WE HAVE COME TO MOUNT ZION Hbr 12:22 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, Hbr 12:23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are

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WE HAVE COME TO MOUNT ZIONHbr 1222 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, Hbr 1223 To
the general assembly and church of the firstborn,
which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge
of all, and to the spirits of just men made
perfect, Hbr 1224 And to Jesus the mediator of
the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling,
that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
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• The purpose of this message is to proclaim boldly
  once again the glorious nature of the Church of
  God Zion unto which you and I have been
  called. The Church is called Mount Zion and this
  is the city of God. In fact, the church is called
  the heavenly Jerusalem and to fully comprehend
  this, we must be familiar with Revelation 21
  where John describes the nature of the New
  Jerusalem

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Began on the day of Pentecost

• The city of God, New Jerusalem, started here on
  the earth on the day of Pentecost. This Zion had
  120 souls initially filled with the Holy Spirit.
  It grew exponentially in the following years. It
  is this church I want to focus on today, this
  Mount Zion and some of its characteristics and
  the challenge for us today.

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Isa 5920 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion,
and unto them that turn from transgression in
Jacob, saith the LORD. The above verse makes it
clear that the Redeemer, Jesus Christ, was
prophesied to come to Zion and turn sin away.
Indeed, Messiah has come today and has purchased
our souls from perdition through His death,
burial and resurrection. Thus, we must emphasize
the immeasurable preciousness of Mount Zion as it
was the blood of God which was the purchasing
medium.
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. THE CALL TO MOUNT ZIONJer
314 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the
LORD for I am married unto you and I will take
you one of a city, and two of a family, and I
will bring you to ZionWe remember the story of
Abraham. He was given the call alone in the
beginning. Then his family and Lot joined him and
from this one man came thousands and millions.
Such is the nature of the call to enter Zion. It
is given on an individual basis and then keeps
growing to an ever wider circle of people. Rev
79 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great
multitude, which no man could number, of all
nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,
stood before the throne, and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, and palms in their
handsRev 710 And cried with a loud voice,
saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon
the throne, and unto the Lamb
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The church is Gods House

• Now coming back to what the apostle John saw
  concerning the New Jerusalem, there are many
  spiritual truths to be drawn.
• Rev 213 And I heard a great voice out of heaven
  saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with
  men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall
  be his people, and God himself shall be with
  them, and be their God.

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• The first important truth here is that the church
  is Gods dwelling place. The verse above keeps
  repeating this. This leads me to make a very
  serious point to reject or ignore the church is
  to reject and ignore the Lord Himself. We know
  that when Jesus sent out His disciples two by
  two, he said
• Mat 1012 And when ye come into an house, salute
  it.
• Mat 1013 And if the house be worthy, let your
  peace come upon it but if it be not worthy, let
  your peace return to you.
• Mat 1014 And whosoever shall not receive you,
  nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that
  house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

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• The church being the House of the Lord, where His
  presence dwells in a mighty way, we should look
  forward eagerly to fellowship with Him together
  with the family of God. King David, who himself
  is credited with being the founder of the OT city
  of Zion or David, loved the House of God
• Psa 1221 A Song of degrees of David. I was
  glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the
  house of the LORD.
• Furthermore, the Psalmist says
• Psa 8410 For a day in thy courts is better
  than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in
  the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents
  of wickedness.

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The preciousness of the church

• In addition, John notes that the city was filled
  with precious stones of all sorts. It must have
  been a feast to the eyes to see its beauty.
• Rev 2111 Having the glory of God and her light
  was like unto a stone most precious, even like
  a jasper stone, clear as crystal
• Rev 2119 And the foundations of the wall of the
  city were garnished with all manner of precious
  stones. The first foundation was jasper the
  second, sapphire the third, a chalcedony the
  fourth, an emerald
• Rev 2120 The fifth, sardonyx the sixth,
  sardius the seventh, chrysolite the eighth,
  beryl the ninth, a topaz the tenth, a
  chrysoprasus the eleventh, a jacinth the
  twelfth, an amethyst.
• Rev 2121 And the twelve gates were twelve
  pearls every several gate was of one pearl and
  the street of the city was pure gold, as it
  were transparent glass.

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To appreciate this revelation further, we need to
juxtapose these precious stones with that of the
record of the book of Exodus 2815-21 17 And
thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even
four rows of stones the first row shall be a
sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle this shall be
the first row. 18 And the second row shall be an
emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 19 And the
third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and
a jasper they shall be set in gold in their
inclosings. 21 And the stones shall be with the
names of the children of Israel, twelve,
according to their names, like the engravings of
a signet every one with his name shall they be
according to the twelve tribes.
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The Breastplate of the High Priest
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THE BREASTPLATE OF THE HIGH PRIEST
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THE MEANING OF THE PRECIOUS STONESWe like
Ruben, are the sons of God we hear the Word of
God like Simeon we must be attached to Jesus
like Levi we will praise Him in the church like
Judah the Lord will be our judge and acquitter
for thats what Dan means we will wrestle with
the powers of darkness and the flesh and overcome
like Naphtali we are Gods troop or army as Gad
happy are we in the church like Asher but we are
also Jesus and each others servants in the
church like Issachar God will increase us as
Joseph and, finally, the Lord will make us sons
of His right hand for thats the meaning of
Benjamin.
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THE FOUNDATION OF THE APOSTLES

• It is vital to remember that the foundations of
  Zion have the names of the twelve apostles of the
  Lord. This is why we preach to all who would hear
  that the only salvational doctrine that can grant
  us access into the church is the teaching of the
  twelve apostles.
• Rev 2114 And the wall of the city had twelve
  foundations, and in them the names of the twelve
  apostles of the Lamb.

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THE BLESSINGS OF ZION

• Isa 3510 And the ransomed of the LORD shall
  return, and come to Zion with songs and
  everlasting joy upon their heads they shall
  obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing
  . shall flee away.
• Isa 23 And many people shall go and say, Come
  ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
  to the house of the God of Jacob and he will
  teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his
  paths for out of Zion shall go forth the law,
  and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
• Isa 3019 For the people shall dwell in Zion at
  Jerusalem thou shalt weep no more he will be
  very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry
  when he shall hear it, he will answer thee
• Joe 223 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and
  rejoice in the LORD your God for he hath given
  you the former rain moderately, and he will cause
  to come down for you the rain, the former rain,
  and the latter rain in the first month