By faith we have come to the unseen and untouchable Mount Zion where God himself is found and where his saints gather. We must be careful to listen to his voice and worship him acceptably with reverence and awe.
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By faith we have come to the unseen and untouchable Mount Zion where God himself is found and where his saints gather. We must be careful to listen to his voice and worship him acceptably with reverence and awe.
Jonathan Griffiths serves as lead pastor of the Metropolitan Bible Church in Ottawa and as Chancellor of Heritage College and Seminary. He studied theology at Oxford and Cambridge universities and is the author of a number of books—most recently, Gathered for Good: God’s Good Design for the Local Church (B&H, 2025). His syndicated Bible teaching program, Encounter the Truth, is heard on radio networks across Canada and the United States and globally through podcast. Jonathan is deeply committed to expository preaching and loves to train and mentor others in word ministry. He and his wife, Gemma, have three children.
In Matthew 24:36, Jesus says, “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.” Given what Jesus says, we might ask: Why doesn’t the Son know what the Father does? Does this mean that the Son is not divine? The Son is Divine and Human To answer the second question first, Matthew 24:36 does not deny Christ’s deity. The Bible teaches that the Son is divine (John 1:1; Col 2:9) and human (John 1:14; Heb 2:14; Phil 2:7; Rom 8:3). Matthew 24:36 cannot contradict either of these...
