Holy City – The New Jerusalem Synopsis
By Doug Vermeulen
I am the Church and the church is the: -
The Fullness Of God
and to know that this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
Ephesians 3:19, 4:13.
The Power Of God
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Acts 1:8.
The Wisdom Of God
For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Luke 21:15.
The Household Of God
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household,
..,you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
Ephesians 2:19, 1 Timothy 3:15.
The Temple Of God
Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16.
The Body Of God
...so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
Now you are the Body of Christ and each one of you is a part of it.
the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up,
Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 1:23,4:12.
The Glory Of God
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18.
Sons Of God
The Church coming into it's fullness. Becoming what it was designed to be.
The Bride of Christ now becoming the Consort of Jesus.
Seated on the throne with Jesus. Companion of Jesus. Sons of God.
We see Father God.
The City of Jerusalem.
Jesus.
The saints.
The purpose of history has been...
For the universe owes its origin to Him, was created by Him,
And has its aim and purpose in Him.
To Him be the glory
Throughout the Ages! Amen.
Romans 11:36 [Weymouth Translation]
Thus we meet God personally through the Church meetings/cell groups viz a vie Book 3 and other mentions of the cell group/Church meetings.
We meet God in His greatness in the Celebration services particularly on the basis of moving through the Tabernacle/Temple; with the Evangelist performing his Melchizedekal priestly function by guiding the worshippers from outside the gate, through the gate, and to the Brazen Altar.
The Teacher [Melchizedekal priestly function] meets them at the Brazen Altar, and guides them through the Brazen Laver, through the five posts and up to the Candlestick.
The Prophet [Melchizedekal priestly function] meets them at the Candlestick and then guides them to the Table of Shewbread/Bread of the Presence.
The Pastor [Melchizedekal priestly function] meets them at the Altar of Incense, and then guides them to the entrance of the Holy of Holies-where the veil is lifted because of Jesus.
The Apostle...