“TAKE ANOTHER LOOK” W1S182 (11-04-20) Revelation 21:18-22
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Revelation 21:18-22 (NKJV) speaks about the construction of the wall of the city of God. However, we have already seen that the word “city” comes from the Greek word polis {paw’–less} which basically means a town with great walls, yet the biblical usage of the word is symbolic of the heavenly Jerusalem, of which city you are.
● Now the city of God as described in Revelation 21:18 was made of pure gold, as clear as glass and from the (MSG) says, “The wall was jasper, the color of Glory, and the City was pure gold, translucent as glass.”
● This is why you are a city that is set on a hill, which cannot be hidden no matter how much you might try to hide. The life of God within His creation causes the reflection of illumination to shine every time one individual gets a fresh revelation of who God is, which reveals who they are as God’s creation.
● The point is that the word “Jasper” is from an unused root meaning of to polish. It is the Spirit of God that polishes or massages the memory of mankind to cause mankind to recall who they were created as. Even the wall is symbolic of that which sits on a firm foundation, which is the strength within us that comes from our union with the Eternal Christ within.
● IF we do not know that our strength to overcome all things in this life is from our union with our Creator, then it is time to wake up. So, first, there is “Jasper” which speaks of polished stones as clear as glass, or the purity of the city of God. Second, “Sapphire” speaks of the preciousness of who we are as the creation of the Creator, who sharpens one another toward the perfect mind of God within the heavenly Jerusalem. Third, “Agate” or “Chalcedony” {chal·ced·o·ny} meaning to form our view from how we used to see things, to now seeing things differently through the Father's mind.
● Forth, “Emerald” is from a Greek word that is of uncertain derivation, but seems to be a stone representing intuition, and associated with sight or the unveiling of the revelation of truth. The fifth stone is “Onyx” being mentioned seven times in the book of Exodus, for me, speaks of perfection within the city of God. The sixth is “Carnelian” {car·nel·ian} has no real reference to it, but seems to be called “carnelian” because of its flesh color and being the “sixth” stone, for me, the heavenly Jerusalem in you speaks of an end to the soul control within the human-form of mankind.
● The seventh is “Chrysolite” which speaks of the value of you as the city of God. The eight is the stone “Beryl” which speaks of transparency having nothing to hide within. The ninth is “Topaz” which is the stone of peacefulness, a state of emotional stability as being connected as one with all spirit-beings. The tenth is “Chrysoprase” speaks of the unconscious state of our human-form connecting with the conscious state of our spirit-form, supplying what is needed from that which is renewed to the unrenewed part of the soul.
● The eleventh is “Turquoise” and speaks of the river of God flowing from within you as the heavenly Jerusalem of God. The twelfth stone is “Amethyst” which speaks of humility and compassion toward those who have not yet embraced the revelation of truth.
● The gates were made of pearl, even as each gate was made of one individual pearl which seems to reflect the state of creation through Father’s mind. He sees you as “pure as glass,” or as holy and perfect as He is. But also notice that this city, the heavenly Jerusalem only has one street, and it is made of pure gold, which is an obvious metaphor for the “highway” of the Father’s heart we travel on in life.
● Revelation 21:22 (TPT) “I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb.” So, if we as the creation of the Creator are the temple of God, then why does this say, “for its temple is the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb.”
● The entire city of the heavenly Jerusalem is one body, with many expressions in the spirit-realm and the earthly-realm. Jesus came or manifested AS US, but also to express the image of God to mankind. Everything Jesus did was NOT as your substitute, but as a supernatural reflection of you in your spirit-form, so that mankind would wake up to the fact that As Christ is, so are you in this world.
● You are the reflection of God who created you as one, yet with three expressions, just as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one with three expressions. You are the city of God that shines so bright that all can see who you really are. And even on your worst day, something good from the wealth of Father’s mind will shine through and give hope to someone in need.
● I hope you were enlightened and inspired to “dig deep into the well of Father’s mind within,” as you watch this video lesson!