Comments on: Jerusalem Day 2008 http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/06/02/jerusalem-day-2008/ with Mart De Haan and Friends Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:59:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: BruceC http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/06/02/jerusalem-day-2008/#comment-1308 BruceC Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:03:34 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=183#comment-1308 There is no doubt that we live in exciting times, and time as everything else is in the hands of Him who is timeless. God always has been in control and I just trust Him for the outcome. As exciting as it is in relation to prophecy I actually spend more time thinking upon the New Jerusalem that will come down from heaven than I do thinking about the present day city and how date setters sometimes skew things amiss. As always; God will work things out for His glory and His alone! There is no doubt that we live in exciting times, and time as everything else is in the hands of Him who is timeless. God always has been in control and I just trust Him for the outcome. As exciting as it is in relation to prophecy I actually spend more time thinking upon the New Jerusalem that will come down from heaven than I do thinking about the present day city and how date setters sometimes skew things amiss.
As always; God will work things out for His glory and His alone!

]]> By: daisymarygoldr http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/06/02/jerusalem-day-2008/#comment-1307 daisymarygoldr Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:06:56 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=183#comment-1307 You are right; “Jerusalem (great pics:)...is linked historically, geographically, and prophetically to our faith...” In fact, ever since King David made Jerusalem the capital of Israel her significance exceeded its geographical and historical position to encompass political, religious, theological and spiritual meaning as well. In Gal 4 Paul speaks figuratively of the present Jerusalem as living in slavery (v 25) because of her rejection of the Messiah and he also refers to the Jerusalem from above (v 26) which belongs to the children of promise i.e. all those who know and believe and trust in the living God of Israel. Even when Abraham reached the land God promised him, by faith he lived there as a sojourner while looking forward to a city with eternal foundations (Heb 11:9-10). Therefore, today as followers of Christ and being posted as watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem to pray for God to complete His work, until He makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth (Isaiah 62:6-7), we are also constantly focussed with our eyes of faith on that eternal city as well! You are right; “Jerusalem (great pics:)…is linked historically, geographically, and prophetically to our faith…” In fact, ever since King David made Jerusalem the capital of Israel her significance exceeded its geographical and historical position to encompass political, religious, theological and spiritual meaning as well.

In Gal 4 Paul speaks figuratively of the present Jerusalem as living in slavery (v 25) because of her rejection of the Messiah and he also refers to the Jerusalem from above (v 26) which belongs to the children of promise i.e. all those who know and believe and trust in the living God of Israel.

Even when Abraham reached the land God promised him, by faith he lived there as a sojourner while looking forward to a city with eternal foundations (Heb 11:9-10).

Therefore, today as followers of Christ and being posted as watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem to pray for God to complete His work, until He makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth (Isaiah 62:6-7), we are also constantly focussed with our eyes of faith on that eternal city as well!

]]> By: poohpity http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/06/02/jerusalem-day-2008/#comment-1306 poohpity Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:17:38 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=183#comment-1306 Since the time that Joshua entered the promised land that God told Israel to rid the land of its inhabitants yet until this day they still live there. I was considering this and I have found that even in my own life I still have things that are a thorn and trip me up. I wonder if it is only a human condition or does God allow things to continue until one just gets so sick and tried of the problem they finally do something about it. In that case would not the person take the glory or are things done in such a fashion that there is no doubt that all the Glory goes to the Lord. Israel because of its size would allow one to notice that something has to be going on there rather than just some secular reason. Will it continue until the only Glory allowed has to be attributed to God and only God. Do you believe people who are not familiar with the bible or its prophesies relate anything to God? Since the time that Joshua entered the promised land that God told Israel to rid the land of its inhabitants yet until this day they still live there. I was considering this and I have found that even in my own life I still have things that are a thorn and trip me up. I wonder if it is only a human condition or does God allow things to continue until one just gets so sick and tried of the problem they finally do something about it. In that case would not the person take the glory or are things done in such a fashion that there is no doubt that all the Glory goes to the Lord.

Israel because of its size would allow one to notice that something has to be going on there rather than just some secular reason. Will it continue until the only Glory allowed has to be attributed to God and only God. Do you believe people who are not familiar with the bible or its prophesies relate anything to God?

]]> By: desert rose http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/06/02/jerusalem-day-2008/#comment-1302 desert rose Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:36:39 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=183#comment-1302 The article and pictures were very well thought out. I am thankful that God is in control and it is His time table. I agree, that the world has always focused on that very small parcel of land - it belongs to God to bring it back to the Jewish people, in His way. We need to pray for Israel. The article and pictures were very well thought out. I am thankful that God is in control and it is His time table. I agree, that the world has always focused on that very small parcel of land – it belongs to God to bring it back to the Jewish people, in His way. We need to pray for Israel.

]]> By: hal.fshr http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/06/02/jerusalem-day-2008/#comment-1301 hal.fshr Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:10:52 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=183#comment-1301 This article brings a helpful balance to reading about unfulfilled prophecy and not trying to be too dogmatic about the exact way in which it may come to pass. Mart wrote, "Seems to me that God’s pattern has always been to fulfill prophecy in unpredictable ways that can’t be anticipated until he brings his predictions to pass. So I look at the Gentile presence in Jerusalem not as a way to see where we are on God’s prophetic calendar– but rather as an indication that the most contested piece of real estate in the world gives us a very visible indication that God is still in control of his plan." The Jews of Jesus day thought they understood prophecy but many misunderstood how Christ would fulfill them. Great food for thought. This article brings a helpful balance to reading about unfulfilled prophecy and not trying to be too dogmatic about the exact way in which it may come to pass. Mart wrote, “Seems to me that God’s pattern has always been to fulfill prophecy in unpredictable ways that can’t be anticipated until he brings his predictions to pass. So I look at the Gentile presence in Jerusalem not as a way to see where we are on God’s prophetic calendar– but rather as an indication that the most contested piece of real estate in the world gives us a very visible indication that God is still in control of his plan.” The Jews of Jesus day thought they understood prophecy but many misunderstood how Christ would fulfill them. Great food for thought.

]]> By: brownsfan1642 http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/06/02/jerusalem-day-2008/#comment-1300 brownsfan1642 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:40:28 +0000 http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=183#comment-1300 Without question, biblically and prophetically, Jerusalem is the center of the world. I continue to be amazed at how the attention of the planet continues to focus on this small patch of land at the crossroads of the world. God's promises of a future and a hope for the people and the land will ultimately center in that city as well. It's a pretty amazing thing to watch, but the great hope is that Jerusalem will truly one day be a "city of peace"—a hope that to this day continues to elude them. Without question, biblically and prophetically, Jerusalem is the center of the world. I continue to be amazed at how the attention of the planet continues to focus on this small patch of land at the crossroads of the world. God’s promises of a future and a hope for the people and the land will ultimately center in that city as well. It’s a pretty amazing thing to watch, but the great hope is that Jerusalem will truly one day be a “city of peace”—a hope that to this day continues to elude them.

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