Micah 4:1-5

In the future many people will worship God

1 In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's temple will be great.

It will stand higher than all other mountains.

It will stand above all the hills.

Crowds of people will go there all the time.

2 As they come, people from many nations will say,

‘Come! We will go up to the mountain of the Lord, Jacob's God.

We will go to worship him at his temple.

He will teach us his laws.

Then we can live in a way that pleases him.’

Zion will be the place where people learn about God.

The Lord's message will go out from Jerusalem.

3 The Lord will judge between the people of many nations.

When they argue together, he will decide who is right.

They will take their swords

and they will make them into ploughs.

Their spears will become knives

to cut their vines.

Nations will no longer need weapons to attack other nations.

They will not prepare to fight wars any more.

4 Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree.

Nobody will make them afraid any more.

The Lord Almighty has promised that this will happen.

5 People of other nations serve their own gods.

But we will serve the Lord our God for ever.