Bible Passage Scripture Block

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, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Therefore, you have come to Mt Zion, the city of God, the spiritual Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering with all the assembly of the firstborn who have their names written in heaven, together with God who judges all and the spirits of believers now perfected, and Jesus the mediator of the new covenant and the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than Abel’s blood.

The Hebrews writer’s grand conclusion and “victory chapter” in defense of all things “better” that the Christian enjoys. Ultimately, he argues their endurance is for the spiritual Promised Land – a city that is not made with hands (vs 26) – and they should be “grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken” (vs 28). This text correlates with the throne scene and the 144,000 in Revelation 14 as well as the prophet Haggai’s temple/kingdom prophecy in Haggai 2.