- Heb. 12:22-24 "But you have come (perfect tense, i.e. you are in a present state of having come) to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem....and to the church of the firstborn...and to Jesus..."
  1. The Consummation of the Bible


    1. The bride, the Lamb's wife - Rev. 21:9-10
    2. THE LORD IS THERE - Ezek. 48:35


  2. The Anticipation of Abraham, the Friend of God
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    - Heb. 11:10 (cf. 2 Cor. 4:16-18); James 2:23; John 15:15; Rev. 1:1

  3. The Experiential Nature of the Holy City
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    1. God Himself is its source - Rev. 21:1-3; 2 Cor. 5:17-18
    2. A heavenly realm - Heb. 3:1-6; Eph. 1:3; Gal. 4:26; Col. 3:1-2
    3. The divine nature is its essence - Rev. 21:15, 18-19, 21; 1 Cor. 3:9-13
    4. Total involvement with the Triune God - John 14:16-20; 16:13-15; 17:20-24
    5. Abodes in the Father's house - John 14:2-6, 23; 1 Tim. 3:15-16
    6. The inner dynamic of the holy city - John 15:4-5
    7. The Triune God is its temple - Rev. 21:22; 2 Cor. 6:16-18
    8. The Triune God is its building - Eph. 2:18-22


  4. The Practical Expression of the Holy City
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    1. The construction sites of the holy city in the church life - Rev. 3:12
    2. The seven golden lampstands are the preparation for Rev. 21-22 - Rev. 1:12, 20; 2:1
    3. The holy city is being prepared in the midst of the conditions of the churches - Rev. 1-3
    4. The preparation of the holy city - Heb. 11:16; 13:14; Rev. 21:2


    – Bill Freeman, 2008