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==Heavenly New Jerusalem==

The Bible mentions not only the earthly Jerusalem but also the heavenly Jerusalem. Heavenly Jerusalem is the heavenly city where God and angels reside, referred to as the dwelling place of God.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 12:22–23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Also, Heavenly Jerusalem symbolizes the bride of the heavenly wedding banquet. That is why ~~the angels~~ told Apostle John that ~~they~~ would show him the bride, and then ~~they~~ showed him the Jerusalem coming down out of heaven.

The Bible mentions not only the earthly Jerusalem but also the heavenly Jerusalem. Heavenly Jerusalem is the heavenly city where God and angels reside, referred to as the dwelling place of God.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 12:22–23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Also, Heavenly Jerusalem symbolizes the bride of the heavenly wedding banquet. That is why an angel told Apostle John that he would show him the bride, and then he showed him the Jerusalem coming down out of heaven.

{{quote5 |내용= One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the '''bride, the wife of the Lamb.'''” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the '''Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.''' |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+21%3A9-10&version=NIV Revelation 21:9–10]}}

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{{quote5 |내용= But the '''Jerusalem that is above''' is free, and she is '''our mother'''. . . . Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A26%E2%80%9331&version=NIV Galatians 4:26–31]}}

The reality of the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven, is indeed the ~~mother~~ of our souls. The Jews cherished and longed for Jerusalem, praying toward it in times of difficulty. The saints who will be saved, who are spiritual Jews,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A28-29&version=NIV |title=Romans 2:28–29 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> are those who look toward and love the heavenly Jerusalem Mother, and therefore receive God’s blessings.

The reality of the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven, is indeed the Mother of our souls. The Jews cherished and longed for Jerusalem, praying toward it in times of difficulty. The saints who will be saved, who are spiritual Jews,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A28-29&version=NIV |title=Romans 2:28–29 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> are those who look toward and love the heavenly Jerusalem Mother, and therefore receive God’s blessings.

*Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.” ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+122%3A6-7&version=NIV Psalm 122:6-7])

*“Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her. For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing abundance. . . . As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.” ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+66%3A10%E2%80%9314&version=NIV Isaiah 66:10–14])

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 ==Heavenly New Jerusalem==
-The Bible mentions not only the earthly Jerusalem but also the heavenly Jerusalem. Heavenly Jerusalem is the heavenly city where God and angels reside, referred to as the dwelling place of God.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 12:22–23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Also, Heavenly Jerusalem symbolizes the bride of the heavenly wedding banquet. That is why the angels told Apostle John that they would show him the bride, and then they showed him the Jerusalem coming down out of heaven.
+The Bible mentions not only the earthly Jerusalem but also the heavenly Jerusalem. Heavenly Jerusalem is the heavenly city where God and angels reside, referred to as the dwelling place of God.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 12:22–23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Also, Heavenly Jerusalem symbolizes the bride of the heavenly wedding banquet. That is why an angel told Apostle John that he would show him the bride, and then he showed him the Jerusalem coming down out of heaven.
 {{quote5 |내용= One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the '''bride, the wife of the Lamb.'''” And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the '''Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.''' |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+21%3A9-10&version=NIV Revelation 21:9–10]}}
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 {{quote5 |내용= But the '''Jerusalem that is above''' is free, and she is '''our mother'''. . . . Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A26%E2%80%9331&version=NIV Galatians 4:26–31]}}
-The reality of the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven, is indeed the mother of our souls. The Jews cherished and longed for Jerusalem, praying toward it in times of difficulty. The saints who will be saved, who are spiritual Jews,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A28-29&version=NIV |title=Romans 2:28–29 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> are those who look toward and love the heavenly Jerusalem Mother, and therefore receive God’s blessings.
+The reality of the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven, is indeed the Mother of our souls. The Jews cherished and longed for Jerusalem, praying toward it in times of difficulty. The saints who will be saved, who are spiritual Jews,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A28-29&version=NIV |title=Romans 2:28–29 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> are those who look toward and love the heavenly Jerusalem Mother, and therefore receive God’s blessings.
 *Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.” ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+122%3A6-7&version=NIV Psalm 122:6-7])
 *“Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her. For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you will drink deeply and delight in her overflowing abundance. . . . As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.” ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+66%3A10%E2%80%9314&version=NIV Isaiah 66:10–14])

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