FUTURE of Jerusalem

 Isaiah 62:1

King James Version

62 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, 

and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, 

until the righteousness thereof go forth 

as brightness, 

and the salvation thereof 

as a lamp that burneth.

What is the future of Jerusalem?

Will she be like anything she is today?

The hotbed of hatred, and strife?

The city contested for?

Many nations claim her.

Who does she really belong to?

This post ought to end all debate.

After all, it's all been prophesied.

Watch what GOD says:

Zechariah 8:3

King James Version

3 Thus saith the Lord; 

I am returned unto Zion, 

and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: 

and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; 

and the mountain of the Lord of hosts 

the holy mountain.

Zechariah 8:4-5

King James Version

4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 

There shall yet old men and old women dwell 

in the streets of Jerusalem, 

and every man with his staff in his hand 

for very age.

5 And the streets of the city 

shall be full of boys and girls 

playing in the streets thereof.

Zechariah 8:6

King James Version

6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 

If it be marvellous in the eyes 

of the remnant of this people in these days, 

should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? 

saith the Lord of hosts.

Zechariah 8:7-8

King James Version

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 

Behold, 

I will save my people from the east country, 

and from the west country;

8 And I will bring them, 

and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: 

and they shall be my people, 

and I will be their God, 

in truth and in righteousness.

Zechariah 8:9

King James Version

9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 

Let your hands be strong, 

ye that hear in these days these words 

by the mouth of the prophets, 

which were in the day that the foundation 

of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, 

that the temple might be built.

Zechariah 8:10-11

King James Version

10 For before these days there was no hire for man, 

nor any hire for beast; 

neither was there any peace to him 

that went out or came in because of the affliction: 

for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people 

as in the former days, 

saith the Lord of hosts.

Zechariah 8:12

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12 For the seed shall be prosperous; 

the vine shall give her fruit, 

and the ground shall give her increase, 

and the heavens shall give their dew; 

and I will cause the remnant of this people 

to possess all these things.

Zechariah 8:13

King James Version

13 And it shall come to pass, 

that as ye were a curse among the heathen, 

O house of Judah, and house of Israel; 

so will I save you, 

and ye shall be a blessing: 

fear not, 

but let your hands be strong.

Zechariah 8:14-15

King James Version

14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts; 

As I thought to punish you, 

when your fathers provoked me to wrath, 

saith the Lord of hosts, and I repented not:

15 So again have I thought in these days 

to do well unto Jerusalem 

and to the house of Judah: 

fear ye not.

Zechariah 8:20-21

King James Version

20 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 

It shall yet come to pass, 

that there shall come people, 

and the inhabitants of many cities:

21 And the inhabitants of one city 

shall go to another, saying, 

Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, 

and to seek the Lord of hosts: 

I will go also.

Zechariah 8:22

King James Version

22 Yea, many people and strong nations 

shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, 

and to pray before the Lord.

On that day, no longer will the Jew be spat upon.

He will no longer be persecuted, nor reviled.

GOD promises you that:

Zechariah 8:23

King James Version

23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; 

In those days it shall come to pass, 

that ten men shall take hold 

out of all languages of the nations, 

even shall take hold of the skirt 

of him that is a Jew, saying, 

We will go with you: 

for we have heard 

that God is with you.

In case you're still doubting the steadiness of GOD's WORD, hear these now:

Isaiah 40:8

King James Version

8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: 

but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Ezekiel 24:14

King James Version

14 I the Lord have spoken it: 

it shall come to pass, 

and I will do it; 

I will not go back, 

neither will I spare, 

neither will I repent; 

according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, 

shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.

Malachi 3:6

King James Version

6 For I am the Lord, I change not; 

therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Hebrews 13:8

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8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, 

and to day, and for ever.

1 Peter 1:24-25

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24 For all flesh is as grass, 

and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. 

The grass withereth, 

and the flower thereof falleth away:

25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. 

And this is the word which by the gospel 

is preached unto you.

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What CAUSED division

 

JESUS warned:

Mark 3:24

King James Version

24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, 

that kingdom cannot stand.

What makes GOD rend a kingdom?

What causes great wrath in GOD?

What caused Israel to be divided?

Idolatry.

King Solomon had everything.

He had GOD, wisdom, and wealth.

And yes, the women.

The very thing which caused his downfall.

1 Kings 11:1-2

King James Version

11 But king Solomon loved many strange women, 

together with the daughter of Pharaoh, 

women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, 

Zidonians, and Hittites:

2 Of the nations concerning which the Lord said 

unto the children of Israel, 

Ye shall not go in to them, 

neither shall they come in unto you: 

for surely they will turn away your heart 

after their gods: 

Solomon clave unto these in love.

1 Kings 11:3-4

King James Version

3 And he had seven hundred wives, 

princesses, and three hundred concubines: 

and his wives turned away his heart.

4 For it came to pass, 

when Solomon was old, 

that his wives turned away his heart 

after other gods: 

and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, 

as was the heart of David his father.

1 Kings 11:5

King James Version

5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth 

the goddess of the Zidonians, 

and after Milcom the abomination 

of the Ammonites.

