A City Like No Other - Part 3

         As John considers the City in Rev. 21, he notices that something is missing. There is no temple building. How can this be? Because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple!  God and the Lamb, the Light of the World (Jn. 8:12) is its light. But that’s not all. Since His Bride is “in Christ the Lamb,” we are part of the temple. In fact, because we have overcome death through resurrection, we are pillars in this temple (Rev. 3:12)!
          John even sees that this temple has an open-door policy. “ And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it. Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there).  And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.”
            As if to draw attention to the end of the Day timing of the City’s descent to the earth, John records, “But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life” (v. 27)
            End-Time Lesson: As further confirmation that John is seeing the end of the ages, we can look once again at the pivotal 70 Weeks Prophecy given to Daniel. The prophecy included a divine to-do list that would be accomplished by the end of the prophesied plan.
            “Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy” (Dan. 9:24). You may recall that the prophecy correctly predicted the timing of Christ’s first coming and His being “cut-off” midweek at the crucifixion. The prophecy was paused as a result of Israel missing their visitation and rejecting Christ as the Son of God.
            Half of the to-do list was completed as a result of Jesus’ first coming, such as making reconciliation for iniquity (sin). The other half of the to-do list shall be completed by His second coming. When Israel sees Jesus coming again, they shall finally accept Jesus as the Messiah, thereby ending the apostasy and transgression of the Jews. With every enemy then underfoot and Hades cast into the Lake of Fire, everlasting righteousness shall come to the new heavenlies and the new earth. With all the biblical prophesies having come to pass, vision and prophecy shall be sealed up.