Out of the Mixed Multitude

What is permanent about national, religious, or even ethnic identity? We think of tribes, tongues, and nations as everlasting, but even the oldest has existed only a moment in the context of eternity, and has evolved continuously over the centuries. That’s why it is good to consider what identity we will carry into eternity, and how we might begin to live that identity in the present.  

Numbers 8:1-12:16; Zechariah 2:10-4:7; Ephesians 2:1-22; Philippians 3:17-21; Revelation 5:9-10, 7:1-15, 13:5-8, 21:10-13 

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Music: “Old 100^th,” Celtic Worship, Morningtide, Integrity Music 2021. See the official video on Youtube at https://youtu.be/pldbEUCkAnc. Celtic Worship’s music is available at https://celticworship.co.uk/.

Picture: Many leaders of the Scottish nation have been of foreign origin, but their identity is unquestionably Scottish. The latest is First Minister Humza Yousaf, son of Pakistani immigrants. Scottish Government photo, March 29, 2023, via Flickr.