The New Jerusalem

[benefits?] is brought forward in this conversation between the Lord Christ and Mary. Refers to the story of Mary of Bethany in Luke 10:39, who sat at Jesus' feet to listen to his teaching. Where Mary, sitting at the feet of her Savior, redeems the time: a biblical idiom (from Ephesians 5:16) meaning to make the most of every opportunity for spiritual growth with great care, in order to learn from Him how she might best overcome her corruption and be made fit to perform the service of the Lord according to His will—which is where true gratitude lies. She seeks how she might best be prepared, like that New Jerusalem which John saw coming down from God out of Heaven, A reference to the vision of the Holy City in the Book of Revelation 21:2. like a bride adorned for her husband, so as to be pleasing to her Bridegroom for all the precious jewels He had bestowed upon her.

This Heavenly conversation, this New Jerusalem, these honey-flowing discourses, these mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, revealed by the high Prophet and Teacher in Israel, opened by Him who holds the Keys of David: a symbol of supreme spiritual authority, signifying the power to open what no one can shut, for the refreshment of all those who hunger and thirst for the

The catchword "ge-" in the OCR suggests the next word is "gerechtighit" (righteousness).