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a city to come

Hebrews 13:12-14 (JDV)

Hebrews 13:12 Therefore, Jesus also suffered outside the gate, so that he might make the people sacred by his own blood.
Hebrews 13:13 Let us then go to him outside the camp, bearing his disgrace.
Hebrews 13:14 You see, we do not have a city here that stays; instead, we seek the one to come.

a city to come

The message is NOT that we have a city waiting for us when we die. Like our Saviour, our destiny is coming back to us. John saw the city in a vision, descending out of the sky from God (Revelation 21:10). We have a destiny that is not purchased by our death, but is purchased by Christ’s death. That destiny is eternal life in a restored universe. It is a gift of God’s grace, so you can count on it. There is a city to come.