Jerusalem
is the city that God has chosen (1 Kings 11:13). In fact it is His
favorite city (Psalm 87:2).
Jesus
said that Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until
the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled" (Luke 21:24). Those times are
drawing to a conclusion.
One
day the Apostles stood on the Mount of Olives and watched as Jesus
ascended up to heaven. Two men in white clothing told them, "This
Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just
the same way as you have watched him go into heaven" (Acts 1:9-12).
The
prophet Zechariah foretold that the LORD Himself will descend upon the
Mount of Olives and defend Jerusalem against the nations gathered
against it in battle (Zechariah 14:1-4). I believe the LORD will
descend in the person of Jesus, the Messiah. He will win the battle
decisively, and will reign over all the earth from Jerusalem (Zechariah
14:9; Psalm 2:6-9).
And
the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover
the sea (Isaiah 11:9).
