The Foundations of the City

Rev 21:14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

The names of the twelve apostles connect the City with the foundation work of the apostles at Pentecost.

By their work under the control of the Holy Spirit, the Church was formed on earth as the House of God where God dwells, rules and blesses. A sphere of heavenly blessing and rule was thus formed on earth.

This work, commenced on earth through the instrumentality of the apostles, is seen in its completion in the City in glory.

This indicates that the City does not set forth the Church as presented by the Apostle Paul in its intimate relations to Christ as the body of Christ, nor in its privileges of access to the Father's house.

It is the aspect of the Church presented by the twelve — the vessel for the display of the glory of God before the world.

The Measuring of the City (Rev 21:15-17)