Covenant Reformed News – April 2011 • Volume XIII, Issue 12
This article from Covenant Reformed News explores the biblical typology and spiritual significance of Mount Sion, contrasting it with Mount Sinai and demonstrating how Old Testament prophecies and types find their fulfillment in Christ and the New Testament church. The author connects Sion's representation of Christ's kingship, priesthood, and redemptive work to the believer's spiritual ascent through faith, drawing heavily on psalms and prophetic passages to illustrate the glory and invincibility of God's covenant people in the heavenly Jerusalem.
Mount Sion (2) The glory and privilege of the New Testament economy and church include our coming to Mt. Sion and Jerusalem: “But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem” (Heb. 12:22). Mt. Sion here is contrasted with Mt. Sinai (18). Sinai is a touchable, physical and material mount, whereas Sion is a nonphysical, nonmaterial mount. It is a spiritual reality. For the church militant—us here in this world—Sion is approached and ascended only by...