Poetry

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I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Joel 3:2

Jerusalem will be DIVIDED—Land will reveal who
God really is because He has put HIS NAME there—
We were given land before the ‘fall’
In the beginning we were given land (Genesis 1:26-27)
The Old Testament is about the fight for land
In Matthew five Jesus says that the,”
“...for they will inherit the earth” (land)

Israel and Palestine are fighting over land
African countries are fighting over land—
China says Taiwan belongs to them,
Again the fight is over land etc
All countries fight over land

It is therefore no surprise to discover
That the whole Bible is about land—
We work on land (by our jobs) and
It is there that we bring the Kingdom of God

Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. Zechariah 12:2-3

Israel and Jacob are mentioned 2,923 times in the Bible
Grace and gracious are mentioned 201 times in the Bible
Salvation and saved are mentioned 268 times in the Bible
Love, loved and lovest are mentioned 420 times in the Bible
Peace is mentioned 429 times in the Bible
Christ and Jesus are mentioned 1,538 times in the Bible

The eyes of the world are almost continuously upon Israel and
The reason is that many want to destroy her—
Israel “shall not be reckoned among the nations” Numbers 23:9
Many nations want to wipe her off the face of the earth
Many nations want her ‘capital’ and so
Jerusalem has become a burden too many
Nations are frustrated about the impact of Jerusalem on the world
Israel, Islam and the surrounding nations will affect us all

God’s eye is on Israel—He will protect Israel
In Ezra 5:5, a great contrast becomes visible,
“But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews,
that they could not cause them to cease[building the temple]”
Today the Building of the Temple is relevant
The glory of the Temple is seen in the Bible
The Temple of Glory is seen in Jesus
Jerusalem awaits for her temple and
The world will see the reality of the Bible

I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Joel 3:2

Mark Frank

Copyright 2010

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