Spiritual Jerusalem - The City of God

When we come to passages in the New Testament we have a comparison between the old, physical Jerusalem and a new, spiritual Jerusalem. That New Jerusalem is the church of Christ.
1. Jerusalem - The spiritual kingdom of God is a spiritual capital, a city-state from heaven that is above all other cities in majesty, it is the new teaching of peace. (Gal. 4:26; Heb. 12:22).
2/3. Zion (Sion KJV)/The Holy Mount - Just as the Jews came from all over the world to worship at Jerusalem of old, which was called mount Zion metonymically, so men come to the new mount Zion to worship, the new/heavenly Jerusalem. (Heb. 12:22)
4. City of God - this heavenly Jerusalem is the city of God (Heb. 11:10-16; Heb. 12:22).
5/6. The Holy/Faithful city - It is a holy city for the church is holy, and faithful to God, without sin, without harlotry or adultery for none of those things can enter into it. (Eph. 5:22-28Eph. 5:22-28; 1 Cor. 6:9)
But unlike the old, physical Jerusalem, there are no negative terms to describe the New Jerusalem. This Jerusalem is called the body of Christ (Eph. 1:22-23; 4:4) in that husband and wife become one flesh. This Jerusalem is an innumerable company of messengers, the assembly and church of the firstborn from the dead who will die no more (Heb. 12:22-23). It is far superior to the old Jerusalem in every way, spiritual vs. physical, heavenly vs. earthly, faithful vs. adulterous, pure vs. impure, open to those of all nations and all nations may flow into it vs. open to only one nation.
In Truth and Love.
Category:Apocalyptic