Psalm 87 leaves little doubt how the God of the Bible feels about Jerusalem!
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].
People can CLAIM anything they want, but the God of the Bible says that Jerusalem is the city that HE founded! Islam did not even begin as a religion (AND a political entity AND a military entity) until sometime after 600 AD! Jerusalem is the capital of the nation, given by God to the Jewish people, of Israel! GOD named the nation! GOD anointed the Temple with His very presence! GOD dispersed the nation of Israel when they sinned against Him so that they would not destroy the land that He had appointed to them! GOD called them back as a nation in 1948 and WOE, WOE, WOE to ANYONE coming against what and whom GOD has anointed! AMEN! Choose to pray for the peace and prosperity of the nation of Israel and it's capital city of Jerusalem! KNOW what the Word of God says about every issue being thrown about in the world! As a born again believer in Jesus Christ, YOU have been given the Word of God and the Spirit of God so that you MAY know these things! Look ate Luke 8:10:
10 He said to them, To you it has been given to [come progressively to] know (to recognize and understand more strongly and clearly) the mysteries and secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that, [though] looking, they may not see; and hearing, they may not comprehend.
Jesus was telling His disciples that even though He spoke to those in the world in parables, He intended for HIS people to know and understand His Word! Meditate on the Word of God every day as we are instructed to do in Joshua 1:8, spend time allowing the Holy Spirit to teach you, and THEN you will understand how to respond to what is going on in this world! BE the LIGHT! AMEN! Here is Robin Mark with "Days Of Elijah" because these ARE the days WE are living in!
Shalom in Him!
