"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. In the city of our God, in His holy mountain. Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge. For behold, the kings assembled, they passed by together. They saw it, and so they marveled; they were troubled, they hastened away. Fear took hold of them there . . . . As we have heard, So we have seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God; God will establish it forever. . . . For this is God, our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even to death.” (vv.1-6)
Psalm 48 looks forward to the New Jerusalem on Mount Zion. It reminds us that it is good to reflect upon our future in heaven in the city of our great King. The Psalmist envisions the time when all of the earth will be gathered before this great city, even the kings of the earth! They will pass by and marvel at it, but then will become troubled and hurry away in fear. The Psalmist also reminds us that God is to be praised; He is our refuge,; His city will be established forever; that He will be our guide, even unto death.
But what about after death? God has made us a beautiful city high in the mountains that is established for all eternity. When this earth is destroyed God will create a new Heaven and a new earth where all of the true saints of God will live forever. You too can experience the “new Jerusalem” and the peace and joy that comes to those who believe in Christ by simply asking Him to become the LORD of your life. Therefore, JUST-DO-IT, and I will see you there.
The Truth: " But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” ( Micah 4:1-3)
