Hebrews 12:22 (KJV)

Passage

But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

Nearby Context

Hebrews 12:20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

Hebrews 12:21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)

Hebrews 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

Hebrews 12:23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "mount", "sion", "city", "living", "heavenly", "jerusalem", and "innumerable". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "mount", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And so terrible was the sight that..." into verse 23's "To the general assembly and church of...", so "come" and "mount" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "come" and "mount" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.