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Jerusalem and the Plan of Redemption

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

The New Jerusalem is a heavenly city that will far transcend the glory of its earthly counterpart. The citizens of the future holy Jerusalem constitute the wife of the Lamb. It is a perfect cube denoting the complete elect church. During the millennium the elect saints reign with Christ as kings and priests over the earth and over Israel and the nations. There will be the heavenly Jerusalem the New Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from God. The Greek for new as in New Jerusalem implies that it is new and different from and superseding the old worn out Jerusalem. The first foundation of the spiritual church was laid in the earthly Jerusalem but it was never a part of the earthly Jerusalem meaning physically. This spiritual church is the earnest of that everlasting Jerusalem which will come down from heaven to abide permanently in the new heavens and new earth. To have a part in the New Jerusalem one must have endurance live by faith and not draw back. Allegiance must be given to the heavenly Jerusalem the new city rather than the old dying city of earthly Jerusalem. As the earthly Jerusalem came to symbolize Israel's imperial destiny the New Jerusalem signifies the full realization of that Kingdom promise. In the New Jerusalem the people of God will enjoy unhindered worship and fellowship under the great Davidic King Jesus Christ. All things will be made new. There will not be any remnants of the earthly Jerusalem. The conception of a holy city is based on prophecies that predict a glorious future for Jerusalem after the judgment. It allegorically depicts the final state of the church when the new heaven and the new earth will have come into being. This picture is drawn from a twofold perspective. The New Jerusalem is a restoration of Paradise. It is also the ideal of true religion realized. The New Jerusalem is the city that descends out of heaven from God which characterizes it on the one hand as a product of God's supernatural workmanship and on the other hand as the culmination of the historic process of redemption. The New Jerusalem is the full realization of the grand destiny of the people of God. It represents the time when the reign of God will be fully actualized on earth through the vice-regency of the great Son of David Jesus Christ. The New Jerusalem is the place in which one will live and dwell in happy fellowship with God and His Son through eternity.

Passover and New Creation

Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

God has a two-phased project, first a separation process, followed by a unification process, in which all will be gathered and unified into Christ.

Stay in Jerusalem

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

Those who returned to Jerusalem did not completely fulfill their commission, failing to completely rebuild the walls and failing to totally rebuild the temple.

The End

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Noah's flood was an end, the temple's destruction was an end, Christ's second coming will be an end, and the Last Great Day will be an end and a beginning.

The Light of the World

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

Christ's teachings on the Eighth Day revolved around light and darkness, and twice on that Holy Day He proclaimed that He is the Light of the World.

The King's Highway

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God provided highways in the wilderness to deliver Israel from bondage, to alert God's people that salvation is coming, and to proclaim the coming Highway of Holiness.

The Last Great Day

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John O. Reid

Because we have been tempted and failed many times, and had to overcome, we will be able encourage those resurrected, proving that it is not impossible.

The Radiance of God's Glory

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. Collins

The so-called Age of Enlightenment replaced divine revelation with carnal human reason, replacing God's true light with Satan's counterfeit 'illumination.'

The Light of Day and the Dark of Night

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mike Ford

If we keep God's commandments, we are walking in the light. If we hate our brother or become enticed by the ways of the world, we are living in darkness.

The Absence-Presence Dichotomy and God's Spirit

Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

Paul's use of the presence-absence dichotomy clarified that absence does not materially affect the Work of God because the same Holy Spirit is always present.

Supreme Permanence and Value

Sermonette by Martin G. Collins

Our offerings must reflect the radiance of Christ. Only God can assess the quality of light in the precious stones He has called.

An Abundant Spiritual Offering

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The number eight signifies a new start with abundance abundance following a period of time (a week, seven years, or a millennium) of preparatory activity.

Thy Kingdom Come

Sermonette by Ronny H. Graham

Most professing Christians hold to the pagan belief that heaven is the reward of the saved, imagining that they will waft off to heaven at death.

Glory Be

Sermon by Ronny H. Graham

The Hebrew word for glory carries the connotation of a burden or responsibility, just as Christ glorified the Father in every thought, word, and deed.

Psalms: Book Two (Part One)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Pentecost season generally corresponds to Book II of the Psalms, Exodus, and the story of Ruth. Major themes include exile, separation, and redemption.

The Capital of the World

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

New York is the current "Capital of the world" while Jerusalem is the imminent new capital of the world. The choice we have is present glitz or future glory.

Israel: Future

'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

What is in store for the nations of Israel? Is their future promising or bleak—or both? This article concludes a three-part series on the people of Israel.

The Lord is My Light and Salvation

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Of all the benefits that we have received from God, there are are few more remarkable than the possession of light and the ability to use it.

City of Peace

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Paradoxically, Jerusalem has not been a city of peace, but a magnet for conflict, a situation which will not end until Christ returns.

What Happened to the Thief on the Cross? (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Did the criminal crucified next to Christ go to heaven? That is commonly believed—yet even Jesus was not in heaven that day! Digging deeper shows the truth.

Did the Thief on the Cross Go to Heaven with Jesus Christ (Luke 23:43)?

Bible Questions & Answers

Jesus said He would be in the grave 3 days and 3 nights after His crucifixion. Given that, could the thief have been with Christ in Paradise that very day?

The Eternal Privileges of the Bride

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Just as a bride gains a new identity, name, and inheritance through marriage, God's chosen saints, share Christ's very life, glory, and eternal prospects.

Like a Tree

'Ready Answer' by Mike Ford

Trees provide living illustrations of godly behavior that will prepare Christians to partake of the Tree of Life in God's Kingdom.