1 Kings 11:6

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6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, 

and went not fully after the Lord, 

as did David his father.

1 Kings 11:7-8

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7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, 

the abomination of Moab, 

in the hill that is before Jerusalem, 

and for Molech, 

the abomination of the children of Ammon.

8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, 

which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

1 Kings 11:9-10

King James Version

9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, 

because his heart was turned 

from the Lord God of Israel, 

which had appeared unto him twice,

10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, 

that he should not go after other gods: 

but he kept not that which the Lord commanded.

The result?

GOD's wrath.

And a divided kingdom.

Ten tribes went to Jeroboam, Solomon's servant.

The remaining two tribes, to Rehoboam, Solomon's son.

"The tribe of Judah, Rehoboam's own tribe, alone remained faithful to him. Benjamin was reckoned along with Judah, and these two tribes formed the southern kingdom, with Jerusalem as its capital; while the northern ten tribes formed themselves into a separate kingdom, choosing Jeroboam as their king."

-- Christian Answers

Is everything lost?

GOD spoke through prophet Ezekiel:

Ezekiel 37:21

King James Version

21 And say unto them, 

Thus saith the Lord God; 

Behold, 

I will take the children of Israel 

from among the heathen, 

whither they be gone, 

and will gather them on every side, 

and bring them into their own land:

Ezekiel 37:22

King James Version

22 And I will make them one nation 

in the land upon the mountains of Israel; 

and one king shall be king to them all: 

and they shall be no more two nations, 

neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms 

any more at all.

Ezekiel 37:23

King James Version

23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more 

with their idols, 

nor with their detestable things, 

nor with any of their transgressions: 

but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, 

wherein they have sinned, 

and will cleanse them: 

so shall they be my people, 

and I will be their God.

Best of all?

There will be "one shepherd".

Ezekiel 37:24

King James Version

24 And David my servant shall be king over them; 

and they all shall have one shepherd: 

they shall also walk in my judgments, 

and observe my statutes, 

and do them.

GOD spoke through prophet Hosea, too.

The house of Judah will be saved.

Hosea 1:7

King James Version

7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, 

and will save them by the Lord their God,

and will not save them by bow, 

nor by sword, 

nor by battle, 

by horses, 

nor by horsemen.

GOD spoke through prophet Ahijah, as well.

The LORD had plans for the tribe of Judah.

1 Kings 11:32

King James Version

32 (But he shall have one tribe 

for my servant David's sake, 

and for Jerusalem's sake, 

the city which I have chosen 

out of all the tribes of Israel:)

King David, Solomon's father, comes from the tribe of Judah.

Who else comes from that line of David, and Judah?

The LORD JESUS.

The promised "deliverer".

The "one shepherd".

The "great high priest".

Hebrews 7:13-14

King James Version

13 For he of whom these things are spoken 

pertaineth to another tribe, 

of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; 

of which tribe Moses spake nothing 

concerning priesthood.

Priests come from the tribe of Levi.

But JESUS came from the tribe of Judah.

Don't you love GOD's quirky, unpredictable ways?

No matter what, Satan couldn't wipe out the LORD's line.

GOD made sure of that.

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A kingdom of PRIESTS

 

GOD tells ISRAEL, through Moses:

Exodus 19:5

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5 Now therefore, 

if ye will obey my voice indeed, 

and keep my covenant, 

then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me

 above all people: 

for all the earth is mine:

Had GOD not made me born again, I wouldn't have turned to the Bible.

And I would have missed out on a lot of His mysteries.

One of which is His love for Israel.

Who was chosen by GOD, for His perfect purpose.

Today, I return to a 25 August 2021 article we wrote.

Reprinting a section of it here.

To remind myself why GOD chose Israel.

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Finally, I understood.

Why GOD wanted ISRAEL to be a HOLY nation.

Thanks to the HOLY SPIRIT, I was led to the uncontestable verse:

Exodus 19:6

King James Version

6 And ye shall be unto me 

a kingdom of priests, 

and an holy nation. 

These are the words 

which thou shalt speak 

unto the children of Israel.

No wonder, the Levites.

No wonder, God kept telling Israel:

Leviticus 11:45

King James Version

45 For I am the Lord that bringeth you 

up out of the land of Egypt, 

to be your God: 

ye shall therefore be holy, 

for I am holy.

Leviticus 20:7

King James Version

7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, 

and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 20:26

King James Version

26 And ye shall be holy unto me: 

for I the Lord am holy, 

and have severed you from other people, 

that ye should be mine.

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Lastly, apostle Peter contends:

1 Peter 2:9-10

King James Version

9 But ye are a chosen generation, 

a royal priesthood, 

an holy nation, 

a peculiar people; 

that ye should shew forth the praises of him 

who hath called you out of darkness 

into his marvellous light;

10 Which in time past were not a people, 

but are now the people of God: 

which had not obtained mercy, 

but now have obtained mercy.

Thus, we learn Israel is a priestly race.

No wonder Israel is the apple of GOD's eye.

GOD has great plans for Israel.

Which no man can thwart.

May Israel awaken to her divine destiny.

