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Prophesying of the final hours of this age and of Jerusalem?s central role in God?s dealings with the nations, the prophet declared, ?Thus declares the LORD who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him, ?Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah. And it will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it?? Zechariah 12:1-3.
No one can escape the unrelenting purposes of God as they are laid out in His word; neither the nations of the world, nor Israel , nor even the Christian Church. We have called the intercessors? attention in the past to the centrality of Jerusalem in preparing the earth for the Lord?s return, and we are doing so again now as the dynamics surrounding the City of God are ratcheted to unprecedented levels.
Yet many are slumbering, lolled to apathy by the cares of the world, and drowned in ignorance and arrogance as the last chapters of our history are being penned by our own actions and inactions.
In the original Hebrew text, Zechariah?s words in verse 2 actually use a far stronger term than most English translations chose. ?A cup that causes reeling? is in fact ?A cup of poison? in the Hebrew, ?KOS RA-AL,? signifying not merely confusion, drunkenness and staggering about, but rather being fatally intoxicated by venomous poison! Such, the word of God warns, will be the fate of all who meddle with Jerusalem ?s destiny in a manner that grieves the heart of God and opposes the purpose of the Lord.
And yet, blinded and deaf to the warnings of scripture and to the pleading of the Spirit, the powers of this world continue to clamor about Jerusalem in desperate attempts to avert the unavoidable conflict that will soon impact the whole world. Did you know that more UN Security Council resolutions have been crafted concerning Jerusalem and Israel than any other city or nation in the world? Have you noticed how the explosive issue of Jerusalem is rising to center stage in the political maneuvers of the power players?
What started as incremental compromises of land and sovereignty with the traumatic pulling out of Gaza ?s 10,000 Jewish residents, is now looming over the strategic region of Judea and Samaria ( West Bank ) as Israel ?s government indicates its willingness to continue on the road of ?land for peace.? Never mind the fact that land giveaways in the Middle East have not once yielded anything resembling peace.
As the mountainous heart of Judea and Samaria is already being divided and handed over to Israel ?s enemies behind closed doors, Jerusalem will no doubt be next on the chopping block.
No one can escape the unrelenting purposes of God as they are laid out in His word; neither the nations of the world, nor Israel , nor even the Christian Church. We have called the intercessors? attention in the past to the centrality of Jerusalem in preparing the earth for the Lord?s return, and we are doing so again now as the dynamics surrounding the City of God are ratcheted to unprecedented levels.
Yet many are slumbering, lolled to apathy by the cares of the world, and drowned in ignorance and arrogance as the last chapters of our history are being penned by our own actions and inactions.
In the original Hebrew text, Zechariah?s words in verse 2 actually use a far stronger term than most English translations chose. ?A cup that causes reeling? is in fact ?A cup of poison? in the Hebrew, ?KOS RA-AL,? signifying not merely confusion, drunkenness and staggering about, but rather being fatally intoxicated by venomous poison! Such, the word of God warns, will be the fate of all who meddle with Jerusalem ?s destiny in a manner that grieves the heart of God and opposes the purpose of the Lord.
And yet, blinded and deaf to the warnings of scripture and to the pleading of the Spirit, the powers of this world continue to clamor about Jerusalem in desperate attempts to avert the unavoidable conflict that will soon impact the whole world. Did you know that more UN Security Council resolutions have been crafted concerning Jerusalem and Israel than any other city or nation in the world? Have you noticed how the explosive issue of Jerusalem is rising to center stage in the political maneuvers of the power players?
What started as incremental compromises of land and sovereignty with the traumatic pulling out of Gaza ?s 10,000 Jewish residents, is now looming over the strategic region of Judea and Samaria ( West Bank ) as Israel ?s government indicates its willingness to continue on the road of ?land for peace.? Never mind the fact that land giveaways in the Middle East have not once yielded anything resembling peace.
As the mountainous heart of Judea and Samaria is already being divided and handed over to Israel ?s enemies behind closed doors, Jerusalem will no doubt be next on the chopping block.
So I wouldn't ass-u-me too much about hunting in heaven. Purty sure Jesus may have been a democrat. 
