A biblia de jerusalem portugues6/17/2023 ![]() A square has equal sides and looks in all directions. Just action requires a balanced view of all sides of a question. If we reflect on it, we can see how the abstract quality of justice can be pictured in a physical form. ![]() The subject of this sermon is the importance of justice, the importance of the New Jerusalem being "foursquare." ![]() "A quadrangle' or a square' signifies what is just," we are told, "because it has four sides, and the four sides look toward the four quarters, and to look equally toward the four quarters is to respect all things from justice. This squareness is said to signify the quality of justice. "The city is laid out as a square," we read. One of the remarkable features of the Holy City is that it is foursquare. The details that describe the city each have significance in describing its qualities. ![]() The city represents the church as to its doctrine. It has been revealed in the Heavenly Doctrine that this vision is a prophecy of the establishment of the New Church on earth. The Holy City, New Jerusalem, was seen and described by John. "And the city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as its breadth" ( Revelation 21:16). Preached in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, September 20, 1987
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