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God
seemingly loves practice runs and types,
Like
the Torah’s ceremonial archetypes, 1
Aspects
of ancient Jewish history,
That
foretell of things in world history.
But
practice runs and types are only as good,
As by ‘watchers’, they are clearly
understood.
It
takes a patient and perceptive eye and mind,
To
decipher practice runs and types like God’s kind. 2
One
that I love is the ancient city, Jerusalem,
A
unique city that stirs deep passions in God’s bosom.
Literally,
from start to end, this city is featured.
In this one city, world
history seems to be anchored.
Some
opine it was the center of Earth’s land matrix,
Long
before continents were formed via ‘plate
tectonics’.
Some
think it might be where God sowed His ‘garden
seed’,
His
seed to world peace that we all soon would need. 3
Though
it’s ‘teaching of peace’, that this
city’s name depicts, 4
Jerusalem
features in ‘extra-cosmic conflicts’.
That
ole war in Heaven that devil forces lost, 5
Now
plays out here on Earth, and thus our peace is lost.
Since
God stated there, The Prince of
Peace will be enthroned,
There
devils work to ensure God’s peace will be postponed.
He has allotted them a ‘short time’ to exhaust.
Until
then, we and this city... must pay the
cost. 6
From
shuttle diplomacy, to U.N. resolutions,
For
this city, we can’t seem to find lasting solutions!
From
trying to solve this city’s current saga,
The
world has gotten a ‘collective hernia’! 7
Jerusalem,
oh Jerusalem…
…Hill
God has desired, and has also chosen.
…His
‘garden peace seed’ planted in the Earth’s Zion.
…Barometer
of mounting conflict pressure.
…A
Gordian knot the world cannot cut through.
…A
heavy stone the nations cannot lift.
…Whose
deliverance one day shall be swift.
…Center
of a black hole around which nations swirl.
…Whose
soon future will be the center of the world!
…Thermometer
of Earth’s spiritual health.
…Where
all nations will one day dispatch their wealth!
…All
nations will yearly flock to its destination,
…And
bow to worship God of Heav’n and creation. 8
Yesterday, the
promised seat of a final worldwide peace.
Today, to
the world, God’s ‘cup of drunkenness’.
Tomorrow, t’will
be His seat of ‘iron rod firmness’!
Fifth age city
from which His presence shall never cease!
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1 Torah is the first 5 books of The Bible. The word means teaching.
2 It is good to study and discover typology
between the Old and New Testament events.
3 The
Garden of Eden, which many believe was intended to grow and cover the entire Earth. This belief may not be factual.
4 ‘Jeru’
also means teaching, and ‘salem’
means peace. See: Hebrew
Glossary.
‘Zion’
is the hill in Jerusalem on which Jewish temples were built, and is known today
as the Temple Mount.
5 See
Lucifer’s 5 prideful ‘I will…’ statements
in Isaiah 14:13-14, and the concluding result Jesus mentioned in Luke 10:18.
Lucifer became satan.
6 See:
Revelation 12:12, and 21:2-3
7
Could this give the nations an allegorical
hernia?!
‘Behold,
I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding
peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. 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 (out of
Jewish control?) will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth
are gathered against it.’ (Zechariah 12:2-3
)
8 See:
Isaiah 60:5, 11, and Zechariah 14:16
Great, passionate and detailed speech by Secretary Kerry today.
ReplyDeleteWith both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian issue seemingly wishing the other would simply de-exist, can the multi-decade 'diplomatic veneer' placed over it ever penetrate and mitigate the deep-rooted hatred and distrust between these two groups?
The Bible encourages us to 'pray for the peace of Jerusalem', which is the core or root of the broader conflict. It also promises punishments for those who 'divide My (God's) land'. However, the ultimate Peace it refers to seems to be The Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ. Moreover, as a result of a God-imposed Jewish exile 'from the land' (because of sin), and now His promise to return them all 'back to the land', there is a diverse population 'on the land'.
Given the actualities on the land, what does The Bible infer pending the arrival of The Prince of Peace? Any thoughts?
Jewish exiles were in Babylon for a minimum of 70 years. Afterward, many returned to the land, and many remained in post-Babylonian kingdom of Persia. In 16.5 months, Israel will be 70 years old.
What might this infer regarding the current state of play? Any thoughts?
Even before becoming a nation, the Jewish people had quite a yo-yo, in/out relationship with the land, including long periods of exile in Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, and the world writ large. What we are currently witnessing is the unfolding of God's promise of their final, permanent return to the land from across the world. The majority outside of Israel reportedly live in North America.
What might it take for God's promise to be completed --another 70 years, or some particular event that would speed up their return? Any thoughts?
J!