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It comes from the new Jerusalem, whose light in oppositon to the condition of the world IS CLEAR AS CRYSTAL.
Revelations 21:11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like
unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
It comes from the new Jerusalem, whose light in oppositon to the condition of the world IS CLEAR AS CRYSTAL.
Revelations 21:11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Now The Feast of Tabernacles does last for 7 days, IN JERUSALEM, but it lasts for 8 days to those celebrating Outside Jerusalem.
Now you have to read Zecheriah 14 more carefully, to see, there are no alters in the New Jerusalem, for that matter there are not any Canannites there either. First though, look at this correlating passage:
Revelations 21
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Now you see, there will be no temple there, but as you no doubt still struggle to place this into context, yet are almost there, connect the dots...
There will be no night in this city, it will shed light to the remaining world, it's light, unlike that of the world, will be clear, and the world will look to the New Jerusalem for light, and sustenance, as a river will flow from it, likewise as you noted, a penalty for those who do not go to pay their respects. See verse 25 and 26 in Rev 21. Now...look at verse 27, this places the perspective of Zechariah 14 into context as to the temple, and there being no temple in the New Jerusalem. You see, sin will not be allowed to enter into that city, nor those harboring such.
Look again to the verses in Zechariah which you referenced, those latter verses you noted:
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth,
neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie:
Zecheriah 14:21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts:
hold on, were getting there...you see, no sin, the whole world will not go up to Jerusalem, but of those who dont go, all will not be in violation...as they will have representatives going in thier behalf...note more closely:
Zecheriah 14:
17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto
Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
Emphasis here is on "OF ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH" keyword...on the first "OF".
Now if nothing that defiles can enter into this city, who are these representatives?
go back to Revelations 21:
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
These representatives, are the saints who inherit the earth, who rule with the lamb.
And there will be those who are not saved, until after that kingdom is established. They will not be allowed into that city unclean.
NOW...RE-READ THOSE LATTER PORTIONS OF ZECHERIAH 14...nowhere does it say there is a temple, nor does it say there is an ALTAR in the city of THE NEW JERUSALEM. NOT AT ALL.
What is said is:
...."the pots of the Lord's house SHALL BE LIKE bowls before the altar."
These Bowls as traditionally used in the Tabernacle of old, were not common items found in everyday homes...they were made of Gold if I recall correctly.
And these bowls were filled with water, with which was used for Cleansing of the priests...those who performed Sacrifices for others.
In Revelations, you see a set of Bowl Judgements. What is effectively taking place is those angels, holding the bowls of God's in which God's Annointed cleansed themselves of the duties of sacrifice for the sins of the people (these seven bowls belonging to the seven spirits before the throne, God's Annointed), so after these priests have washed themselves in these bowls, you have the remanant, the filthy water, and the angels pouring them out, are effectively turning the sins of those who were forgiven back into the world upon those who rejected grace when it was offered to them. And that is another study, into the 8 spirits of God, but our focus is to the bowls as they apply more directly to Zecheriah and the NEW JERUSALEM.
So we note these ceremonial bowls to have been an uncommon item in the populous, so in Zecheriah 14,
what is being said here, is the very cooking pots, the common items of this city, will be holy, and will serve to cleanse those who come into this city. And who comes...we already established it is those representatives of the families of the earth, those who rule with the lamb, this includes the to allude to the ministry of the 144,000, this includes they which are written in the lambs book of life, those families of the great multitude saved as a result of the ministry of the 144,000 in service to the Lamb. These rulers, they are not defiled, they are writtten in the lambs book of life, this grants them access into the city, and to the pots of that city...as there are no ceremonial bowls, and there is not an alter, for there is no temple, the pots, in that city serve in place of the Bowls used in the traditional Feast of Tabernacles, the pots "SHALL BE LIKE BOWLS BEFORE THE ALTAR."
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