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I. Jerusalem Is a Special Place
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It is special, not because of the its inherent goodness, but simply because God chose it.
We are the chosen of God, we are His special people, not because we are good, but simply because God chose us!
God is omnipresent, yet He chose for his presence to be here in Jerusalem.
A picture, a foreshadowing of the New Jerusalem where we will live with the Lord forever!
This place, Jerusalem, was special even before the Law was given.
Abraham met with the king of Salem here - Melchizedek.
Hundreds of years later David established the capital of his kingdom there.
A. He Redeemed His People There
The gates are specifically mentioned here.
Gates are where important activity is done
but they also signify the entrance to the city.
It was open to all who desired to enter for safety.
Christ would be crucified and be buried there in Jerusalem, he would rise again for our justification.
The church would begin in Jerusalem, they would go out from Jerusalem to around the world.
B. He will Rule His People There
Glorious things are spoken about Jerusalem.
Things like Psalm 48:2
But the peoples praises are not all that is in view here.
The psalmist is also speaking of the prophets who foretold glorious things about Jerusalem
Some fulfilled in Christ’s first coming
Some still remain to be fulfilled until Jesus comes again.
Israel has a wondrously rich history, however that is just a part of the glory compared to that which is to come.
Christ will reign from here for a thousand years!
And then forever in the New Jerusalem.
The entire world will revolve around Jerusalem.
A perfect king will rule a perfect government, and Jerusalem will be the seat of all of it.
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Jerusalem Is Open for All
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The psalmist looked beyond the present population of Jerusalem to a time when the citizenship would include people of all nations.
All have an opportunity to be a citizen of this great kingdom.
A. All Who Truly Know Him, Will Be Counted a Citizen.
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The psalmist here writes about a time when Jerusalem’s citizens would include many others besides the Jews.
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No matter what race or nationality, if you know the Lord, you will be registered a citizen of the City of God.,
To know does not mean to know of, or be acquainted with.
It means to personally and intimately know a person.
A personal relationship with God.
Even believers among Israel’s enemies are included and counted citizens of Jerusalem.
Rahab - Egypt
Babylon
Philistia
Tyre
Cush or Ethiopia
And many other nations, the same as if they were born in Zion.
Jerusalem will be there home, and they will worship there!
God Himself will establish the city.
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The Highest - Most High - Elyon - The one of the highest authority.
He will personally build His worldwide kingdom and Jerusalem will be His capital.
He will personally register believers of all nations as citizens 6
B. All Will Praise Him!
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The psalmist describes a worship festival in Jerusalem.
All the singers and players on instruments will sing the song of praise “all my springs are in thee.”
It is a celebrating the Lord as the fountain of every blessing.
The wellspring of overflowing joy, and the source of eternal life!
The Psalmist here in this Psalm describes a time when the people of God will flock to Jerusalem to worship.
He looks to the earthly reign of Jesus Christ and to Christ’s eternal kingdom.
The emphasis of this chapter is on the citizens of Jerusalem.
The psalmist wrote of a new order of God’s people.
No longer Jew and Gentile, no war between Jew and Samaritan.
But rather one people consisting of people of all nations.
All who have a personal relationship with God will be citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem.
Being born in Zion is a picture of the new birth by faith in Jesus Christ.
The very moment we repent of our sins and believe on Jesus, accept Him as our savior, We become citizens fo heaven.
Our names are written as those being born in Zion in a registry of citizens.
Our names are written down in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
What a wonderful day that will be!
One lovely moonlit night a grandfather and his small granddaughter went for a walk.
The stars were magnificent.
As the grandfather named individual stars and constellations, the granddaughter exclaimed, “Grandpa, if the bottom side of Heaven is this beautiful, just think how wonderful the top side must be.”
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