“TAKE ANOTHER LOOK” W1S181 (10-21-20) Revelation 21:12-14
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Revelation 21:12-14 (NKJV) says, “12 Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. 14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”
● We see the number twelve being used here a few times, either as the whole number of twelve or as three multiplied by four, equaling twelve. In most cases, the number twelve seems to actually represent authority and perfection in scripture. This number is also said to represent the church and faith in general.
● However, it can be used as a symbol of divine rule, or as the symbol for the perfect government of God. The truth about perfect government cannot be seen in the human-experience because this refers to supernatural government. And supernatural government is about the eternal truth that was established about you from before time began. God’s governmental system includes you.
● Notice that “{the holy city Jerusalem, the bride adorned in union with the Lamb} had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:”
● Matthew 5:14 (TPT) “Your lives light up the world. Let others see your light from a distance, for how can you hide a city that stands on a hilltop?”
● The word for city used here comes from the Greek word polis {pǎw’–less} and is described as “the heavenly Jerusalem,” which is a scriptural description of you as the city of God. Mankind has attempted to ignorantly hide the “heavenly Jerusalem” within simply because they did not understand the co-habitation of the Lord in them. The fact is that you may not feel like “the city of God,” but like I have said for years, “knowing is greater than feeling.”
● Remember that God declares the end from the beginning, and from the beginning, the government of God was released into the creation of God. When you see Christ in scripture, you see mankind as one with the Eternal Christ in us, the hope of glory. The word “child” used here speaks of Christ’s humanity, and the word “son” points to His eternal deity. However, when you see Christ, you see yourself as the creation of God. And this son would be born in a time of darkness of the knowledge of truth, yet He will bring the light of a new day to the hearts of men.
● So, why would we come to the last part of the book of Revelation, only for some to believe that suddenly the government of God will lose its power and strength and be unable to redeem mankind from himself, and then the end comes with the destruction of all creation? Well, that is because the “end of all things” is a made-up, religious myth. When mankind awakens to his or her true self in their God-identity, it will be like a new beginning, and not an end. Remember I said earlier that twelve was also used as a symbol of divine rule, or as the symbol for the perfect government of God. The fact is that the perfect government of God cannot be realized from a human-form perspective because God’s government is supernatural. And this supernatural government will not come to an end, because it is the proclaimed end from the beginning.
● Isaiah 9:7 (NKJV) says, “Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end,” So, Revelation 21:13-14 has much symbolism used here, the fact is that most cities, as in a building would only have one foundation under it. But this city, of which you are, has as its foundation the fullness of God. So, notice that on these foundations “were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”
● Remember that the names of the twelve Apostles being written or inscribed on the foundations speaks of the Christ-mind within you. The Eternal Christ who was, and is, and is continuing to manifest within the awareness of mankind is the 5-fold ministry. Christ is the gift of God within mankind. And even though we are called and gifted individually, still it is the gift of Christ within, in union with you, leading you all, working through you all, and living in all of us.
● Even though all of mankind has not awakened to the eternal truth of who they are, still yet mankind is so one with Father-God, that there is no separation at all. For me, this is why the city of God is so important, in that you are the dwelling of God. Father God lives in you, so that you can live life to the fullest measure. So much was shared on today’s broadcast that I hope you are enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of the Father’s mind within,” as you watch this video lesson!