What is the City of God—and what does it reveal about God's purpose for His people?

For many Christians, the City of God belongs almost entirely to the future: the New Jerusalem descending from heaven at the end of the age.

But Scripture reveals something much larger.

Beginning with God's purpose in Genesis and following its fulfillment into Revelation, John Saunders explores the City of God as a breathtaking picture of God's eternal intention for Christ and His people.

Abraham spent his life looking for the city whose architect and builder is God. Revelation shows that city brought to completion. Between those two visions lies the remarkable story of God's work among His people.

In The City of God, Saunders examines this heavenly city from seven revealing perspectives:

• The House of God — a dwelling place built of living stones
• The Priesthood — a people called to minister unto God
• The New Creation and the New Man — God's life expressed through His people
• The Bride, the Wife of the Lamb — a people being prepared for Christ
• The Kingdom of God — the reality of Christ's rule and authority
• Kings Unto God — believers prepared to reign under Christ
• The Sons of God — the fulfillment of God's purpose in a mature people

These are not merely theological ideas reserved for the future. They reveal something about God's purpose for His church and His work in the lives of believers today.

Drawing deeply from Genesis, Revelation, and the New Testament, Saunders challenges Christians to see beyond salvation as an end in itself and discover the larger purpose toward which God has been working from before the foundation of the world.

The City of God is for believers hungry to understand the eternal purpose of God, the body of Christ, the bride of Christ, the kingdom of God, and the church as God's dwelling place.

The city Abraham saw from afar is the city God is building. The question is whether we will merely admire it—or allow Him to build its reality into us.