The Spirit Flowing in New Jerusalem
In New Jerusalem there is “a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street.”
We not only enjoy God the Father as the light of life and God the Son as the tree of life but also God the Spirit as the river of water of life. The river of water of life in the New Jerusalem is the flowing out of the Triune God—the Spirit of life as the reaching of the Triune God to His redeemed people for their enjoyment….When we drink of the one Spirit as the crystal-bright river of water of life for our satisfaction (1 Cor. 12:13), we are purified and made transparent as crystal, having no dimness or opaqueness.*
From the beginning of our Christian life we have all been given the Spirit to drink (1 Cor. 12:13). The more we drink this water of life, the more we are purified and made transparent to match these characteristics of New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:21).
The rock in Exodus 17 flowed out abundant water after being struck by Moses. In 1 Corinthians 10:4 this is a picture of Jesus being struck on the cross to flow out the living water. Later, in Numbers 20, Moses was instructed to speak to the rock for more water to flow out.
This shows that we need to speak to Christ as our spiritual rock to enjoy Him as the flowing Spirit, the living water.*
* From pages 39, 40 of Ed Marks, The New Jerusalem—A Corporate Person, Affirmation & Critique Monograph, A&C Press, © Living Stream Ministry (2025).
Posted by Don on July 24, 2026
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