From New Wine to the New City: Table of Life Progression and God’s Economy

 

From New Wine to the New City: Table of Life Progression and God’s Economy

Mark 2:22 No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine would burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins would be ruined. But new wine is put into new wineskins.

John 3:29 The one who takes the bride is the bridegroom. His friends stand and listen to him, and they rejoice and are glad at the sound of the bridegroom's voice. So my joy is complete.

Revelation 19:7 Let us be joyful and glad to him and give him glory, for the wedding of the Lamb has come, and the bride herself has prepared herself.

Revelation 21:2 Then I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared, as a bride adorned for her husband. 

Aspect / Stage	The Lamb	New Wine	Bridegroom	Bride	New Jerusalem
Core Identity	Redeemer	Life Supplier	Marrying One	Counterpart, Wife	Eternal Dwelling
Spiritual Meaning	Solves the problem of sin	Imparts divine life	Initiates love and marriage	Corporate person matured in life	Ultimate consummation of God–man mingling
Role in God’s Economy	Foundation of salvation	Beginning of life experience	Manifestation of the goal	Accomplishment of the goal	Completion of the goal
Inner Life Work	Shedding blood, forgiveness	Filling, renewing, energizing	Attracting, loving, uniting	Maturing, matching, building	Full mingling, eternal habitation
Outward Expression	Sin removed	Overflowing joy	Proclamation of the wedding	Fine linen of righteousness	Glory of the holy city
Key Metaphor	The Lamb	New Wine	Bridegroom	Bride	New City
Experiential Aspect	Salvation, justification	Drinking and enjoying Christ	Loving and waiting for Christ	Preparation and maturity	Expressing God, dwelling with God
Relation to the Next Stage	Redemption prepares the ground for life	Life growth produces love	Love results in marriage	Marriage issues in the city	The city is the eternal result of marriage
Practical Life Focus	Trusting redemption	Drinking, enjoying, turning to the spirit	Loving, fellowshipping, waiting	Body life and coordination	Living for God’s dwelling
Corporate Aspect	Individual salvation	Individual life experience	Individual love response	Corporate Bride	Corporate City
Ultimate Effect	Man can approach God	Man is filled with God	Man  loves God	Man  matches God	God and man dwell together
Burden	Redemption is not the end	Life surpasses religion	Love surpasses service	Maturity surpasses individuality	Expression surpasses blessing
Prophesying Guidance	Declare: Sin is removed	Declare: Life is within us	Declare: The Lord is the Bridegroom	Declare: We are the Bride	Declare: God has His dwelling
Overall Position	Starting point	Source of life	Manifested goal	Realized goal	Ultimate consummation
Related Scriptures	John 1:29; Heb. 9:26	Mark 2:22; John 7:37–39; Gal. 2:20	John 3:29; Matt. 25:1	Rev. 19:7–8; Eph. 5:25–27	Rev. 21:2, 9–10; 22:1–2

 

🔑 Core Summary:

• The Lamb accomplishes redemption.
• The New Wine dispenses divine life.
• The Bridegroom reveals the goal of love and marriage.
• The Bride is the corporate maturity of life.
• The New Jerusalem is the eternal dwelling and expression of God.

Redemption is the foundation, life is the process, marriage is the goal, and the city is the consummation.

 

*Please refer to the 2025 Thanksgiving International Symposium on the All-Inclusive Christ Revealed in the Gospel of Matthew, Part Two: Christ as Physician and Bridegroom