Springs Article 2021-09 (1)

Revelation 21:1-8
Revelation 21:9-22
Revelation 21:23-27

What does it mean to overcome as a believer?

  • It means to abide faithful in Christ to the very end
  • It means to have the victory over sin and Satan
  • It means to overcome the flesh, the world and the devil 
  • It means to have the victory over idolatry and immorality
  • John 15:1-8, Revelation 3:15-16

What is the reward of the overcomer according to the book of Revelation?

  • eating of the tree of life in the midst of the paradise of God,
  • not being hurt of the second death,
  • eating of the hidden manna,
  • receiving a white stone which contains a new personal name written,
  • power over the nations to rule them with a rod of iron,
  • receiving the morning star,
  • being clothed in white garment,
  • not being blotted out of the book of life,
  • having his name confessed before the Father and His angels,
  • becoming a pillar in the temple of God, and going no more out,
  • having the name of God, the name of the city of God and the new name of Jesus written upon him,
  • sitting with Jesus on His throne,
  • inheriting all things, 
  • Revelation 2:7,11,17,26-28, 3:5,12,21, 21:7

What is the city designed and built by God according to Hebrews 11:10?

  • New Jerusalem is the city of the living God!
  • New Jerusalem is the heavenly Jerusalem
  • New Jerusalem is the heavenly Mount Zion
  • New Jerusalem is heavenly Eden (the paradise of God)
  • Hebrews 12:22-24

What are the unique features of New Jerusalem according to Revelation 21?

  • New Jerusalem is a great and high mountain!
  • New Jerusalem is a cubic mountain (1500 x 1500 x 1500 cubic miles)
  • The Throne (and heavenly Temple) of God sits upon New Jerusalem
  • New Jerusalem is the eternal home of the overcoming believers (the Bride of Christ, the Lamb’s Wife)
  • New Jerusalem is coming down to settle on the new earth for all eternity
  • New Jerusalem is a cubic multi-foundation (multi-floor) city
  • New Jerusalem consists of 12 floors on which eternal mansions are built
  • The walls and floors of New Jerusalem are made of Jasper, clear as crystal
  • Each of the 12 floors of New Jerusalem is adorned with a different kind of precious stone that transmits coloured light in a unique way
  • The walls and adorned floors of New Jerusalem are overlaid internally with transparent gold, clear as crystal
  • The tree of life and the fountain of life run down from the throne of God at the top, through the middle of the floors of New Jerusalem
  • The 12 gates of New Jerusalem, which are as tall as the walls, are made of 12 different kinds of pearls
  • New Jerusalem is the heavenly Eden, the Garden of God, Ezekiel 28:13-16
  • New Jerusalem is supplied by lighting from the Throne of God at the top, running through its transparent Jasper walls, multi-floor precious stone adornments and transparent gold internal overlay
  • New Jerusalem is a masterpiece of light!
  • Learn more in my book on ‘Revelation and the End Times: Don’t Worship the Beast’. 

2021: A Year of Sanctification

Love and Blessings,
Ben Awoseyila