Jerusalem Mother
Jerusalem Mother is the reality of Jerusalem that the Bible points to as the source of the water of life. The Bible says that the children of promise, who receive the promise of eternal life from God, are the children of Jerusalem Mother.
Jerusalem and Salvation
The prophet Isaiah prophesied that all nations would come to Jerusalem and that their souls would be truly comforted in her;[1][2] and Zechariah prophesied that the water of life would flow out of Jerusalem and spread to the whole world.[3] Prophetically, Jerusalem is closely related to the salvation of our souls.
People regard Jerusalem in Palestine as the holy land. They go on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, wishing to receive peace of mind and blessings. In reality, however, Jerusalem today is far from peace. It is a representative city of conflict in the international community; disputes do not cease because each of three religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) and of two nations (Israel and Palestine) claims ownership. Jerusalem’s Old City, which is the center of the holy land, is divided into four quarters—Jewish, Armenian, Christian, and Muslim, and the streets are lined with armed police officers and soldiers.[4]
Jerusalem, which has been in the midst of political and religious disputes, cannot be called the place of salvation, which is mentioned in the Bible. Moreover, the God[5] of justice would not appoint a certain region on the earth as a place of salvation, and pretend not to know the numerous people who long for salvation but cannot make a pilgrimage there. In fact, what the prophets Isaiah and Zechariah wrote about Jerusalem is the prophecy about the heavenly Jerusalem.
The Reality of Jerusalem
The heavenly Jerusalem indicates the heavenly city of God, but it has another meaning, too. Apostle Paul wrote that the Jerusalem in heaven is the Mother of the saints who will be saved.
But the Jerusalem that is above [in heaven] is free, and she is our mother. Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
The heavenly Jerusalem is the Mother of our spirits (the spiritual Mother). The saints who believe in Jerusalem Mother are called the “children of promise,” and the promise of God is eternal life.[6] In other words, the saints who will receive eternal life, that is, salvation, have not only the spiritual Father (God the Father)[7] but also the spiritual Mother (God the Mother). The existence of God the Mother is revealed in the first chapter of the Bible, too.
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness. . . .” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
God expressed Himself as “Us” in plural, not “Me” in singular. He created man in the image of God, and male and female were created. If a male and a female were created in the image of God, it means that there are both a male image of God and a female image of God. Until now, people who believe in God have called God “Father,” thinking that there is only the male image of God. However, in the Bible, there is not only the male image of God but also the female image of God, “Mother”.
Mother Gives Eternal Life
When God created all things, He made them with His will.[8] The numerous living things in the world inherit their life from their fathers and mothers. Birds in the sky, fish in the water, and animals on the ground . . . They all have their fathers and mothers. The same is true for human beings. Everyone in this world has his or her mother. Of course, there must be a father, but a mother is the one who conceives and gives birth to children.
Since God made all things according to His will, God has clear will in creating mothers, who play the key role in the birth of life. Just as life is given through mothers, eternal life[6] will be given through the spiritual Mother. This fact can be confirmed through Adam and Eve, who were created according to God’s will.
Adam, the first man created in the image of God, represents Jesus, the Christ who comes to this earth.[9] In the light of the Trinity which the Bible teaches, Jesus is God the Father. Adam is a prophecy about God the Father who comes later, and Eve, the wife of Adam, is a prophecy about God the Mother who comes later.
Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all the living.
Here, Eve means living in Hebrew. The reason the first woman created in the image of God, was named Eve, that is, living, is because the mother, who is the woman, plays the main role of giving life to her children. The Bible says that Eve is “living” and the “mother of all the living,” suggesting that eternal life is ultimately given through God the Mother.
Appearing of Jerusalem Mother
Two thousand years ago, Jesus emphasized that He would give life in the last days.
“And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.”
The words that He will raise up people at the last day mean that He will give them life at the last day. Jesus repeatedly said even four times, “I will give life at the last day.”[10]
Jesus, the Savior, could have given life at that time, but He delayed the work of giving life until the last day. This is closely related to the time when God the Mother appears; God the Mother, who will give eternal life, is prophesied to appear in the last days.
This prophecy can be found in the creation of the heavens and the earth. The six-day Creation is a prophecy about God’s work of redemption. The creation of Eve on the sixth day, the last day of the Creation, is a prophecy that God the Mother will appear in the last days at the end of the work of redemption. Eternal life that God promised the saints is ultimately given through God the Mother. So Jesus repeatedly said that He would give them life on the last day when God the Mother would appear.
Direct prophecies about God the Mother appearing in the last days can be found in the book of Revelation. In Revelation 19, there is a prophecy that the wedding of the Lamb will come and His wife will be ready.[11] Revelation is a book of prophecy written by Apostle John around A.D. 95–96 after Jesus’ ascension.[12] Therefore, the appearing of the Lamb and His wife is to take place when Jesus comes a second time.
Apostle John too wrote about who the Lamb’s wife is.
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” . . . showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
The angel said that he would show him the bride, the wife of the Lamb, and showed him the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. Therefore, the bride, the wife of the Lamb, is represented as the heavenly Jerusalem. Apostle Paul described the heavenly Jerusalem as “our Mother” who is free.[13] The saints are called the “children of promise” and the “children of the free woman.”[14] He made it clear that the saints, who are to be saved by receiving the promise of eternal life from God, have the heavenly Mother, who is free.
Eternal life is given by God the Mother, the heavenly Jerusalem who appears in the last days. If anyone wants to receive eternal life and go to heaven, they must believe in God the Mother as well as God the Father.
See also
Related videos
- Sermon: New Jerusalem, the Wife of the Lamb
- Sermon: Eternal Life Is Given Through Heavenly Mother
References
- ↑ "Isaiah 60:1–4".
- ↑ "Isaiah 66:10–14".
- ↑ "Zechariah 14:8".
- ↑ "Israeli-Palestinian Conflict". Global Conflict Tracker. May 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Isaiah 30:18".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "1 John 2:25".
- ↑ "Matthew 6:9".
- ↑ "Revelation 4:11".
- ↑ "Romans 5:14".
- ↑ "John 6:40–54".
- ↑ "Revelation 19:7".
- ↑ "Revelation 1:1".
- ↑ "Galatians 4:26".
- ↑ "Galatians 4:28–31".