God' Holy Mountain, a prophetic theme

* Zion, though it is only a small hill finally becomes the perfection of all mountains because on it was the dwelling place of God. This thought is a recurring theme that is quite frequent in the psalms and prophecies in the Bible. Every prophet makes a reference to God's Holy Mountain (Jerusalem, Zion) and calls people to find hope on God's holy mountain. The following are few of the examples that could be cited: * Ps. 48:1- "Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain". * Is. 11:9- "They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of knowledge of Yahweh". * Is. 27:13- "It will happen in that day that a great trumpet will be blown; and those who were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and those who were outcasts in the land of Egypt, shall come; and they will worship Yahweh in the holy mountain in Jerusalem". * Is. 65:25- "The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain,"says Yahweh". * Ez. 20:40- "For in my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel,says the Lord Yahweh, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them, serve me in the land: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings,and the first fruits of your offerings, with all your holy things". * Ez. 28:14- "You were the anointed cherub who covers: and I set you, that you were on the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire". * Ez. 43:12- "This is the law of the house: on the top of the mountain the whole limit around it shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house". * Zech.8:3-"Thus says Yahweh: 'I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called 'The City of Truth;' and the mountain of Yahweh of Armies, 'The Holy Mountain." *Rev. 21:10-11- "He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having glory of God".