O City Of God

Psalms 87:1-3 (ESV)

Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. A SONG.

1 On the holy mount stands the city he founded;

2 the LORD loves the gates of Zion

more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

3 Glorious things of you are spoken,

O city of God. Selah

Of all the places of the earth, the Lord chose Zion as His dwelling place, just as He chose Jacob as His people out of all those on the earth. They are the foundation of the new thing that He was doing. 

A New Jerusalem will descend from heaven onto this Holy Mount. It is the holy city of those who chose God in heaven as Father and became His sons. There is no need for a temple in the New Jerusalem, for the Father and Son will inhabit His living temple whose cornerstone is Christ. Heaven and earth will be one in the union of Christ and His bride and will be the light of the world.