Hebrews 12:22

But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,

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In The King James Version

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,

In Context

21And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear.

23To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:2He said, The Lord came from Sinai, dawning on them from Seir; shining out from Mount Paran, coming from Meribath Kadesh: from his right hand went flames of fire: his wrath made waste the peoples.

2 Kings 19:4It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so then make your prayer for the rest of the people.

Psalms 42:2\42:1\Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

Psalms 68:17\68:16\Why are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever.

Psalms 87:3Noble things are said of you, O town of God. (Selah.)

Isaiah 12:6Let your voice be sounding in a cry of joy, O daughter of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 12:19-29

Nature of the Christian Economy. ( a. d. 62.) 18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: 20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: 21 And so terrible was the sight, that… Read the whole commentary →

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