. 5:311). This position is extended to all the nations
(Mat. 8:11), being the pleasure of God the
Father (Lk. 12:32). The divisions act as kings
and priests to the creation for the next phase of
the development of the universe. The 1,000
divisions referred to above are based on the
structure of the 144,000 that have an
infrastructure themselves. These 1,000 divisions
of the angelic Host are combined with the 1,000
of the human Host. This would make 2,000 dual
councils of the 144 above, both human and
angelic.
The name of God is placed on the forehead of
the servants of God. Thus, the authority of God
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over the universe will rest in the administration
under Christ. These beings will judge the
universe. They are all elohim (Zech. 12:8). They
rule both the Earth (Ps. 8:1-9; Dan. 2:44-45)
and the newly-ordered universe (Dan. 7:27;
12:3; Deut. 4:19).
Revelation 22:6-9 And he said unto me, These
sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the
holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants
the things which must shortly be done. 7 Behold, I
come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings
of the prophecy of this book. 8 And I John saw these
things, and heard them. And when I had heard and
seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the
angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he
unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy
fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and
of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship
God.
Worship is due to God, or Eloah, alone (Deut.
32:17). The duty of the elect is to obey the Bible
as the command of God. The elect are given
understanding of prophecy such that it becomes
a command of God in its own right. Thus, the
prophecies of the Old Testament and the New
Testament become orders that the elect must
implement as it falls to their power. Thus the
restoration is an order to the elect (see Isa.
66:19-24). We have placed our hand to the
plough and we must not look back.
Revelation 22:10-14 And he saith unto me, Seal not
the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time
is at hand. 11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still:
and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he
that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that
is holy, let him be holy still. 12 And, behold, I come
quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man
according as his work shall be. 13 I am Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the
last. 14 Blessed are they that do his commandments,
that they may have right to the tree of life, and may
enter in through the gates into the city.
The Commandments are thus the right to the
Tree of Life but through grace in Christ – i.e.
the Testimony of Jesus Christ. Thus baptism
from the testimony of Messiah is the
prerequisite to salvation and the proper
execution of the Law. The concept of
transgression of the Law has repeatedly made
people fail. The concept of these people being
outside of the City of God does not mean that
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they still exist when the City comes. It means
that they failed to enter the City of God during
its period of construction, which was from the
patriarchs and prophets until 30 CE, and the
Church from 30 CE to the Advent, and from the
Advent until the final resurrection and
judgment. Those who could not repent were left
outside.
Revelation 22:15-21 For without are dogs, and
sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and
idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 16 I
Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these
things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring
of David, and the bright and morning star. 17 And the
Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that
heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come.
And whosoever will, let him take the water of life
freely. 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the
words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall
add unto these things, God shall add unto him the
plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any
man shall take away from the words of the book of
this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the
book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the
things which are written in this book. 20 He which
testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly.
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 21 The grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. (KJV)
The understanding of the Book of Revelation is
revealed at the Last Days. The capacity to act on
truth is the determining factor. The
understanding of the meaning of the Plan of
Salvation is given in plain speaking. The
message is given in the Last Days, but they do
not repent. This last phase is a terrifying time.
God has given Satan authority to see the end
results of his system. The world is destroying
itself and will continue to do so, yet they still do
not repent. Soon the time will be shortened in
which the Earth can be saved.
Christ is given the delegated authority of God.
He is the beginning and the end. God has
accomplished all things in him. Those things are
freely given to mankind on obedience to God in
the keeping of His Commandments. Christ
enforces the Laws of God so that we might have
eternal life. We are the City of God, being built
upon the foundation of the Apostles in Jesus
Christ.
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