Bible Studies

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We continue the discussion from Part 1 here in Part 2.

I believe (without being dogmatic) that the Lord Jesus will claim Jerusalem as His city when He returns in the middle of Daniel's 70th week. Only then will it become a holy city (cf. Rev. 11:8). Agreeing with this detail is not crucial to agreeing with the mid-week rapture, but I believe the evidence is rather strong for this viewpoint, and it is an exciting detail to consider. Assuming this proves to be true, the Gentiles/nations will no longer tread Jerusalem under foot after the Lord Jesus returns, but more importantly, the fact that Antichrist will not have access to the city (he will not be able to take the city throughout the second half of the seven years) will undoubtedly amaze the watching world and glorify God. I have a section titled "The Lord Jesus Christ Will Claim Jerusalem as His City" on page 70 of my book, "The Mid-Week Rapture." I'll quote that section here:

((First I said, see the Chronological Chart #14. Number 14 on the Chronological Chart [the fold-out chart is at the end of the book] is explained on page 17 of the book. I'll quote that two paragraph discussion from page 17 before I quote the other section: The Lord Jesus Christ, accompanied by the raptured saints, will come to the Mount of Olives right in the middle of Daniel's 70th week, immediately after the rapture. [See under Zech. 14:3-5 and Rev. 11:13 in "The Mid-Week Rapture."] The "great earthquake" of Rev. 11:13 will apparently coincide with the massive shifting of the earth pictured in Zech. 14:4, 5 that will take place when Jesus stands on the Mount of Olives: "it will be split in its middle from east to west by a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will move toward the north and the other half toward the south." This earthquake will probably remove all the non-elect from Jerusalem so that the Lord Jesus Christ can claim it as His city and as a city for the end-time elect remnant of Israel. (See under Rev. 11:13 in "The Mid-Week Rapture.")

The end-time elect remnant of Israel will be converted (become Christians), starting at the time of Christ's mid-week return, but not in time to be taken in the rapture. (See under Zech. 12:10; 14:1-5; Mic. 5:3; Rev. 11:13 in "The Mid-Week Rapture.") Daniel 12:1; Zech. 13:8; and 14:1, 2 show by what means the Israelites dwelling in the land of Israel will be reduced to the elect repentant remnant by the time of Christ's mid-week return. Most, if not all, of this reduction will take place during the days of the short great tribulation, in the one-month period between the abomination of desolation and the mid-week return of the Lord Jesus.))

Having finished the two paragraphs that deal with the Chronological Chart, now I'll quote the section titled "The Lord Jesus Christ Will Claim Jerusalem as His City." It is clear that the Lord Jesus will reign from Jerusalem during the days of the millennial kingdom (cf., e.g., Isa. 2:2-4; Zech. 14:4-21; Rev. 20:4-9, especially verse 9). I believe He will claim Jerusalem as His city at the time of His mid-week return. (See under Dan. 11:45; Psalm 2:4-9, espec. verse 6; Psalm 110, espec. verse 2; Zech. 12:1-13:6; 14:3-5; Rev. 11:2, 13 in "The Mid-Week Rapture

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