Alma Mater

"But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all." Galatians 4:26 Personifying New Jerusalem as a woman is a common and yet intriguing metaphor. Scripture sets the precedent for speaking of cities in this way. Earthly Jerusalem and Samaria are called Aholibah  and Aholah in Ezekiel 23:4. Sodom is called …