Zion, the heavenly city, will include peoples from all backgrounds and nations

For those who become citizens of Zion there must be a change of loyalty. For Christians, God alone has founded their city and He loves it. Jerusalem in Israel points to Zion but is not Zion. In Zion the gates are always open and people come into the city by grace.

This city is worth giving up everything for. It is an amazing picture of pagan nations who have given up everything in order to be citizens of Zion …. people who are ‘born’ in her. Zion herself gives birth to these people through faith in the gospel.

In this passage is also an invitation to celebrate our new citizenship in heaven. Every Sunday God’s people are celebrating how they have become citizens of God’s kingdom. The only criterion of membership is faith in Jesus Christ.