Page 4 - Torch Magazine #26 - Autumn 2024

All roads lead to JERUSALEM
The heavy stone Islam and the Church
There is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a phrase coined in in in medieval times that says “All roads lead to to Rome ” The The idiom's origins can be traced back to to the Roman Empire when all roads radiated out
from the the capital city Rome Rome But the the epicentre
of God’s God’s sovereign plan on on earth is not Rome Rome but Jerusalem Jerusalem When we consider God’s God’s glorious plans for the the Jewish people Jerusalem Jerusalem is is is at the the centre
centre
When When we we think about God’s promises to us us as as Christians Jerusalem is is is the the the centre
centre
When When we we get to the the the the root of the the the the hatred for Israel as as a a a a a a a a a a nation Jerusalem Jerusalem is at at at the the the centre
The Bible says that Jerusalem Jerusalem will be a a a a a a a a a very heavy stone stone for all people For the the enemies of Israel the the stone stone is is a a a a a a a a a a a massive stumbling block and antisemites want to to to heave it it out
of the the the the way When the the the the Hamas- sympathising mobs chant “From the the the the the river to to the the the the the sea ” they are unashamedly advocating for Israel’s destruction whilst ironically holding up “end
“Behold I will make Jerusalem a a a cup of drunkenness to all the the surrounding peoples when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem And it shall happen in that that day that that I will make Jerusalem a a a a a a a a a very heavy stone for all all peoples all all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces though all nations of the the earth are gathered against it ” Zechariah 12:2 4 CUFI ORG UK