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  ““ I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to those who know Me; Behold, O Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia: ‘This one was born there.’ ” And of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her; And the Most High Himself shall establish her.” The Lord will record, When He registers the peoples: “This one was born there.” Selah”  Psalms 87 : 4 - 6 NKJV Literally, the difference between the spelling of ‘there’ and ‘here’ is ‘T’ depicting transition, translation, and transformation. Symbolically, ‘there’ represents Babylon, Philstia, Tyre, and Ethiopia; while ‘here’ refers to Zion, the city of God. And just like the transition, translation and transformation of Rahab from Babylon, Philstia, Tyre, and Ethiopia to Rachel in Zion is unmistaken, ‘This one was born there ’ is expected to be every believer’s testimony of Christ creation. When everyone is truly in Christ, the new creation speaks volume in all his appearances, and engagements, testifying where, w...

  “ His foundation is in the holy mountains. The Lord loves the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God! Selah ” Psalms 87 : 1 - 3 NKJV The best of life’s accomplishments is a celebration of breakthrough and excellence in career, business, ministry, and even a natural birth in a family. For example, when a man is born naturally, the people rejoice with the family in celebration. Whereas, this best of breakthrough and excellence in man reflects an insignificant possibility in every man, originally created in the image of God. God created man to be a reflection of His love and holiness. Unfortunately, when the depravity of sin robbed man of God’s virtue of love and holiness, the best of breakthrough and excellence in man became a symphony of filthy and inglorious rags before God. Thereafter, God’s redemption plan offers the hope of salvation and restoration. And, to be born again is to invoke the celebration of heaven an...

  “And of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her; And the Most High Himself shall establish her.” The Lord will record, When He registers the peoples: “This one was born there.” Selah” Psalms‬ ‭87‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ While there is no doubt that Mount Zion symbolizes righteousness and holiness, the Lord acknowledges its distinctiveness and deliverance from the flocks of immorality, corruption, wickedness, and idolatry: “ “I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to those who know Me; Behold, O Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia: ‘This one was born there.’ ” ” (‭‭Psalms‬ ‭87‬:‭4). Oftentimes, the people of God take pride only in their total deliverance from physical discomfort, material poverty and penury, and freedom from persecution. Unfortunately, the enemy understands this desire for comfort; and would readily trade the heart desires for a pride and fellowship with unrighteousness, pollution, and all forms of immorality. Whereas, the scriptures admonished beli...

http://bible.us/psa87.3.nkjv Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God! Selah If sanctuary is built as habitation for the saints, no one is likely to find the gate to the presence of God. ‎But the entrance into the presence of God is accessible through His grace in the heart, turning the heart into the City of God. While the physical sanctuary is meant to be a cohabitation of saints and sinners, the invisible City of God is filled only with glorious things. Irrespective of the abuse of men and the provocation of the ungodly, the expression of the possible holy anger from the City of God cannot be evil spoken of. Obviously, nothing else is capable of maintaining a stainless sanctuary in a sinful world besides the grace of God. ‎