Today very great pressures are being exerted on Prime
Minister Netanyahu to give up part of the
city of Jerusalem to the
Palestinians so that their state of Palestine
can be fully established. The Secretary
of State, Mr John Kerry, of the USA,
has worked very hard over the past year
since he was voted into office, to see
that the state of Palestine is
fully established under the presidency of President Barack Hussein Obama. He is
applying severe pressure for it to be done this year, 2014. The Secretary of State , John Kerry has :
“warned on Saturday [February 1,
2014] that Israel faces the threat of
delegitimization and boycotts should the status quo continue without progress
in the peace process” (JNN).
The warning of the Secretary of State, John Kerry, is in addition to the great pressures, sanctions and
boycotts already exerted by the EU and the UN and many businesses, including
some big banks, on the State of Israel.
These are to pressure and force her give up Jerusalem,
her Capital, and other “occupied lands” to the Palestinians.
The questions are:
To Whom does that sacred and holy city, Jerusalem,
belong?
Can Israel
give East Jerusalem over to the Palestinians, a Gentile
nation to be their Capital?
To answer the first Question we go to Matthew 5: 35, to see
what Yahushua Ha Mashiach (Jesus Christ) had to say about the city of Jerusalem
while He was upon earth almost two thousand years ago. In that verse of Scripture He said:
“Jerusalem
… is the city of the great King [Yahweh Elohim]”
The Answer to the second Question is: The Israelis cannot give up what belongs to
the “Great King”, Yahweh Elohim, the Almighty. Jerusalem,
though it is their Capital and beloved city, CANNOT AND WILL NOT GIVE IT UP because
they have no authority to do so. The reason for this bold statement is based upon the prophecy Yahushua gave in
Luke 21: 24:
“Jerusalem
shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be
fulfilled”.
This prophecy was fulfilled in 1967, during the Six Day War
when the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac and Israel
miraculously returned the city of old East Jerusalem to
the Jewish nation. From that time in
1967 the city Jerusalem has been under
the rule of the state of Israel and in spite of what the nations, including
United Nations, the European Union, past presidents of the USA and the incumbent President of the United States
and his Secretary of State, John Kerry, are doing to pressure and force the Prime
Minster of Israel to give Jerusalem to be the capital of the Palestinian state,
they are finding that they are fighting
a difficult and losing battle.
These powerful nations and institutions are fighting this losing battle because the time of Gentile ruling over the old city, Jerusalem,
has
ended according to the words of Elohim Yahushua. Therefore, whatever pressures, sanctions,
embargoes “delegitimization”, “boycotts” and threats are made against Israel to force her
to give up old east Jerusalem, she cannot do it because her HANDS ARE WELL TIED BEHIND HER!!! The old city is NOT for her to give away.
That old city, Jerusalem, is the ONLY REAL ESTATE our Elohim claims as His upon
this earth (Matthew 5: 35), although He made Planet Earth.
For almost two thousand years, from 70 AD until 1967, the
lands of the Middle East
including the city of Jerusalem
were under the rule of Gentile nations. Among those who ruled were some Muslim nations, including the Ottoman
Empire under Turkey,
the last empire which was overthrown in
the 1914-18 war by Britain
and her allies.
Following the First World
War, some of the territory in the
Middle East was mandated to Britain.
Under the Balfour Declaration, a small portion
of the land of Palestine
which was mandated to the British, was allotted to the Jews in 1923 as their
homeland. In 1948 Israel
was declared a state. At that time the old city, Jerusalem,
was still under the rule of Gentiles until the Six Day War in 1967. The
Arabic nations had come together and declared that they were going to push Israel
in the sea and take over the land (I heard the boast with my own ears in 1967). The allies of Israel
all deserted her, including the USA
and left her to her fate to be wiped out.
Although Israel was deserted by those who were suppose to be
her allies and left to be wiped out, her
Elohim, the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob (who was renamed Israel by Elohim Yahweh)
miraculously stood by her and returned to her some of the lands of her
ancestors, including the city, Jerusalem.
That old city was made by King David, their ancestor, over three thousand years
ago.
Soon after the Six Day War, the USA
and her allies (though they had left her to be wiped out by her enemies) began to pressure Israel
to return the lands which her Elohim gave to her in the Six Day War. Israel
gave up most of the land including Jordan,
The Sinai Peninsula, Lebanon
and Gaza. In 2012 before running for the second term of
office, President Barack Obama told Israel
she is to return to the pre- 1967 borders.
In other words, she is to give up all the lands which her Elohim gave to
her in the 1967 War.
It is of interest to note that whenever the USA held her summits and pressured Israel
to give up the lands her Elohim returned to her, great disasters came upon the USA. One example of this is that of the giving up
of Gaza to the Palestinians in
2005. A week later following the giving up of Gaza,
hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf States
of the USA. A week following Katrina, hurricane Rita slammed in the same
states. These two hurricanes were the
worse hurricanes to hit the USA
and they inflicted great damage to the Gulf States,
caused untold suffering and a goodly number of people died.
