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“ Summary, Part 4 (final) ” The New Testament often uses the word “world” (Greek: “kosmos”) to denote this ungodly spirit among men. The word “cosmetics” comes from this word, and carries the idea of the appearance of aesthetics and beauty. Despite its chaos, the City of Man does have a ruler: the devil (JOHN 8:44). CLOSING APPLICATIONS (alluded from Keach’s list): 1) REMEMBER your former rebellion, 2) RECOLLECT your gracious deliverance, 3) REGARD God’s holy habitation as a place of your service, 4) RECKON the glory of God’s city, of which the Christian is a citizen and is being gradually conformed to the image of his King, 5) REFLECT God’s glory by holy living, 6) REVEL in the privileges of your citizenship.
Ian Migala (5/1/2013)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 3 ” 2. HE WHO LIVES IN THE CITY OF MAN LIVES IN REBELLION AGAINST GOD AND HIS CITY. In ISAIAH 26:5, the City of Man is called “the unassailable city” [or “the lofty city” in the KJV]; in 24:10 it is called “the city of chaos” [or “the city of confusion”], characterized by meaninglessness and confusion. The architecture may be stupendous, but ultimately they’re a picture of Godlessness, since the God of Zion doesn’t dwell there. The first city mentioned in the Bible is called Enoch, which was built by Cain, the first murderer, and named after his son (GENESIS 4:17). The first prominent city in the Bible is Babylon, which means “the gate of God”, but that city was built to keep God OUT. “Babylon” comes from “Babel”, which a Hebrew dictionary describes as the place of a titanic human social revolt to throw off the rule of God and establish peace and legitimacy without Him. Some things never change. PSALM 2:1-3 captures this Babylonian spirit that lives on to this day. John reveals the whore of Babylon in REVELATION 17:18 as “that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.”
Ian Migala (5/1/2013)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” In his *Preaching from the Types and Metaphors of the Bible*, Benjamin Keach listed six reasons why God’s people in the Bible are referred to as God’s City: a) because we were naturally like Jerusalem: once inhabited by pagans (the Jebusites) who had to be destroyed, as b) by grace we also were overcome and conquered; c) because the Church is fortified by the Almighty for His own use; d) because the Church is God’s favored place among all peoples; e) because it is viewed and gazed upon by all strangers (the Syriac for “Zion” connotes shininess and reflection; the Arabic connotes defense or fortress [I’ll add that the Hebrew comes from a word meaning “pillar” and connoting a sign or waymark]); f) God’s Law is cherished there (PSALM 87:2). Christians also dwell as residents of a holy nation. 2 TIMOTHY 1:9 talks of our separation from the world. REVELATION 1 talks of Christ’s atoning blood making us priests and kings for God in that nation: a spiritual blood-line. Paul talks about us as heirs in ROMANS 8.
Ian Migala (5/1/2013)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” Last week, we answered a few questions about the City of God and the City of Man. This week, we look at the characteristic (singular) of the dweller in each city. 1. HE WHO LIVES IN THE CITY OF GOD DWELLS IN A GLORIOUS CITY INHABITED BY GOD. A faint comparison: in the *Wizard of Oz*, Dorothy thought the Emerald City was special because a special man lived there. In the Bible, the City of God is often called “Zion”. PSALM 48:1-2: The City of God is the joy of the whole earth (note the reference to the north, which is Biblical language for where God dwells: above). Also PSALM 87:1-3, 46:4-5, ISAIAH 62:12. The New Testament also speaks of this city. MATTHEW 5:14 speaks of a city of light, HEBREWS 12:22 tells us that Christians are already eternal citizens of this city, and merely pilgrims in this world (PHILIPPIANS 3:20). In REVELATION 3:12, Christ says that if we overcome, He will write the name of God on us and we will have permanent stay in His temple in new Jerusalem, which is a prepared place for a prepared people. REVELATION 21:2 speaks of it as the groom being presented to his bride: the Church (compare it to Paul’s marriage analogy in EPHESIANS 5:23-24).
