Psalm 132:13-14
13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His dwelling place:
14 “This is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
Many prophecies have been pronounced over Jerusalem. Some have already been fulfilled, but others are yet to be.
For example, in Jeremiah 3:17 God promises that the nations will gather to worship Him in Jerusalem — “At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the Lord, and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD.”
Jeremiah 3:17
17 “At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. No more shall they follow the dictates of their evil hearts.
Despite this glorious future, or perhaps because of it, Jerusalem is in a continuous battle.
We learn in Zechariah 12 that God intends to make Jerusalem a cup of reeling for the surrounding nations (verse. 2) and a heavy immovable rock for the nations that gather against her (verse. 3). This will culminate in the war known as Gog and Magog.
Zechariah 12:2-3
2 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. 3 And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.
Ezekiel 38:4 says:
4 I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.
That God would put hooks in the mouth of Gog, the leader of a coalition of nations who will draw them all into war against Israel. Of course, we are already seeing signs of this as the international community continues to come against Israel, and more specifically Jerusalem.
A few thousand years ago, Psalm 48:8 declared Jerusalem to be the “City of the LORD,” — but not just any Lord. This LORD is specifically identified by name as YHWH — the covenant name that the Most High God first revealed to Moses.
Psalm 48:8:
8 As we have heard,
So we have seen
In the city of the Lord of hosts,
In the city of our God:
God will establish it forever. Selah
Nevertheless, it stands tall in its calling to be a light to the nations as a shining city on a hill. So, let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem. This is a mandate ordained by God for every born again believer in Christ.
Psalm 122:6
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
Have you received the free gift of salvation through Christ Jesus? It is not too late. The Bible in Acts 16 verse 31 says this:
Acts 16:31
31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved, you and your household.
In Jesus precious name! Amen.
Maranatha!
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