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A new season
for Jerusalem Thenationsarereturningto
Israel’s capital, the spiritual
heart of the Jewish people
The Christian Embassy has always been geo-political decision, but it also signals a the nation’s rebirth in 1948, we will surely
at the forefront of efforts to convince the shift in the spiritual realm. We do not know see in the days ahead amazing blessings
community of nations to return to Jerusalem. yet what all the consequences of this move flowing out to the world from Jerusalem. And
We are now hopeful other nations will quickly will be and how long they may play out; but you can get a taste of this spiritual fountain
follow Washington’s lead and move their it is certain that Jerusalem is now being at our Feast of Tabernacles celebration,
embassies to this incredible city. released even further into its redemptive taking place on September 23-28, 2018 in
destiny, and that we will see a tremendous Jerusalem. Find out more at feast.icej.org.
A Jubilee release for Israel and impact on the global Church as well.
the Church Jewish youths outside Damascus Gate on
One of the greatest outstanding promises Jerusalem Day in May 2017. Photo: AP
According to Leviticus 25, every 50th year God gave to the Jewish people is that of a
was to be a year of Jubilee, when indentured spiritual renewal centered around the city of
servants were freed, debts were forgiven, Jerusalem. Almost every Hebrew prophet
and lands reverted to their rightful owners. foresaw both a Jewish physical return to
It is clear that there is a Jubilee cycle their ancient homeland and a spiritual return
in operation over Jerusalem in modern to God on a national scale (see, for example:
times, whereby every fifty years something Ezekiel 36:24–27; Isaiah 44:3; Zechariah
dramatic happens to release the city further 12:14; Jeremiah 31:31).
into its prophetic destiny. We see this in the
discovery of the original City of David by Sir According to the Apostle Paul, this also means
Charles Warren in 1867, the liberation of the release of unprecedented blessings to the
Jerusalem by Gen. Edmund Allenby in 1917, entire world. “For if their being cast away is
and the reunification of Jerusalem under the reconciling of the world, what will their
Israeli sovereignty in 1967. acceptance be but life from the dead?”
(Romans 11:15; see also v. 12).
With President Trump’s decision on
Jerusalem, it appears that yet another So as Israel is now marking 70 years since
Jubilee release is now upon us. This was a
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