V.　The apostles living out the reality of the gold base of the New Jerusalem for its building:

A.　Partaking of and being cc stituted with the divine nature of God, the divine element of the New Jerusalem—Rev. 21:18b; 2 Pet. 1:4.

B.　Doing everything according to the divine nature of God, taking the divine nature of God as their pathway, to be under the ruling of God's golden administration—Rev. 21:21; 22:1:

1.　The divine life flowing in the divine nature being the unique way for their daily life—Eph. 4:29.

2.　Practicing the divine fellowship based upon the golden nature within them—1 John 1:3.

VI.　The apostles living out the reality of the pearl gates of the New Jerusalem for its entry:

A.　Pearls signifying the issue of Christ's secretion in two aspects: His redeeming and life-releasing death and His life-dispensing resurrection—Rev. 21:21a; John 12:24; 1Cor. 15:45b:

1.　Daily experiencing the death of Christ subjectively by the power of Christ's resurrection that they may be conformed to the death of Christ—Phil. 3:10; 1 Cor. 15:31b; Rom. 8:13; Gal. 5:24-25.

2.　Daily experiencing the resurrection of Christ subjectively by the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ that they may be conformed to the image of the firstborn Son of God—Phil. 1:19; Rom. 8:29.

B.　Being made pearls to be the gates for repentant sinners' entry into the New Jerusalem as the ultimate consummation of God's eternal economy—Rev. 21:12b-13.

VII.　The apostles living out the reality of the wall of the New Jerusalem:

A.　Its wall being of jasper, a precious stone signifying the appearance of God, indicating that the entire city bears the appearance of God in His glory, having the glory of God—Rev. 4:3a; 21:11, 18a:

1.　Being under the continuous transforming work of the transforming Spirit to be living and precious stones for God's building—1 Pet. 2:4-5.

2.　Expressing the Triune God embodied in Christ in their living, bearing His appearance—Phil. 1:20-2la.

3.　Giving God the glory in all things and doing all to the glory of God—Eph. 3:21; 1 Cor. 10:31; 6:20; 1 Pet. 4:11.

B.　The jasper wall being for the separation and protection of the New Jerusalem:

1.　Being separated unto God from all things other than God positionally that they may be saturated with God dispositionally to be holy as God is holy-—1 Pet. 1:15-16; 2 Cor. 6:14—7:1; 1 Thes. 5:23.

2.　Protecting the interests of the riches of God's divinity on the earth and the attainments of His consummation—1 Cor. 15:12; 1 John 2:22.

C.　The jasper wall being measured "according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel," signifying that the wall of the city is not natural but in resurrection, since it is in resurrection that man will be like the angels—-Rev. 21:17; Matt. 22:30:

1.　Living in resurrection by rejecting their natural life and living by the divine life—Gal. 2:20.

2.　Living a crucified life for the manifestation of the resurrection life by the power of the treasure in their earthen vessels—2 Cor. 4:7-12.

VIII.　The apostles living out the reality of the foundations of the New Jerusalem:

A.　The foundations of the holy city being the twelve apostles of the Lamb—Rev. 21:14:

1.　The revelation of the mystery of Christ which the apostles received being the foundation upon which the church is built—Eph. 2:20; 3:5-6; Matt. 16:18.

2.　The apostles representing the grace of the New Testament and living and having their being by the grace of God—1 Pet. 4:10; 1 Cor. 15:10; John 1:16.

B.　The foundations being in the appearance of a rainbow signifying that the entire city is built upon the faithfulness of God—Rev. 21:19-20; Gen. 9:8-17:

1.　Receiving mercy of the Lord to be faithful—1 Cor. 7:25.

2.　Being one with the faithful God to be faithful stewards of God's eternal economy—1 Cor. 4:2.