--_True Christian Religion, nn._ 115, 776, 777
What occurred at the end of the Jewish Church has occurred similarly
now; for at the end of that Church, which was when the Lord came into
the world, the Word was interiorly opened. Interior Divine truths were
revealed by the Lord, which were to serve the New Church to be
established by Him, and did serve it, too. To-day, again, for similar
reasons, the Word has been interiorly opened, and divine truths still
more interior have been revealed, which are to serve a New Church,
which will be called the New Jerusalem.
--_Apocalypse Explained, n._ 948
A NEW CHURCH
It was foretold in the _Apocalypse_ (XXI, XXII) that at the end of the
former Church a New Church was to be instituted, in which this would
be the chief teaching: that God is One in Person as well as in
Essence, in Whom is the Trinity, and that that God is the Lord. This
Church is what is there meant by the New Jerusalem, into which only he
can enter who acknowledges the Lord alone as God of Heaven and earth.
--_Divine Providence, n._ 263
The descent of the New Jerusalem cannot take place in a moment, but
becomes a fact as the falsities of the former Church are removed.
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