New Jerusalem
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.jpg) John of Patmos watches the descent of New Jerusalem from God in a 14th-century tapestry | |
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In the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible, New Jerusalem (יהוה שָׁמָּה, YHWH šāmmā,[1] YHWH [is] there") is Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple, to be established in Jerusalem, which would be the capital of the Messianic Kingdom, the meeting place of the twelve tribes of Israel, during the Messianic era.[2][3][4] The prophecy is recorded by Ezekiel as having been received on Yom Kippur of the year 3372 of the Hebrew calendar.[5]
In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, the city is also called the Heavenly Jerusalem, as well as being called Zion in other books of the Christian Bible.[citation needed]
- ^ Ezekiel 48:35
- ^ Isaiah 56:7
- ^ Ezekiel 45:6
- ^ Zechariah 14:17–19
- ^ Rashi, Vilna Gaon and Malbim to Ezekiel Chap. 40.