In Hebrews, Mount Zion is the place where all these events take place. The festal gathering celebrates the inauguration of Jesus’ kingly rule, priestly ministry, and the inauguration of the new covenant. It is analogous to the expression “the Father of spirits” in Hebrews 12:9, which refers to God as the Father of us all, human beings who are spiritual in nature. This expression is a figure of speech in which a dimension of our human nature stands for the whole. We are also described as “the spirits of the righteous made perfect” (Heb. Thus, we have come not as guests but as citizens (compare with Phil. We are the “firstborn” because we share the inheritance of the Firstborn par excellence, Jesus (Heb. Our names are enrolled in the books of heaven, where God’s professed people are listed (Exod. We come as part of the “assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven” (Heb. In this celebration we find an innumerable host of angels, God Himself, and Jesus, who is the center of the celebration. We have come through faith in the person of our representative, Jesus. “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering” (Heb 12:22, ESV). Hebrews affirms that we have come to Mount Zion and participate in a great celebration. Sunday ↥ March 13 You Have Come to Mount Zion Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, March 19. 7:9-14), and is going to share His kingdom with believers, “the saints of the Most High,” who will possess it forever and ever (Dan. Paul used imagery from Daniel 7 to remind the readers that Jesus has received a kingdom from God, the Judge (Dan. The ending reaffirms the importance of Jesus’ achievements at the cross and directs believers to the consummation of Jesus’ victory at the Second Coming. It will bring destruction to His enemies, but vindication and a kingdom to His people (Heb. And finally, Hebrews 12:25-29 contains the last and climactic exhortation: God’s judgment is coming.
His priestly and royal ministry in our behalf is a cause for celebration for the heavenly hosts.
The description of Jesus in Hebrews 12:22-24 epitomizes the letter’s assertions about Him: Jesus is the Mediator of the new covenant, and His blood provides salvation for believers. Hebrews 12:18-29, the passage for this week, is the climax of the letter, and it sums up its main concern by repeating the idea with which it started: God has spoken to us in the person of His Son, and we need to pay careful attention (Heb. Memory Text: “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear” (Hebrews 12:28, NKJV). Lesson 12 March 12-18 Receiving an Unshakeable Kingdom