Read Psalm 87.
This is a song praises the city of Jerusalem. Not only was it a place of God's choosing, but in those days it was the center of world-wide worship of God because the temple was there. Sitting on mount Zion, it looked beautiful. The psalmist looked forward to the day when this will be a peaceful ("salem") city for the nations.
In that day, people will say wonderful things about Jerusalem. Folks will be proud to have been born there. It will be the fountain of blessings to all.
When will that happen?
The Bible explains that one day Jesus will return to rule and reign for 1,000 years from Jerusalem. Psalm 2 describes how the God the Father will establish God the Son as king on Zion's hill. He will "make the nations your heritage and the ends of the earth your possession."
And, one of the rewards for those who place their faith in Jesus now is that we will rule and reign with Him.
This is a song praises the city of Jerusalem. Not only was it a place of God's choosing, but in those days it was the center of world-wide worship of God because the temple was there. Sitting on mount Zion, it looked beautiful. The psalmist looked forward to the day when this will be a peaceful ("salem") city for the nations.
In that day, people will say wonderful things about Jerusalem. Folks will be proud to have been born there. It will be the fountain of blessings to all.
When will that happen?
The Bible explains that one day Jesus will return to rule and reign for 1,000 years from Jerusalem. Psalm 2 describes how the God the Father will establish God the Son as king on Zion's hill. He will "make the nations your heritage and the ends of the earth your possession."
And, one of the rewards for those who place their faith in Jesus now is that we will rule and reign with Him.
"Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years."
(Revelation 20:6)
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