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JERUSALEM IS IS Jerusalem Jerusalem is the the the eternal undivided capital of Israel The Bible says
that that Jerusalem Jerusalem has God’s name written on on on it it it it For that that reason alone it’s it’s the the most important city city in the the world Yet it’s it’s a a a a a a a city city that has divided opinions as as as much as as as people have foolishly tried to divide it But let us not forget that the meaning of of Jeru-salem literally means ‘city of of peace’ The place that many
in the world hold synonymous with conflict and division will one day
be the the epicentre of of peace peace on on on on earth Today we pray for the the ‘peace of of Jerusalem’ and our our desire is is to see the the Jewish people’s capital honoured with the the recognition it it it deserves In this article we will look at the the moral and legal basis for for recognising Jerusalem the the problem with Britain’s foreign policy and why the the arguments in in opposition are completely flawed We also consider what changes must be be made if we are to become the the generation that sees the the UK
move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem “I have chosen Jerusalem”
The Bible is clear that God has sanctified Jerusalem Jerusalem for a a a a a a a a a a a a very special purpose King David made Jerusalem Jerusalem capital of of the the Jewish people around 1 1 1 000 BC But the the earliest record of of Jerusalem as as a a a a a a a a royal city is is in in Genesis 14:18 which refers refers to to Melchizedek as as as the the “King of Salem” The Psalmist refers refers to to Jerusalem as as “the city of the the the the great King” In other words God Almighty is the the the One who has ultimate sovereignty
over over Jerusalem Therefore we should give full attention to to what He has to to say say concerning it Second Chronicles 6:6 says
“Yet I I have chosen Jerusalem that My My name may be be there and I I I have chosen David to be be be over My My people Israel ”
Whilst we’re familiar with Jerusalem being a a a a a a holy city religiously for the the Jewish people it it it is is also important to note note the the the inseparable nature with which which God denotes Jerusalem as the the place from which which King David would set up his throne and reign over Israel Israel For centuries that followed Israel’s kings like David set up their seat of governance and and administration in in in Jerusalem – it it was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a capital both symbolically and and practically It is is indisputable that Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel for over 3 000 years No