But look, this is the unequivocal proof right here.
In Hebrews 11, talking about Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Look what it says in verse 9.
"By faith he," he is Abraham.
"By faith he sojourned in the land of promise,
as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles
with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.
For he looked for a," what?
"He looked for a city which hath foundations,
whose builder and maker is God."
What city was he looking for?
The heavenly Jerusalem, the new Jerusalem.
It's obvious, and the Bible proves it further.
Let's keep reading.
He said in verse 10, "He looked for a city
which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God."
But when he got there, he was turned away at the door.
Because this is only for the church age, saints.
The bride of Christ, you know, it's like the silly rabbit
tricks are for kids, you know, silly Abraham.
You know, the bride of Christ is only the church.
It's not the Old Testament saints.
It's not for you.
I mean, what kind of nonsense is this doctrine?
People need to quit listening to Peter Ruckman and quit
listening to all these hyper dispensationalists and all
this man-made Clarence Larkin, C.I.
Schofield, and they need to get in the word of God.
They need to get a King James Bible and read it and believe
it and study it and quit repeating things that have no
basis in the Bible.
There is no basis for saying that that city is only going
to be for those who are part of the church age.
There is no church age.
The Bible says, "Glory to God in the church throughout all ages.
Amen."
Ephesians 321.
But let's keep reading.
It says, "He looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God."
Okay, jump down, if you would, to verse 13.
"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar often
were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and
pilgrims on the earth.
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country, and truly
if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had
opportunity to have returned, but now they desire a better country that is unheavenly.
Wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he hath prepared for them a
city.
Who did he prepare it for?
Old Testament saints is who he prepared it for.
That's why 12 of their names are on the foundation.
Go to chapter 12 of Hebrews.
Hebrews talks about this in chapter 11, chapter 12, and chapter 13.
Look at chapter 12, verse 22.
It says, "But ye are come unto the Mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem."
Isn't that the city we're reading about in Revelation 21?
It says, "That ye are come to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of
angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn."
You say, "Oh, Pastor Anderson, see right there.
It's the church."
Yeah.
Church means assembly.
We're all going to be assembled.
Again, get this church age out of your mind.
Moses was with the church in the wilderness.
Let me say it again.
And it's funny how these people claim to believe the King James Bible is the word of God.
And then they don't believe you when you try to show them Acts 7, "This is he that was
with the church in the wilderness."
Oh, that's a mistranslation.
No, no, no.
It was the church in the wilderness.
Church means congregation.
Look, when we get to heaven, that church, that assembly, that throng, that city, it's
going to include Old Testament saints and New Testament saints alike.
It says, "To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven,
and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect."
Now, look at chapter 13.
It says in verse 13, "Let us go therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach,
for here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come."
So look, in chapter 11, the Old Testament saints were seeking a city.
In chapter 13, we as New Testament saints are seeking a city.
Do you see that?
And then in chapter 12, in the middle chapter there, we see that the heavenly Jerusalem
is going to be an assembly of both.
And so it's crystal clear.
I don't know what else to say.