God has staked His name on one nation—Israel.
No city on planet Earth has the history of God’s city—Jerusalem!
For over 4,000 years, Jerusalem has been the city of God. Look with me at this timeline of God’s association with Jerusalem.
Well over 4,000 years ago, Jerusalem was the city of Melchizedek (a type of Christ [see Genesis 14]) and Abraham’s offering of Isaac; over 3,000 years ago, Jerusalem was the city of David, the city of Solomon, and God’s personally designed temple
Joel 3:2 ESV I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land,
2 Chronicles 6:6 ESV But I have chosen Jerusalem that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
Zech 12.3 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..
God calls it “My city” (Hosea 5:15).
Two thousand years ago, Jerusalem was the place of Christ’s Crucifixion—now a place sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims. In A.D. 70, the temple (built by Herod) was destroyed. The first temple (Solomon’s) was destroyed in 586 B.C. The second temple was built by Zerubbabel and then greatly enlarged and embellished for over 40 years by Herod. In A.D. 685-691, the Dome of the Rock was built over the same area, and in A.D. 1520-1566, Suleman the Magnificent added the present walls. Today, this city of less than a square mile is the focus of most of the world’s nations for one reason: God has chosen Jerusalem as the focal point for His plan for the end of the world!
From WOLNY-2024-16 – God Gives People What They Really, Really Want (240411AM)
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