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Micah 4:2

At one time, only *Israelites went to Jerusalem. They went there to *worship God. In the future, there will be a magnificent country. It will be the Jerusalem from heaven. The *Messiah will be the ruler. There will be a great movement of the world’s nations. Many powerful nations will go to Jerusalem. They will *worship in spirit and in truth (John 4:21-24). There will be good *priests there. They will teach people God’s ways to live. People will want to know God’s law. They will want to *worship God. They will want to do what God says. They will want to know his way to live. And because their *worship is sincere, they will also do good deeds. The benefits in verses 3 and 4 will follow. All other gods and *temples will disappear.

v3 He will be the judge between many people. He will settle arguments between distant and powerful nations. They will hammer their swords into ploughs. They will use their spears (like long thin swords) as tools to cut plants. Nations will not fight each other any longer. They will never train for war again.

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