Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

General references

Bible References

He looked

Hebrews 12:22
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels [in festive gathering],
Hebrews 13:14
For here we have no lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come.
John 14:2
In My Father’s house are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a place for you.
Philippians 3:20
But [we are different, because] our citizenship is in heaven. And from there we eagerly await [the coming of] the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

Whose

Hebrews 3:4
For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.
Isaiah 14:32

“Then what answer will one give the messengers of the [Philistine] nation?
That the Lord has founded Zion,
And the afflicted of His people will seek and find refuge in it.”
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the earthly tent [our physical body] which is our house is torn down [through death], we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

General references

Hebrews 13:14
For here we have no lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come.