Where is Jerusalem?
Posted on February 24th, 2012
In the sermon on the Quinquagesima gospel of Jesus’ words, “We are going up to Jerusalem,” I indicated that all of us Christians are included in those words. A parishioner asked me about this Jerusalem: Where is it, how can I find it? Below was my answer to him: Dear ______, If you will, there are three “Jerusalems”: 1) The physical city that we can identify on a map and visit; 2) The church; and 3) The New Jerusalem, the heavenly city of which Rev. 21 speaks. When Jesus says, “We are going up to Jerusalem” in the Quinquagesima gospel, the immediate and primary meaning is that He is going to the city (1), the Twelve going with Him. What I was suggesting in…
Tagged: Jerusalem, New Jerusalem, Quinquagesima
