JERUSALEM – A CUP OF
TREMBLING
12-6-2017
12-6-2017
Today, December 06, 2017, President Donald Trump has stated
that the US embassy, now in Tel Aviv, will be moved to Jerusalem. He also issued an Executive Order recognizing
Jerusalem as the capital of the current state of Israel. Most of the world appears to be unhappy with
this action other than the citizens of Israel, pre-trib, dispensational
Evangelicals, and so-called Christian Zionists.
Zechariah 12:2-3 NET "I am about to make
Jerusalem a cup that brings dizziness (trembling KJV) to all the surrounding nations; indeed,
Judah will also be included when Jerusalem is besieged. (3)
Moreover, on that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy burden for all the
nations, and all who try to carry it will be seriously injured; yet all the
peoples of the earth will be assembled against it.
The Daily Crow http://www.dailycrow.com/daily-updates/
Israel braces
for violent protests over Trump Jerusalem announcement. Bethlehem protesters burn pictures of Trump;
Israel says troops are preparing for a planned ‘day of rage’ in the wake of
Washington’s expected recognition of capital.
The Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5151265/Pope-slams-decision-call-Jerusalem-Isreals-capital.html
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
hails 'historic day' as he calls for other world leaders to follow Trump and
says any peace deal with Palestinians must recognize Jerusalem as Israeli
capital
· President Donald Trump announced the US considers Jerusalem
Israel's capital
· Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said the decision will
'open the gates of hell'
· Criticism poured in from Tehran to Ankara to war-ravaged
Syria and Pope Francis
· But Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the move as
'courageous and just'
The Cutting
Edge http://www.cuttingedge.org/newsletters/
US President Donald Trump would
effectively be making a declaration of war if he recognizes Jerusalem as
Israel's capital, the Palestinians' chief representative to Britain said on
Wednesday. 'If he says what he is intending to say about Jerusalem being the
capital of Israel, it means a kiss of death to the two state solution', Manuel
Hassassian said in a BBC radio interview."
What a joke!! The Palestinians have
given the "Two-State Solution" the kiss of death since the 2000 Camp
David meeting between President William Clinton, Israeli PM Rabin and the
Palestinian's dictator, Yassir Arafat. When Arafat walked out of the
negotiations, even though he had been granted 90% of what he was asking, he
placed the "kiss of death" on the "Two State Solution".
No Palestinian leader is ever going
to recognize Israel's right to exist by signing a "Two-State
Solution" agreement. The only "solution" the Palestinians want
is to completely destroy Israel and annihilate all Jews.
Mr. Trump’s commitment to recognize Jerusalem as the capital
of Israel is an extremely important event for prophetic history. For whatever reason, his executive order
marks the beginning of the downfall of the governments of the world and the
rise of the Kingdom of God.
As stated previously, Evangelicals and Christian Zionists
are rejoicing concerning this move but for misunderstood reasons. They believe that Jerusalem in its current
form will be the capital of the world from which Jesus Christ will rule. Little do they realize this will be the
catalyst for the total destruction of Jerusalem.
Hebrews
12:26-29 NET Then his
voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "I will once more
shake not only the earth but heaven too." (27)
Now this phrase "once more" indicates the
removal of what is shaken, that is, of created things, so that what is unshaken
may remain. (28) So since we are receiving an unshakable
kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to
God in devotion and awe. (29) For our God is indeed a devouring fire.
The Hebrews scripture is a quotation based on Haggai 2:6
Haggai
2:6-7 NET Moreover,
the LORD who rules over all says: 'In just a little while I will once again
shake the sky and the earth, the sea and the dry ground. (7) I
will also shake up all the nations, and they will offer their treasures; then I
will fill this temple with glory,'says the LORD who rules over all.
Jesus
cursed a fig tree (Judah/Judea) because it only had leaves but no fruit. The current nation of Israel has not produced
fruit for the Kingdom of god although it has many leaves.
Matthew 21:19 NET After noticing
a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He
said to it, "Never again will there be fruit from you!" And the fig
tree withered at once.
At
the end of the age, Jesus stated that the fig tree would again bear many leaves
but again there is no fruit just conflict.
Matthew
24:32-33 NET
"Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes
tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. (33)
So also you, when you see all these things, know that he (i.e. the
Lord Jesus) is near, right at the door.
It can
be said that the modern state of Israel has covered itself with leaves, as did
Adam and Eve, giving the appearance of health and wealth. However, without the blood of Christ they are
only covering their sinful condition.
