Again, another chapter filled with such hope and promise. An angel is measuring Jerusalem, the place where Jesus will return and where there will be so many living, there will not be enough room within the city walls to house everyone. But the great thing is, that it is not just the Israelites, the Jews, but it also includes people from all other nations, all believers because we too are Abraham's descendants through our faith in Jesus.
It reminds me again of Revelation, when it talks in chapter 21 of the New Jerusalem:
2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
I just love verse 5, which in the NLT is translated: 'Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the Lord. And I will be the glory inside the city!’ Just imagine how glorious that will be, to be inside the city of Jerusalem where the Lord is the glory, where there will be no need for the sun because His glory provides all the light anyone could possibly need!
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