III.　Working out the reality of the gold base of the New Jerusalem for its building—Rev. 21:18b, 21b:

A.　Experiencing God the Father in His nature as the base upon which the New Jerusalem is built.

B.　Directed by the divine nature as the way, signified by the golden street, which is part of the base.

C.　Having God's golden nature as their inward being.

D.　Helping the saints to partake of, to participate in and enjoy, the divine nature so that they may become a part of the New Jerusalem, which, as a mountain of gold, is the ultimate, unique, and eternal golden lampstand—2 Pet. 1:4; Rev. 21:18b.

E.　Moving in the flow of the Spirit—the fellowship of the divine life—signified by the river of water of life—Rev. 22:1.

IV.　Working out the reality of the pearl gates of the New Jerusalem for its entry—Rev. 21:12-13, 21a:

A.　Experiencing and ministering Christ in His life-essence through His life-releasing death and life-secreting resurrection to produce the pearls, which are the gates.

B.　Testifying that the three of the Triune God—signified by three gates on each side of the city—work together to bring people into the city—Matt. 28:19; Luke 15:1-32.

C.　Preaching regeneration through the death-overcoming and the life-secreting Christ as the entrance into the city—John 3:3, 5-6; 1 Pet. 1:3, 23; Titus 3:5.

D.　Proclaiming the availability of the entrance of the holy city toward mankind universally, signified by three gates on each of the four sides of the city—Rev. 21:12-13.

E.　Being one with Christ in His life-releasing death and life-imparting resurrection to minister life to the saints for the building up of the Body—Col. 1:24; 2 Cor. 4:10-12.

V.　Working out the reality of the wall and foundations of the New Jerusalem—Rev. 21:12, 14, 17, 19-20:

A.　Working out the reality of the wall:

1.　The wall functioning to express God and to separate the city from the nations.

2.　The wall functioning to protect the city from the destroyers of the divine building:

a.　Those who blow divisive winds of teaching by emphasizing things other than the central teaching of God's economy—Eph. 4:14; 1 Tim. 1:4.

b.　Those who preach and teach heresies—2 Pet. 2:1; 2 John 7-11.

c.　Those who are sectarian and who make divisions— Titus 3:10; Rom. 16:17.

d.　Those who are ambitious for position—3 John 9.

3.　The wall of the city being in resurrection—Rev. 21:17; 2 Cor. 1:9.

4.　The apostles ministering the transforming and building life of Christ for the believers' transformation and building—2 Cor. 3:18; Eph. 4:16.

B.　Working out the reality of the foundations:

1.　The twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb—Rev. 21:14:

a.　Representing the apostles' teaching—Acts 2:42.

b.　Indicating that the New Jerusalem is built according to the apostles' teaching.

c.　Signifying that the New Jerusalem is built upon the apostles and prophets with their revelation received of Christ as the rock—Matt. 16:18; Eph. 2:20; 3:4-5.

d.　The twelve apostles representing the grace of the New Testament, signifying that grace is the source, the element, and the means for producing the New Jerusalem.

2.　The precious stones of the twelve foundations having the appearance of a rainbow—Rev. 21:19 20:

a.　Signifying that the New Jerusalem is built upon and secured by God's faithfulness in keeping His covenant.

b.　In their ministry the apostles being faithful stewards of the mysteries of God—1 Cor. 4:1-2; 1 Tim. 1:12; 2 Tim. 2:2.

VI.　Working under the administration of the throne—Rev. 22:1-2:

A.　Honoring God as the Source, Origin, Initiator, Planner, Designer, and Arranger of all their work—Rom. 11:36; Heb. 4:16; Acts 13:2-4.

B.　Submitting to Christ as the Head—Col. 1:18; Eph. 1:22-23; 4:15; 1 Cor. 11:3.

C.　As vanquished foes, always being led in triumph in Christ—2 Cor. 2:14-15; Eph. 4:8.

D.　Reigning in life by the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness—Rom. 5:17.

E.　Turning people from the authority of Satan to God—Acts 26:18.

VII.　Working to build up the temple of God:

A.　Building with the Triune God as the precious materials— 1 Cor. 3:12.

B.　Not marring oi destroying God's temple by building with worthless materials, that is, with their nature, disposition, old "I," old creation, self, inclination, and preference.

C.　Carrying out the ministry of reconciliation so that the believers who still live in the flesh may pass through the second veil, which signifies the flesh, to enter into the Holy of Holies to live with God in their spirit (1 Cor. 6:17) for the building up of God's dwelling place—2 Cor. 5:19-20.

D.　In the organic union with Christ in His crucifixion, experiencing the breaking of the flesh that the believers may enter through the rent veil (the flesh) into the Holy of Holies for the building up of the New Jerusalem as the enlarged and consummate Holy of Holies—Matt. 27:51; Heb. 10:20; Rev. 21:16.

VIII.　 Ministering the processed and consummated Triune God as the supply—Rev. 22:1-2, 14, 17; 21:6; 7:16-17:

A.　Nourishing the believers with spiritual food and drink-— 1 Cor. 3:2; 10:3-4; Heb. 5:12-14.

B.　Supplying the divine life—2 Cor. 4:12; 1 John 5:16a.

C.　Imparting grace to the believers—Rom. 1:7; Gal. 6:18; Heb. 4:16; 1 Pet. 5:10, 12; Rev. 22:21.

D.　Blessing the saints with the processed and consummated Triune God—2 Cor. 13:14; Rom. 15:29.

IX.　Working to diffuse the divine light—Rev. 21:23-24a, 1 lb:

A.　Receiving the commission to turn people from darkness to light—Acts 26:18.

B.　Enlightening others that they might see the economy of the mystery—Eph. 3:9.

C.　Putting on the weapons of light—Rom. 13:12.