S. Jones: The choice is
either fruit (of the
Spirit) or leaves
(self-justification). This is something that most Evangelicals do not seem to
comprehend.
By recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the current state
of Israel, Mr. Trump has signified the earthly Jerusalem as the bond slave of
fleshly things represented by Hagar, the slave woman. The soon coming New Jerusalem is represented
by the free woman named Sarah.
Galatians
4:25-26 NET Now Hagar
represents Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for
she is in slavery with her children. (26) But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is
our mother (i.e.
Sarah - as explained later).
This
sets in motion the “shaking of the
nations” including Israel, as prophesied by Haggai in the above scripture
quotation. The shaking could be political
or economic and it could also be a literal earthquake. Jesus spoke of earthquakes during the end of
the age and also of famines, pestilences, and many wars.
Matthew
24:7 KJV For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in
divers places.
The eyes of the blind will remain closed and many will
continue in denial until the destruction of Jerusalem is complete.
Although
Jerusalem has been destroyed several times in the past, it was always
rebuilt. Jeremiah prophesied the nation
of Judah/Israel and the city of Jerusalem would be broken beyond repair as a
smashed potter’s vessel. Since we are at
the end of the age, this will be the last destruction.
Jeremiah 19:11-12 NET Tell them the
LORD who rules overall says, 'I will do just as Jeremiah has done. I will smash
this nation and this city as though it were a potter's vessel which is broken
beyond repair. The dead will be buried here in Topheth until there is no more
room to bury them.' (12) I, the LORD, say: 'That is how I will deal
with this city and its citizens. I will make it like Topheth.
Isaiah prophesies of the destruction of Jerusalem. The inhabitants will speak from the dust like
a spirit from the underworld. Verse 5
indicates that even the invaders will be killed. Apparently someone destroys the city other
than the invaders. The destruction will
happen suddenly, in a flash, in an instant similar to the results of a nuclear
weapon. The destruction will be accompanied
by thunder, an earthquake,
and a loud noise, by a strong gale, a windstorm, and a consuming flame of fire (again it is described in a
similar manner to a nuclear blast).
Isaiah
29:3-7 NET I will lay
siege to you on all sides; I will besiege you with troops; I will raise siege
works against you. (4) You will fall; while lying on the ground you
will speak; from the dust where you lie, your words will be heard. Your voice
will sound like a spirit speaking from the underworld; from the dust you will
chirp as if muttering an incantation. (5) But the horde of invaders will be like fine
dust, the horde of tyrants like chaff that is blown away. It will happen
suddenly, in a flash. (6) Judgment will come from the LORD who commands
armies, accompanied by thunder, earthquake, and a loud noise, by a strong gale,
a windstorm, and a consuming flame of fire.
(7) It will be like a dream, a
night vision. There will be a horde from all the nations that fight against
Ariel, those who attack her and her stronghold and besiege her.
Word Study Dictionary
Ariel: The name means
"lioness of God (El)
The name was applied to Jeru-salem as the chief stronghold
and chosen place of the Lord (Isa_29:1-2,
Isa_29:7).
It can also be said that Mr. Trump’s recognition of
Jerusalem as the capital of modern Israel is the ending of a long historical
trail.
1.
S. Jones: In November 1917 the Balfour Declaration set
forth the British Government’s intention to set aside Palestine as a Jewish
“homeland” (not a Jewish state).
In 1947 the United Nations fulfilled this intention by voting to create a
homeland for Jews who wished to move there to live alongside non-Jews.
2.
In 1967 the Israelis forcibly took Jerusalem and
annexed it as part of their state,
ignoring the fact that they were supposed to be a homeland, not a
Jewish state. The Israeli state has thus been in violation of the
original UN mandate, and this is why the nations of the world seem to be against
them. Evangelicals do not understand that the United Nations don’t like the
fact that the Israelis have violated their original mandate by which the nation
was created in the first place.
3.
This comes near the 70th anniversary of
the Palestinian Resolution on November 29, 1947. This comes near the 100th anniversary of
when General Allenby took Jerusalem on December 9, 1917, the 24th
day of the 9th month (Haggai 2:18, 20). There are two prophecies
associated with this particular day. Haggai 2:19 says, “from this day on I will bless you.”
Haggai 2:21 says also, “I am
going to shake the heavens and the earth” and “overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy
the power of the kingdoms and of the nations.” December 6, 2017 falls between the two
anniversaries (November 29 and December 9).
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