From New Wine to the New City: Table of Life Progression and God’s Economy
Mark 2:22 No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine would burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins would be ruined. But new wine is put into new wineskins.
John 3:29 The one who takes the bride is the bridegroom. His friends stand and listen to him, and they rejoice and are glad at the sound of the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is complete.
Revelation 19:7 Let us be joyful and glad to him and give him glory, for the wedding of the Lamb has come, and the bride herself has prepared herself.
Revelation 21:2 Then I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared, as a bride adorned for her husband.
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Aspect / Stage |
The Lamb |
New Wine |
Bridegroom |
Bride |
New Jerusalem |
|
Core Identity |
Redeemer |
Life Supplier |
Marrying One |
Counterpart, Wife |
Eternal Dwelling |
|
Spiritual Meaning |
Solves the problem of sin |
Imparts divine life |
Initiates love and marriage |
Corporate person matured in life |
Ultimate consummation of God–man mingling |
|
Role in God’s Economy |
Foundation of salvation |
Beginning of life experience |
Manifestation of the goal |
Accomplishment of the goal |
Completion of the goal |
|
Inner Life Work |
Shedding blood, forgiveness |
Filling, renewing, energizing |
Attracting, loving, uniting |
Maturing, matching, building |
Full mingling, eternal habitation |
|
Outward Expression |
Sin removed |
Overflowing joy |
Proclamation of the wedding |
Fine linen of righteousness |
Glory of the holy city |
|
Key Metaphor |
The Lamb |
New Wine |
Bridegroom |
Bride |
New City |
|
Experiential Aspect |
Salvation, justification |
Drinking and enjoying Christ |
Loving and waiting for Christ |
Preparation and maturity |
Expressing God, dwelling with God |
|
Relation to the Next Stage |
Redemption prepares the ground for life |
Life growth produces love |
Love results in marriage |
Marriage issues in the city |
The city is the eternal result of marriage |
|
Practical Life Focus |
Trusting redemption |
Drinking, enjoying, turning to the spirit |
Loving, fellowshipping, waiting |
Body life and coordination |
Living for God’s dwelling |
|
Corporate Aspect |
Individual salvation |
Individual life experience |
Individual love response |
Corporate Bride |
Corporate City |
|
Ultimate Effect |
Man can approach God |
Man is filled with God |
Man loves God |
Man matches God |
God and man dwell together |
|
Burden |
Redemption is not the end |
Life surpasses religion |
Love surpasses service |
Maturity surpasses individuality |
Expression surpasses blessing |
|
Prophesying Guidance |
Declare: Sin is removed |
Declare: Life is within us |
Declare: The Lord is the Bridegroom |
Declare: We are the Bride |
Declare: God has His dwelling |
|
Overall Position |
Starting point |
Source of life |
Manifested goal |
Realized goal |
Ultimate consummation |
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Related Scriptures |
John 1:29; Heb. 9:26 |
Mark 2:22; John 7:37–39; Gal. 2:20 |
John 3:29; Matt. 25:1 |
Rev. 19:7–8; Eph. 5:25–27 |
Rev. 21:2, 9–10; 22:1–2 |
🔑 Core Summary:
- The Lamb accomplishes redemption.
- The New Wine dispenses divine life.
- The Bridegroom reveals the goal of love and marriage.
- The Bride is the corporate maturity of life.
- The New Jerusalem is the eternal dwelling and expression of God.
Redemption is the foundation, life is the process, marriage is the goal, and the city is the consummation.
*Please refer to the 2025 Thanksgiving International Symposium on the All-Inclusive Christ Revealed in the Gospel of Matthew, Part Two: Christ as Physician and Bridegroom
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