Hebrews 12:22 Meaning and Explanation
“But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Instead you have come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, with its countless angels.
What Does Hebrews 12:22 Mean?
The great But arrives, turning from Sinai to a wholly different mountain. The readers have come not to a place of dread but to Mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, the city where the living God dwells.
Here the imagery overflows with welcome. Instead of a fenced and forbidden peak, there is a city; instead of distance, there is arrival; and instead of a people held back, there are countless angels gathered in joy. The verse announces that in Christ believers already belong to this heavenly assembly. The fearsome mountain has given way to a festal city, and the door stands open.
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What does Hebrews 12:22 mean?
Instead you have come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, with its countless angels.