Zion

In Mormonism the term Mount Zion, often shortened simply to Zion, represents the perfect, just society ruled by Jesus Christ where all the inhabitants live in harmony, equally sharing all things. Zion, also spelled Sion in the New Testament, refers both to the actual place where a Zionic society exists, the people, and the society in general. The Apostle Paul used the imagery of Zion to describe the righteous society existing amongst members of the early Church (Heb. 12:22-24).

There is, in fact, a real Mount Zion. In the Old Testament it was hill in southeastern Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 8:1). The city of David, or Jerusalem, was called Zion (see 2 Samual 5:6-7). More specifically, the fortress that was on Mount Zion was called Zion, but as David built up his kingdom the people began to call all of the area Zion. After David’s death, Zion was used to refer to the hill that was the site of Solomon’s Temple. In 1 Kings 8:1, the prophet Enoch refers to Zion as a city. This same city was often called the temple on Mount Zion.

In modern day revelation Zion is a city that will be built near Jackson County, Missouri (see D