10
Then in the Spirit He conveyed me away to a vast and lofty mountain and
exhibited to me the holy (hallowed, consecrated) city of Jerusalem descending
out of heaven from God,
The
city New Jerusalem is not Jesus’ Bride, we are. John can see us because this is
where we will be, in the New Jerusalem, Ephesians 5:31-32.
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Clothed in God's glory [in all its splendor and radiance]. The luster of it
resembled a rare and most precious jewel, like jasper, shining clear as
crystal.
12
It had a massive and high wall with twelve [large] gates, and at the gates
[there were stationed] twelve angels, and [on the gates] the names of the
twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were written:
13On
the east side three gates, on the north side three gates, on the south side
three gates, and on the west side three gates.
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And the wall of the city had twelve foundation [stones], and on them the twelve
names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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And he who spoke to me had a golden measuring reed (rod) to measure the city
and its gates and its wall.
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The city lies in a square, its length being the same as its width. And he
measured the city with his reed--12,000 stadia (about 1,500 miles); its length
and width and height are the same.
We
are shown that the walls of the city are 1,500 miles high. That means that
there is no lack of atmosphere for us! Everything has become new, even the
limitations of outer space has been changed.
Think
of why our Father has made so many planets and universes? Then ask yourself why
are we told that the walls of the New Jerusalem are 1,500 miles high? I believe
that it is because that all of the guests that we are told are able to attend
the Wedding Feast, or spend eternity with us, will continue to have children.
People say that there is no marriage in eternity, but when Jesus told us that
in Matthew 22, He only said there was no marriage for those who are raised up from
the dead. Jesus never said that there would be no marriage for those who are
living when our Father returns. We are told repeatedly that the nations come in
to the New Jerusalem, Micah 4:2, Revelation 15:4, and Revelation 21:26. So
there is going to be a ton of people left and they will continue to have
children. There will be no more death, so this earth is just not big enough to
sustain all of them. That makes eternity so exciting for me because I think
that it would get pretty boring if there were only a few of us there and
nothing ever changed. But I honestly believe that there will be new life all of
the time and new experiences.
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