“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”
This entrance liturgy opens with the declaration the earth is God's and everything in it and the world and those who dwell in it establishes the radical ownership of all creation by God. The comprehensive scope—earth, world, inhabitants—suggests that nothing escapes God's dominion. The ownership language establishes God's ultimate authority. This opening establishes the theological basis for the following questions about access to God's sanctuary.
Church Fathers on Psalms 24:1
A psalm of David himself, on the first day of the week. 1. A Psalm of David himself, touching the glorifying and resurrection of the Lord, which took place early in the morning on the first day of the week, which is now called the Lord's Day. 2. “The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof, the compass of the world, and all they that dwell therein” Psalm 23:1; when the Lord, being glorified, is announced for the believing of all nations; and the whole compass of the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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