The Book of Revelation — Discover the spiritual meaning of the New Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation—how Spirit and Soul unite to manifest the Kingdom of Heaven within man.
Introduction
The Book of Revelation closes with the unveiling of the New Jerusalem revealed—not a distant cube of gold, but the inner city where God dwells within His people. Here Heaven descends into man, and the Kingdom of Heaven within becomes visible as Spirit and Soul are joined in one life. What John saw in symbols, the sons now experience in reality: light flowing from the throne of the Lamb until the whole man—spirit, soul, and body—becomes the dwelling place of God. This scroll traces that mystery from Genesis 1:26 to Revelation 21: “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men,” revealing how true dominion begins when Heaven and Earth unite inside the believer.
Chapter 1 — The Eternal Blueprint: Let Us Make Man
From the opening pages of Genesis, the purpose of God is announced:
“Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have dominion.” — Genesis 1:26
This single sentence carries the seed of the entire Book of Revelation. The plan was never to form one man ruling alone, but a complete being—Spirit and Soul in union—manifesting Heaven’s dominion on Earth. When God said “let them have dominion,” He spoke of oneness. Dominion was given to the union of Adam and Eve, the inner man and the outer vessel, not to either realm divided.
The New Jerusalem revealed at the end of the Bible is the same blueprint fulfilled. The image (Spirit) and likeness (Soul) are reunited; Heaven and Earth are joined inside the redeemed creation. What began as a Word spoken in Eden culminates in Revelation 21 with a city shining “like a bride adorned for her husband.” That city is the whole man made one—Spirit joined, Soul renewed, Body quickened.
Every command of God still flows from that Genesis decree. The Kingdom of Heaven within expands as the engrafted Word transforms the soul, and the quickening Spirit fills the body. Dominion is not about control over others; it is the reign of divine life flowing through a united inner man until creation sees the image of its Creator once again.
The blueprint is unchanged: Heaven’s Spirit joined to Earth’s vessel, producing sons in the likeness of the Son.
Chapter 2 — The Spirit Realm: The Finished Work
“He that is joined unto the Lord is one Spirit.” — 1 Corinthians 6:17
The spirit of the believer is the throne-room of the Book of Revelation. It is the realm already completed in Christ, the place where Heaven’s victory has been sealed. The New Jerusalem revealed begins here—in the higher dimension of Spirit, where the Lamb has taken His seat and the Kingdom of Heaven within stands in perfect rest.
At new birth the old man dies, and a new creation rises. Nothing remains unfinished in this realm. The spirit is not waiting to be perfected; it is perfection joined to the Lord. All of Heaven already abides there—peace, righteousness, and joy in the Holy Ghost. This is the unseen city before it appears in the soul.
The Spirit is the blueprint of dominion. What the Father spoke in Genesis 1:26 is completed here first: image established, likeness encoded, dominion assured. Yet this heavenly reality must flow downward, descending from the Holy of Holies into the inner court of the soul. The Book of Revelation calls this movement “the river of life proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.” That river is the Spirit within the believer, carrying the nature of God into every lower realm until the whole man becomes a living temple.
Dominion begins in Spirit but is fulfilled in union. The city is finished in Heaven and now descends through you.
Chapter 3 — The Soul Realm: The Bride Made Ready
“Receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls.” — James 1:21
The Book of Revelation unveils a bride being prepared for her husband — the New Jerusalem revealed as the union of Spirit and Soul. The spirit is already perfect, but the soul must be renewed until its mind, emotions, and will mirror the life of Heaven. This is where the engrafted Word takes root, rewriting every thought and emotion with divine truth. The Spirit speaks; the Soul bows and receives. Out of that union the Kingdom of Heaven within begins to shine.
The Soul is the bride’s chamber. Here the Lamb washes His woman by the Word, cleansing her from mixture and doubt. As Sarah bowed to Abraham, so the Soul bows to the Spirit, calling Him Lord — not in subjection but in alignment. The barren womb conceives when the soul stops reasoning and yields to faith. This is the inner marriage of the Lamb, where the engrafted Word and the indwelling Spirit become one voice and one life.
When Spirit and Soul are joined, revelation becomes expression. The Bride speaks what the Spirit speaks and moves as He moves. Her mind is renewed, her emotions healed, her will surrendered — until she reflects the light of the throne within. This is the New Jerusalem within man — the city where God and the Lamb are the temple.
The Spirit is joined; the Soul is being adorned. When the Bride is ready, the Kingdom is seen in the Earth.
Chapter 4 — The Body: Manifested Dominion
“He shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body.” — Philippians 3:21
The Book of Revelation ends with a city shining in the earth because Heaven has filled a body. The New Jerusalem revealed is not limited to inward light; it becomes visible through the vessel that once knew corruption. The Spirit and the Soul, having become one within, now release life outward until the Kingdom of Heaven within touches creation itself.
When the river that flows from the throne in the Spirit reaches the body, mortality is swallowed up of life. This is the third realm of redemption: the quickened body. The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead now floods every cell, teaching flesh to obey life instead of death. The body becomes the outer court of the New Jerusalem within man, a lamp for the glory that dwells inside.
Dominion, first declared in Genesis 1:26, is finally realized here. The full man—Spirit, Soul, and Body—is the living temple of God. Dominion does not come from rule over others but from life fully expressed through form. The earth feels the vibration of Heaven when sons walk as completed beings, their bodies radiant with righteousness, peace, and joy.