Great judgments continue to come upon the USA
and other countries, including the UK
and Europe as they force Israel
to give up the lands her Elohim gave to her but in particular the city, East
Jerusalem. Since President Barack Obama came into office he has
been determined to see that Israel gives up the lands that were taken in the
Six Day War in 1967, especially old east Jerusalem. As he has pressured her to
give up the lands, so the great disasters, including the blowing up of the oil
rigs in the Gulf States in 2010, great tornadoes, severe floods and storms, ice,
snow, fires and extreme drought have come upon the USA. In addition, her economy has suffered greatly
from the great disasters, especially their effect on New
York and Washington.
Israel had had to fight over eight wars since she became a
nation in 1948 but her Elohim always fights for her so that she has never lost
a war even thought some of the wars were fought by large armies against
her. Since those who are opposed to her being
in the land of her ancestors, are unable to win through wars, they have gone
the diplomatic way. Hence all the
summits and pressures forcing her to up
the lands which her Elohim gave back to her.
Now, she is being forced and pressured to give up the rest of the land,
including the old city, East Jerusalem.
Secretary of State, John Kerry, has made over ten visits to Israel
since he took office a year ago in 2013.
At the beginning of 2014 as he pressured Israel
to give up east Jerusalem and the
rest of the land given to her by her Elohim during the Six Day War in 1967, the
United States
has experienced great disasters, such as she has never seen before. The fifty
states of the United States
experienced severe snow, arctic blasts and extreme icy conditions.
These severe weather conditions continue as I write and Washington,
the nation’s Capital and New York,
the nation’s Financial hubs have been under lock down from the severe arctic
conditions that are over some parts of the country. Sadly,
many people have lost their lives from the severe snow and icy conditions. In addition, there are floods, famine and
fires in some places, including California.
Likewise, the United Kingdom
has been experiencing severe storms and floods since the year began. These disasters and more are set to continue
and worsen as more and more pressures are exerted on Israel to give up east
Jerusalem because the Elohim of Israel, the Elohim of Abraham, Isaac and
Israel, is angry with the nations who pressure her for the lands He gave to
her, especially the USA.
Following the prophecy Yahushua gave in Luke 21:24:
“Jerusalem
shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be
fulfilled”,
King Yahushua went on to tell us some of the things which would follow as the time for His return
draws near. Concerning this He said in Luke
21: 25-26:
“And there shall be signs in the
sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations,
with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s hearts
failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on
the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken”.
These things are happening in our day, as though they were
prophesied and written today. Most
importantly was what Yahushua said would happen next. That statement is recorded
in Luke 21:27:
“And then shall they see
the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory”.
Following this statement Yahushua admonished His followers
in Luke21: 28:
“And when these things begin to
come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth
nigh”.
This then is where we are in the history of this world. Jerusalem,
said Yahushua, is “the city of the Great King” and that after the rule of the
Gentiles over that old city was over, He
would return to this world with power and “great glory”.
Elohim Yahushua also
admonishes us that when we see things coming to pass, i.e. the pressure upon the
Israelis to give up Jerusalem to the Gentiles, the great disasters in this
world, the great signs and wonders which are happening in the world, the financial down turn and the
“shaking of the powers of heaven” then we are to lift up our heads; for our “redemption
draws nigh”. In other words we are to be ready and waiting for the return of
our precious Saviour, Yahushua Ha Mashiach, who will return with “power and
great glory” for His people who have accepted His love and sacrifice for them.
Elohim Yahushua is the One who prophesied:
“Jerusalem
shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be
fulfilled”.
The times of the Gentiles ruling over Jerusalem came to an end in 1967 during the Six Day War. The next
Ruler of the city, Jerusalem, will
be Elohim Yahushua Himself. Therefore, Jerusalem
does not belong to the Jews, the Palestinians or any other nation. It belongs to the Great King, Elohim
Yahweh (Matthew 5:35). From the things which are
happening in our world, including the pressure on Israel to give up Jerusalem
to Gentile rule, we should heed the admonitions of our Saviour, Yahushua
and be ready and waiting for His
glorious return because it will not be long before we see our Saviour, Adonai and
King coming for His waiting children.
The signs which Yahushua gave in His Word so we will know
when His return is imminent, are all being fulfilled, especially that of the
pressure being exerted on Israel to return Jerusalem
to Gentile rule. In light of what is taking place in the world, the city of Jerusalem
being the KEY, the Question I pose to you is:
ARE YOU READY TO MEET ELOHIM
YAHUSHUA Ha MASHIACH AT HIS RETURN?? By
His grace, LET US BE READY FOR HIS
GLORIOUS RETURN AND BE PREPARED TO GO
AND LIVE WITH HIM IN GLORY.
NB: SCRIPTURES IN THIS POST WERE TAKEN FROM THE
KING JAMES VERSION OF THE BIBLE
