Grace Fellowship Church Pastor/Teacher Jim Rickard Tuesday, Sept. 27,

Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.— Amen.

New Memory Verse New Memory Verse John 17:4, “I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do.”

John 17 The Great High Priestly Prayer of our Lord!

John 17:2 Doctrine of Eternal Life! Part 15

John 3:36, “He that believes on the Son has eternal life, but he who does not believe on the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

M. The New Jerusalem Rev 21:2-22:5

Vs. 17, While the angel did the measuring, he used a human standard of measure, which implies angels have a different measuring system from mankind.

The height of the wall gives the idea of the security all believers will have in eternity.

Vs , The gems of the foundation give us correlation to the Ephod worn by the High Priest in the Age of Israel. Ex 28:17-20

In essence this is the Ephod Jesus adorns in the eternal state as our eternal Royal High Priest.

These inscriptions are permanent, speaking to the permanency of our place and rewards in the eternal state.

The Apostles are the foundation stones, as Christ is the corner stone of the Church which we stand as today. Eph 2:20; Psa 118:22; Mat 21:42, and 1 Cor 3:10-15

Vs. 21, The gates are individual pearls.

Pearls symbolize the kingdom of God, Mat 13:45-46; the truth of His Word, Mat 7:6; and great wealth, Rev. 17:4; 18:16, which is not to be the basis of the Christian way of life, 1 Tim 2:9-10.

Mat 13:45, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, 46 and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.”

Vs. 22, The N.J. completes the purpose of the temporary Holy of Holies by serving as the permanent and unrestricted meeting place for all the saints and God.

Gal 4:26 “the heavenly Jerusalem” and Philip 3:20, “our citizenship is in heaven” (see also Eph 2:19; Heb 12:1- 2), we believe that this New Jerusalem will hover above the earth in the 1st heaven.

Vs. 23, there is only one light company in the eternal state, the magnificent glory of the Lord, which will penetrate every corner of the city, the new earth and the new heavens.

God is light, John 1:7-9; 3:19; 8:12; 12:35 and inasmuch as believers will walk in the light of God in eternity, we are exhorted to walk in the light of God’s Divine revelation in time, 1 John 1:5-7.

Vs. 24, “The nations will walk by its light,” not only will the believing Jew bring glory to Christ here but also believing Gentiles.

“Bring their glory to it.” All blessings that man receives for the eternal state will be brought to the New Jerusalem as a memorial to the Lord Jesus Christ. Cf. Dan 12:2-3

Vs. 25, There will be no literal darkness, and nothing of which night is the symbol of: evil, calamity, sorrow, bereavement, and pain.

“It’s gates shall never be closed,” cf. Isa 60:11. Open gates means a period of security and peace.

Vs. 26, Divine Institution #4 is a memorial in the eternal state, a memorial to the grace of God who preserved the human race from self- destruction.

Vs. 27, All the filth of the old Jerusalem was carried outside the walls and burned; nothing defiled shall enter the heavenly city, it must remain outside, (cf. 22:15). There is no garbage of any kind.

Grace Fellowship Church Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Tape # Doctrine of Eternal Life The New Jerusalem Great High Priestly Prayer, Part 20 John 17:2; Rev 21:17-27; Eph 2:19-20 James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011