nitelife, nightlight (revelation 21:22-23)

Exegetical Studies in Revelation

This message was preached at New Testament Christian Fellowship in Claremont, NC on July 10, 2022. Its focus is the detailed blueprint of the New Jerusalem, the Lamb’s wife, as unveiled in Revelation 21:10-22:5, particularly the city’s NITELIFE (21:22-27). The New Jerusalem, unlike the restored earthly Jerusalem of the Millennium (see Ezekiel 40-46; Isaiah 30:26), has no temple nor any need for the sun and moon. The ever-present shekinah glory of God and of the Lamb are its temple and its light. Her nitelife is indeed a nightlight. The Lord Jesus Christ is the Church’s TRUE TEMPLE and the Church’s TRUE HEAD. And yet , He is standing outside the church and knocking on the door (see Revelation 3:20). We are Laodicea, and we need to just admit it. Now, what are we going to do about it? Let’s start by being ashamed when we see and consider these detailed patterns of the Church’s future home, just as the captives of Israel were exhorted to be when shown the patterns of Jerusalem in her future restoration (see Ezekiel 43:10). Then, let us strengthen our hands and put away our fears (Zechariah 8:9,13).