It is amazing to me how many questions that the world has have already been answered in the pages of the Bible! Today's Bible Spoken Word Reading Plan answers one of the biggest questions concerning Israel, Jerusalem and the Jewish people! Look at Psalm 87:
Psalm 87
A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.
1 On the holy hills stands the city [of Jerusalem and the temple] God founded.
2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion [through which the crowds of pilgrims enter from all nations] more than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel).
3 Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God. Selah[pause, and calmly realize what that means]!
4 I will make mention of Rahab [the poetic name for Egypt] and Babylon as among those who know [the city of God]—behold, Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia (Cush)—[saying], This man was born there.
5 Yes, of Zion it shall be said, This man and that man were born in her, for the Most High Himself will establish her.
6 The Lord shall count, when He registers the peoples, that this man was born there. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
7 The singers as well as the players on instruments shall say, All my springs (my sources of life and joy) are in you [city of our God].
God LOVES and FOUNDED Jerusalem! HE owns that city! It has been the focus of the nation of Israel since the LORD made them a nation. There have ALWAYS been fights, squabbles, battles and even entire wars fought over physical possession of the city that actually belongs to the God of the Bible! People like to blame nations, rulers, presidents, kings, and others in authority for all of the wars over this nation, but what they are actually taking part in is the battle that has been waged over centuries for whatever belongs to the God of the Bible! This 'war' has been/is being waged by the enemy of our souls, satan, who, by his very own choice, gave up ALL that he had in heaven to become his own ruler! His weapon is the LIE, and he has many and varied ways to use it to his advantage. BUT, the Word of God tells us that WE (born again believers who know our authority) are NOT ignorant of his (satan's) devices (tricks, schemes, strategies and traps)(2 Corinthians 2:11)! We KNOW what he says and what he does because we KNOW the Word of God and what belongs to us, through JESUS Christ! AMEN! So, when you hear the world, as a whole, attacking Israel, Jerusalem and the Jewish people, KNOW that directly behind these attacks and the people who deliver them, is satan! Refuse to be dragged into senseless arguments by people who are ignorant of the Word! Know and understand that Israel, Jerusalem and the Jewish people belong to GOD alone! HE will vindicate them in His perfect time! I would NOT want to be on the receiving side of that situation! On a very important side note, those who are un-Scripturally laying claim to the Temple Mount, and the insidious mosque that sits there, though they CLAIM this as their third most holy spot, it is no such thing! Jerusalem is not mentioned even one time in all of the Quran! NOT ONE TIME! It is all hogwash, lies and tricks that the God of the Bible will answer one day very soon! My advice to you is to know the WORD! Then everything else in life and in this world will fall right into place! AMEN! Here is Hillsong UNITED with "Empires":
Shalom in Him!
