"Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her." (Isaiah 66:10)
"The Lord has chosen Zion. He has desired it for His dwelling." (Psalm 132:13)
Yom Yerushalayim: A Day to Praise the Lord!
Today is Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day), and we are celebrating the 51st anniversary of the liberation of Jerusalem.
Yom Yerushalayim is cause for everyone to rejoice!
On this day, during the 1967 Six Day War, the whole of Jerusalem once again came under Jewish sovereignty, fulfilling Bible prophecy (Jeremiah 30:18; Amos 9:11).
And tomorrow, when the USA opens its embassy in Jerusalem, the signal will be sent to the entire world that Jerusalem is still and will always be the capital of Israel.
The Holy City had been divided between Israel and Jordan after Israel proclaimed its independence in 1948, and the Arab nations attacked Israel.
During the 1948 War of Independence, Jordan wrested control of the Old City of Jerusalem where the First and Second Temples once stood.
After 1967's Six Day War, Jerusalem was once again under Jewish sovereignty for the first time in 2,000 years!
The days before the war were a time of intense Arab hostility, with Syria, Egypt, Jordan, and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) threatening to completely destroy Israel.
But Israel miraculously defeated them in just six days.
Once again, Israel's capital, the city in which God chose to dwell, was in Jewish hands.
"You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your possession; LORD, You have prepared a place for Your dwelling; Lord, Your hands have established the sanctuary." (Exodus 15:17)
Jerusalem is central to end-time prophecy.
The Bible says that in the last days, the nations will come against Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Ezekiel 38-39).
Indeed, the stage seems set for this very thing to happen. But as much as the world community would like to re-divide Jerusalem, giving the part that Jordan briefly controlled to the Palestinians, Adonai has made it clear that He opposes dividing His land.
"I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to My inheritance, My people Israel, because they scattered My people among the nations and divided up My land." (Joel 3:2)
We encourage all Believers to earnestly pray for the peace of Jerusalem this Yom Yerushalayim.
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May those who love you be secure.'" (Psalm 122:6)
