The new Jerusalem. Christianity
interprets the city as a physical reconstruction, spiritual restoration, or
divine recreation of the city of Jerusalem. It is also interpreted by many
Christian groups as referring to the Church to be the dwelling place of the
saints. John the apostle 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. Renewed Jerusalem bears as its motto the words Ad librum (Latin:
"as by the book".) 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 ■
The Heavenly Jerusalem.
Detail of the beautiful Apocalypse
Window by Alain Makaraviez, 1980-82. At the west end of Clermont Cathedral,
France.
