The first intrinsic element of the triune constitution [of the New Jerusalem] is gold, given by the Father as the basic element (Rev. 21:18b)....Gold in typology always refers to God’s divine nature, and Peter told us that we are partakers of the divine nature (2 Pet. 1:4)....When we were born of God, as the begetting Father He imparted His own nature into our being, which is the gold of the “golden mountain,” the New Jerusalem. The city proper is like a mountain with the height of twelve thousand stadia, and Revelation 21:18 tells us that the city was pure gold. Also, Revelation 21:21 tells us that the street of the city was pure gold. All of this denotes that the divine nature is the basic element of our spiritual constitution. (God’s New Testament Economy, p. 410)
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 01:25:00 +0000
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