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New Jerusalem is the concept of Jerusalem (in the definite or indefinite sense) as being renewed or rebuilt, either in the present day or in the future, either at the Temple Mount or in a different location. Definitions of "New Jerusalem" differ from theology to theology.1
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John of Patmos watches the descent of the New Jerusalem from God in a 14th century tapestry In religion , the New Jerusalem (also called the tabernacle of God , holy city , city of God , celestial city , and heavenly Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation , as well as Jerusalem above , Zion , and shining city on a hill elsewhere), is a city that is or will be the dwelling place of the Saints , interpreted as a physical reconstruction, spiritual restoration, or divine recreation of the city of Jerusalem .John of Patmos describes the New Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible , and so the New Jerusalem holds an important place in Christian eschatology and Christian mysticism , and has also influenced Christian philosophy and Christian theology .Such a renewal of Jerusalem, if a reconstruction, is an important theme in Judaism , Christianity , and the Bahá'í Faith .Many traditions based on biblical scripture and other writings in the Jewish and Christian religions, such as Protestantism , Orthodox Christianity , and Orthodox Judaism , expect the literal renewal of Jerusalem to some day take place at the Temple Mount in accordance with various prophecies .Dispensationalists believe in a literal New Jerusalem will come down from God out of Heaven, which will be an entirely new city of incredible dimensions.Still other sects, such as various Protestant denominations , Mormonism , modernist branches of Christianity, and reform Judaism , view the New Jerusalem as figurative, or believe that such a renewal may have already taken place, or that it will take place at some other location besides the Temple Mount .
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Place The New Jerusalem and the River of Life (Apocalypse XII), Beatus de Facundus, 1047 In the Book of Ezekiel , New Jerusalem (( , Jehovah-shammah , or "[where] YHWH [is] there") is Ezekiel 's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple , the Third Temple , to be established in Jerusalem , that will be the capital of the Messianic Kingdom , the meeting place of the twelve tribes of Israel , and of the world's nations, during the Messianic era .The prophecy is recorded by Ezekiel as having been received on Yom Kippur of the year 3372 of the Hebrew calendar .In the New Testament it is also titled Heavenly Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation as well as Zion in other books of the Christian Bible .In Christian eschatology it is a city that will be established to the south of the Temple Mount and will be inhabited by the twelve tribes of Israel after the Messianic era when Christ reigns over the saints (Revelation 20-21).
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Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple This article is about the prophecy of the New Jerusalem.Place The New Jerusalem and the River of Life (Apocalypse XII), Beatus de Facundus, 1047 In the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible , New Jerusalem ( , YHWH-shammah , or YHWH [is] there") is Ezekiel 's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple , the Third 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 . The prophecy is recorded by Ezekiel as having been received on Yom Kippur of the year 3372 of the Hebrew calendar . 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 .
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Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple This article is about the prophecy of the New Jerusalem. Place The New Jerusalem and the River of Life (Apocalypse XII), Beatus de Facundus, 1047 In the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible , New Jerusalem ( יהוה שָׁמָּה , YHWH šāmmā , YHWH [is] there") is Ezekiel 's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple , the Third 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 . The prophecy is recorded by Ezekiel as having been received on Yom Kippur of the year 3372 of the Hebrew calendar . 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 .
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Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city This article is about the prophecy of the New Jerusalem. Place The New Jerusalem and the River of Life (Apocalypse XII), Beatus de Facundus, 1047 In the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible , New Jerusalem ( יהוה שָׁמָּה , YHWH šāmmā , 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 . The prophecy is recorded by Ezekiel as having been received on Yom Kippur of the year 3372 of the Hebrew calendar . 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 .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “concept of jerusalem”. Today it says “ezekiel 's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt holy temple”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple”. It now reads “Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city”. Read the current article and compare.
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ezekiel 's prophetic vision of a city centered on the rebuilt holy temple
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