the city with twelve gates

IMG_1915Ezekiel 47:13-48:35

The vision and book concludes with a detailed description of the whole land, with its territories equally divided among the tribes of Israel, and with Gentile sojourners as incorporated within the nation.  Only one city is seen: the holy city with its new name.  “The LORD is There” is a fitting name because the city itself, not just the temple, represents the presence of God.  It has twelve gates, each named after a tribe.  All of God’s people have equal access to his presence. 

LORD, thank you for the hope of a new earth, and a new Jerusalem.  Until the world sees it, may we live it, so that they see it in us.

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About Jefferson Vann

Jefferson Vann is pastor of Piney Grove Advent Christian Church in Delco, North Carolina.
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