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ABOVE all nations

 

Moses to the Israelites:

Deuteronomy 7:7

King James Version

7 The Lord did not set his love upon you, 

nor choose you, 

because ye were more in number than any people; 

for ye were the fewest of all people:

No nation is perfect.

Only GOD can declare us perfect.

These verses tell us the reality of our nations:

Romans 3:9-10

King James Version

9 What then? 

are we better than they? 

No, in no wise: 

for we have before proved 

both Jews and Gentiles, 

that they are all under sin;

10 As it is written, 

There is none righteous, 

no, not one:

Still, GOD chose Israel as His holy nation.

For His own perfect purpose.

1 Peter 2:9

King James Version

9 But ye are a chosen generation, 

a royal priesthood, 

an holy nation, 

a peculiar people; 

that ye should shew forth the praises 

of him who hath called you out of darkness 

into his marvellous light;

The Bible also tells us something else.

Repeating it THRICE:

Deuteronomy 7:6

King James Version

6 For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: 

the Lord thy God hath chosen thee 

to be a special people unto himself, 

above all people 

that are upon the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 14:2

King James Version

2 For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, 

and the Lord hath chosen thee 

to be a peculiar people unto himself, 

above all the nations 

that are upon the earth.

Deuteronomy 26:19

King James Version

19 And to make thee high 

above all nations which he hath made, 

in praise, and in name, and in honour; 

and that thou mayest be an holy people 

unto the Lord thy God, 

as he hath spoken.

Israel?

A  nation "above all nations"?

But that's what Moses declared.

Who am I to question GOD's prophet?

If we claim to love GOD, and He loves Israel, why can't we love the nation He loves?

Obviously, if we don't love GOD, we can't love what He loves.

Others would counter, "but we don't love the same GOD".

And that would set a whole, new argument, to distract from the issue.

Which the enemy of CHRIST loves to delve in.

That enemy thrives in confusion, deception, and destruction.

I'm a born again workman.

I thrive for purity, perfection, and precision.

Which only SPIRIT and Scripture can provide.

The GOD I believe in is the ONLY One JESUS led me to:

Matthew 22:32-33

King James Version

32 I am the God of Abraham, 

and the God of Isaac, 

and the God of Jacob? 

God is not the God of the dead, 

but of the living.

33 And when the multitude heard this, 

they were astonished at his doctrine.

In these last days, you will be known by your stand.

Are you for, or against GOD?

Are you for, or against Israel?

Are you for, or against JESUS?

And by that very stand, you have set your own future.

GOD was clear about His love for Israel:

Genesis 12:3

King James Version

3 And I will bless them that bless thee, 

and curse him that curseth thee: 

and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

We all have a lot of thinking to do.

Which we should.

While there's still time.

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GOD's covenant with DAVID

 

1 Samuel 16:13

King James Version

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, 

and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: 

and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David 

from that day forward. 

So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

We've witnessed the "POST-flood COVENANT".

That was GOD's covenant with Noah.

Then we wrote about "GOD's covenant with ABRAHAM".

Now, SPIRIT wants "GOD's COVENANT with DAVID" written.

These verses speak of that covenant.

Psalm 18:50

King James Version

50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; 

and sheweth mercy to his anointed, 

to David, 

and to his seed for evermore.

Psalm 89:3-4

King James Version

3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, 

I have sworn unto David my servant,

4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, 

and build up thy throne to all generations. 

Selah.

Psalm 89:19-37

King James Version

19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, 

and saidst, 

I have laid help upon one that is mighty; 

I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

20 I have found David my servant; 

with my holy oil have I anointed him:

21 With whom my hand shall be established: 

mine arm also shall strengthen him.

22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; 

nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, 

and plague them that hate him.

24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: 

and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

25 I will set his hand also in the sea, 

and his right hand in the rivers.

26 He shall cry unto me, 

Thou art my father, my God, 

and the rock of my salvation.

27 Also I will make him my firstborn, 

higher than the kings of the earth.

28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, 

and my covenant shall stand fast with him.

29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, 

and his throne as the days of heaven.

30 If his children forsake my law, 

and walk not in my judgments;

31 If they break my statutes, 

and keep not my commandments;

32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, 

and their iniquity with stripes.

33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness 

will I not utterly take from him, 

nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

34 My covenant will I not break, 

nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

35 Once have I sworn by my holiness 

that I will not lie unto David.

36 His seed shall endure for ever, 

and his throne as the sun before me.

37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, 

and as a faithful witness in heaven. 

Selah.

Isaiah 55:3-4

King James Version

3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: 

hear, and your soul shall live; 

and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, 

even the sure mercies of David.

4 Behold, 

 have given him for a witness to the people, 

a leader and commander to the people.

Jeremiah 33:14-17

King James Version

14 Behold, the days come, 

saith the Lord, 

that I will perform that good thing 

which I have promised unto the house of Israel 

and to the house of Judah.

15 In those days, 

and at that time, 

will I cause the Branch of righteousness 

to grow up unto David; 

and he shall execute 

judgment and righteousness in the land.

16 In those days shall Judah be saved, 

and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: 

and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, 

The Lord our righteousness.

17 For thus saith the Lord; 

David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne 

of the house of Israel;

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