The purpose of God is not escape but embodiment. The Word made flesh again through a redeemed people—that is the city John saw. The Book of Revelation closes where Genesis began: God and man walking together upon the earth, and His glory filling all in all.
Chapter 5 — Thy Kingdom Come — Heaven in Earth
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” — Matthew 6:10
Every prayer Jesus taught carries the pattern of the Book of Revelation: Heaven descending into Earth until both become one dwelling. When the Son prayed “Thy kingdom come,” He was releasing the flow of Spirit; when He said “Thy will be done in earth,” He was calling the Soul and the Body into agreement. The New Jerusalem revealed is the fulfillment of that prayer—the inner man becoming the habitation where Heaven’s will rules every thought and action.
The Kingdom comes out of the Spirit, not down from the sky. It proceeds from the throne of God within, moving through the renewed Soul and manifesting through the quickened Body. This is the Kingdom of Heaven within expanding outward until the Earth reflects Heaven’s order. It is the continual descent of divine life: revelation becoming expression, Spirit becoming visibility, word becoming flesh.
When Heaven’s will is established in Earth, conflict ceases inside the believer. The divided nature is reconciled; peace becomes government. The inner marriage of Spirit and Soul produces the outward harmony of body and creation. That is why the Lamb’s throne is called “the throne of God and of the Lamb”—two become one, ruling from the heart of man.
This prayer is not a petition for someday; it is a decree for now. The Kingdom has come, the will is being done, and Heaven is appearing in the Earth of every yielded son. The Book of Revelation shows this moment—the Spirit’s river filling the city until the nations are healed and God is seen living within His people.
Chapter 6 — Dominion Through Union
“Let Us make man in Our image … and let them have dominion.” — Genesis 1:26
The Book of Revelation completes what Genesis began. God never gave rule to Adam standing alone or to Eve standing apart; He said, “let them.” Dominion belongs to union. Spirit and Soul joined in one inner life become the government of Heaven expressed in the Earth. The New Jerusalem revealed is that government—God enthroned in a whole man.
A spirit born of God yet divided from its own soul is still immature. It possesses life but not expression. Dominion awakens only when the inner marriage is consummated—the Spirit presenting His “woman” (the Soul) to Himself without spot or wrinkle. Then the Word made Spirit becomes the Word made flesh again, and creation recognizes its ruler.
When the Spirit speaks and the Soul echoes the same voice, authority returns. Thought, emotion, and desire move in the rhythm of Heaven; the body obeys effortlessly. This is not domination but alignment—Heaven’s order filling Earth’s form. The Kingdom of Heaven within governs naturally because nothing inside resists it.
Dominion is the harmony of Spirit and Soul expressed through Body.
It is Heaven ruling through humanity, love wearing flesh.
Here the river that began at the throne now waters the whole garden. Every dimension of man becomes fruitful. Revelation’s city of light is the Genesis mandate fulfilled: image restored, likeness manifested, dominion established.
The Book of Revelation is the story of a marriage that became a kingdom. The Bride and the Bridegroom now reign as one—Spirit and Soul joined, Heaven and Earth one habitation, God all in all.
Chapter 7 — The Kingdom Within: The New Jerusalem Revealed
“And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” — Revelation 21:2
The Book of Revelation reaches its climax here. The New Jerusalem revealed is not a distant metropolis descending through outer space but the inner kingdom emerging from Spirit through Soul into visible life. What descends “out of heaven” is the higher realm of the Spirit filling the Earth of human consciousness. Heaven comes out of you; Earth awakens within you.
This is the city of transparent gold—the purified soul through which divine light passes without distortion. The twelve foundations are the complete nature of Christ built into the inward man; the gates of pearl are experiences turned to glory; the river and the tree of life are the Spirit’s continual flow nourishing every part of being. The temple is gone because man has become the temple.
When the inner man is whole—Spirit joined, Soul renewed, Body quickened—the Kingdom of Heaven within stands revealed as the New Jerusalem. The Lamb’s light fills the house; every wall is salvation and every gate is praise. Dominion no longer reaches for heaven; it radiates from within, transforming all that touches it.
The mystery of the city is the mystery of the sons.
The glory that once dwelt above the cherubim now dwells in you.
The Book of Revelation closes where Genesis opened—God walking in His creation, and His creation shining with His face.
Chapter 8 — Declaration and Call to Action
“Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them.” — Revelation 21:3
The vision is complete. The Book of Revelation does not close with destruction but with habitation—the New Jerusalem revealed inside a people who have become one with their God. Spirit, Soul, and Body stand in harmony; Heaven and Earth have kissed within the sons of light. Dominion is no longer theory but life expressed.
The river of God now flows through every heart that yields. The Lamb’s light shines through transparent minds and peaceful emotions. The Kingdom of Heaven within you is the government of love moving outward until all creation feels the warmth of His reign. This is the city John saw: a people filled with glory, a body through which God lives and speaks.
Declaration:
The Kingdom has come. The New Jerusalem is rising. The Spirit and the Bride say, Come.
The sons of God are appearing, carrying Heaven into Earth until every shadow is consumed by light.
Call to Action
Let the Word be engrafted deeper. Let the Soul bow to the Spirit. Let the Body yield to life. Walk as the city of God—radiant, merciful, whole. Share this revelation, feed the hungry in spirit, and invite them to the table of Zion.
Author of The Book of Revelation Series and founder of Zion University, Carl Timothy Wray writes prophetic scrolls unveiling the revelation of Jesus Christ within His people. His work on The Book of Revelation — The New Jerusalem Revealed explores how Spirit and Soul unite to manifest the Kingdom of Heaven within man.
