@Stan Unger,
I googled your first post "God the Son� in the Bible and there was a lot to read there.
Also the same as for Trinity and Rapture being used in the Bible. As for your second post I found this to be helpful: Psalm 87:2-3 says, �The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are said of you, O city of God.� Occurring over 150 times in the Bible, the word �Zion� essentially means �fortification.� In the Bible, Zion is both the city of David and the city of God.
As the Bible progresses, the word �Zion� transitions from referring primarily to a physical city to having a more spiritual meaning.
The first mention of the word �Zion� in the Bible is 2 Samuel 5:7: �Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.� �Zion,� therefore, was originally the name of the ancient Jebusite fortress in the city of Jerusalem. �Zion� came to stand not only for the fortress but also for city in which the fortress stood. After David captured �the stronghold of Zion,� Zion was then called �the City of David� ( 1 Kings 8:1; 1 Chronicles 11:5; 2 Chronicles 5:2). When Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem, �Zion� expanded in meaning to include the temple and the area surrounding it ( Psalms 2:6; 48:2, 11-12; 132:13). �Zion� was eventually used as a name for the city of Jerusalem, the land of Judah, and the people of Israel as a whole ( Isaiah 40:9; Jeremiah 31:12; Zechariah 9:13). The most important use of the word �Zion� is in a theological sense. �Zion� is used figuratively of Israel as the people of God ( Isaiah 60:14). The spiritual meaning of �Zion� is continued in the New Testament, where it is given the Christian meaning of God's spiritual kingdom, the heavenly Jerusalem ( Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 14:1). Peter refers to Christ as the Cornerstone of Zion: �See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame� ( 1 Peter 2:6).
Recommended Resources: Logos Bible Software and Bible Answers for Almost all Your Questions by Elmer Towns. This page is also available in: Espa�ol, Portugu�s, Arabic, Italiano, Bulgarian, Polski, Magyar, Srpski, Russian.
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I googled your first post "God the Son� in the Bible and there was a lot to read there.
Also the same as for Trinity and Rapture being used in the Bible. As for your second post I found this to be helpful: Psalm 87:2-3 says, �The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. Glorious things are said of you, O city of God.� Occurring over 150 times in the Bible, the word �Zion� essentially means �fortification.� In the Bible, Zion is both the city of David and the city of God.
As the Bible progresses, the word �Zion� transitions from referring primarily to a physical city to having a more spiritual meaning.
The first mention of the word �Zion� in the Bible is 2 Samuel 5:7: �Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion, the City of David.� �Zion,� therefore, was originally the name of the ancient Jebusite fortress in the city of Jerusalem. �Zion� came to stand not only for the fortress but also for city in which the fortress stood. After David captured �the stronghold of Zion,� Zion was then called �the City of David� ( 1 Kings 8:1; 1 Chronicles 11:5; 2 Chronicles 5:2). When Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem, �Zion� expanded in meaning to include the temple and the area surrounding it ( Psalms 2:6; 48:2, 11-12; 132:13). �Zion� was eventually used as a name for the city of Jerusalem, the land of Judah, and the people of Israel as a whole ( Isaiah 40:9; Jeremiah 31:12; Zechariah 9:13). The most important use of the word �Zion� is in a theological sense. �Zion� is used figuratively of Israel as the people of God ( Isaiah 60:14). The spiritual meaning of �Zion� is continued in the New Testament, where it is given the Christian meaning of God's spiritual kingdom, the heavenly Jerusalem ( Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 14:1). Peter refers to Christ as the Cornerstone of Zion: �See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame� ( 1 Peter 2:6).
Recommended Resources: Logos Bible Software and Bible Answers for Almost all Your Questions by Elmer Towns. This page is also available in: Espa�ol, Portugu�s, Arabic, Italiano, Bulgarian, Polski, Magyar, Srpski, Russian.
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