1 Chronicles 23:25

²⁵ For David said, “The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever”;

Lord Jesus Christ’s love for Jerusalem

Jesus’ profound connection to Jerusalem stemmed from it being God’s chosen city, the central site for His presence and redemption, and the prophetic location for His death and resurrection, which marked the beginning of the Church. Despite his sorrow for its future destruction, Jesus’s journey to Jerusalem was purposeful, as it was the designated place for the fulfillment of God’s plan for humanity’s salvation. 

God’s Chosen City:

• Dwelling Place of God: Jerusalem is described as the city where God chose to make His presence known, where His throne and footstool are located, and where His Name rests. 
• Center of God’s Plan: God established Jerusalem knowing that it would be the place where His Son, Jesus, would fulfill His redemptive mission, making it the focal point of God’s plan for salvation. 

Prophetic Significance: 

• Fulfillment of Scripture: Jerusalem was the prophetic center where the Son of God would come, live, and ultimately give His life for the redemption of humanity.
• Birthplace of the Church: Following Jesus’s ascension, the apostles remained in Jerusalem, making it the birthplace of the Church and the place from which the Gospel would spread.

Jesus’s Emotional Connection:

Personal Purpose: Jesus understood that the events in Jerusalem—his suffering, death, and resurrection—were essential to fulfilling God’s will and bringing about the reconciliation of God and humanity. 

Sorrow for Jerusalem’s Rejection: Jesus’s profound love is evident in his tears for Jerusalem, weeping over its future destruction because its people would not recognize the time of God’s intervention. 

No Nation has the authority to divide Jerusalem:

Jerusalem’s significance to Jesus lies in it being the location of his ministry, death, and resurrection, making it the central point of Christian salvation history and the birthplace of the Christian Church. As the city where Jesus was presented as a child, taught, and where the disciples received the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, Jerusalem is considered Christianity’s holiest place, a prefiguration of the heavenly Jerusalem, and a place of symbolic importance for the establishment of Jesus’ future kingdom.

Maranatha! Come Lord Jesus!