John 8:12 Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall by no means walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (Holy Bible, Recovery Version)
Where life is, there is light also (John 1:4; 8:12); because the New Jerusalem is saturated with light, it has no need of the light of the sun; the glory of the Triune God will be our shining and controlling light (Revelation 21:23). In the New Jerusalem there will be no night, no death, and no darkness; instead, there will be life and light, causing everything to rise up and be in good order. In the New Jerusalem as the center of the new heaven and new earth, all things will be headed up in Christ (Revelation 21:24); this will be the fulfillment of the heading up of all things in Christ spoken of in Ephesians 1:10. (2014 Fall ITERO, msg. 3 outline)
The heading up in the church is a matter in life. If we try to be headed up without growing in life, we shall fall into organization….The more you grow in life, the more life you will have, the more heading up there will be, and the more you will be rescued from the heap of collapse. The heading up in the church life also takes place by light (Revelation 21:23-25). This light, of course, is not the light of knowledge but the light of life [John 1:4]. Today we in the church life are taking the lead to be headed up in Christ. For this we need to grow in life and have the light of life. (Life-study of Ephesians, ch. 8)
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