A Showdown Coming Over Jerusalem And The End Of The Age Closing In Rapidly

A Showdown Is Coming

Daymond Duck

(Note: Things are coming together VERY rapidly)

Consider these facts:

• The nation of Israel was destroyed, and there was no nation of Israel for almost 2,000 years.
• In the 1800s, Jews started returning to Israel from the 4 corners of the earth.
• In 1948, Israel became a nation again.
• In 1967, Israel retook East Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, and the Golan Heights.

According to the Bible, Jesus will come back to Jerusalem.

Jesus will dwell in Jerusalem.

The Jews have rebuilt Jerusalem, Pres. Trump recognized Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel on Dec. 6, 2017, and the U.S. embassy was moved to Jerusalem on May 14, 2018.

Hear what the prophet Zechariah said:

• “Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
• Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
• Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
• And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
• Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
• Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
• And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness” (Zech. 8:2-8).

Here is my understanding of more Scriptures.

• The Lord’s name is on Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:7).
• The Lord will dwell in Jerusalem during the Millennium (God’s New World Order; Psa. 132:13).

• When Jesus comes back, His feet will touch down on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem (Zech. 14:4).

• The Lord will teach, and His Law will go forth out of Jerusalem during the Millennium (Isa. 2:3).
• During the Millennium, people will call Jerusalem “the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem” (Jer. 3:17).

• Jesus taught us to pray: Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven (Matt. 6:9-13).
• Jesus will come back as King of kings and Lord of lords (Rev. 19:16).

This is why a showdown is coming over Jerusalem.

Satan doesn’t want Jerusalem to be the capital of Jesus’ earthly kingdom.

Satan wants Jerusalem for his own purposes.

Here are some articles that seem to indicate that the end of the age is getting close.

One, concerning Jerusalem: on Dec. 3, 2024, the Pres. of Paraguay, Santiago Peria, announced that he will be in Jerusalem on Dec. 12, 2024, for the opening of Paraguay’s embassy in the Holy City.

Peria said,

• The State of Israel recognizes Jerusalem as its capital.
• The seat of the parliament is in Jerusalem.
• The president is in Jerusalem.
• So, who are we to question where they establish their own capital?

Paraguay joins five other countries that currently have their embassies in Jerusalem: the U.S., Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, and Papua New Guinea.

Two, concerning Israel’s borders and Jerusalem: on Dec. 3, 2024, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution,

• Demanding the establishment of a Palestinian state and Israel’s withdrawal from all territories secured in the 1967 Six-Day War in Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem.
• That reiterated the UN’s rejection of Israel’s application of sovereignty over eastern Jerusalem in 1967.
• That includes plans for a High-Level International Conference at UN headquarters in New York in June 2025 to urgently chart an irreversible pathway towards the peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the implementation of a Palestinian state.

(My opinion: A showdown with God is coming. God has already decided what Israel’s borders will be and who will get Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria during the Millennium; see Gen. 15:18.)

(More: On Dec. 3, 2024, Al-Arabiya News reported that French Pres. Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmen (MBS) will co-chair the Jan. 2025 UN conference to urgently chart an irreversible path towards peace and the creation of a Palestinian state. Between now and June, Macron and MBS will work with everyone – many – to bring along this path. Macron said, we want to involve several other partners and allies – many – both European and non-European, who are ready to move in this direction. Macron said there was a simultaneous aim to trigger a movement of recognition in favor of Israel, which could provide answers in terms of security – sounds like peace and safety – for Israel and convince people that the two-state solution is a solution that is relevant for Israel.)

Three, concerning Judea and Samaria: on Dec. 5, 2024, it was reported that Sen. Tom Cotton has introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate, that, if passed, would require all official US documents to use the historically accurate term “Judea and Samaria.”

Cotton said,

• The Jewish people’s legal and historic rights to Judea and Samaria go back thousands of years.
• The US should stop using the politically charged term West Bank to refer to the biblical heartland of Israel.

Congresswoman Claudia Tenney introduced the bill in the House.

Tenney said,

• The Israeli people have an undeniable and indisputable historical and legal claim over Judea and Samaria.
• At this critical moment in history, the U.S. must reaffirm this.
• This bill reaffirms Israel’s rightful claim to its territory.
• I remain committed to defending the integrity of the Jewish state and fully supporting Israel’s sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.

Jewish leaders representing about 500,000 Jews that live in Judea and Samaria believe that Pres.-elect Trump will support their claim of Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, so they are already making plans for the possible expansion of Israel’s borders.

I find it interesting:

• That the Tribulation Period will begin when the Antichrist confirms (strengthens) a covenant of peace with many in the Middle East (Dan. 9:27).
• That Trump has been elected, and he intends to push for a peace treaty in the Middle East.
• That the Jewish Temple will be rebuilt, and some of Trump’s nominees believe the Jews should be allowed to rebuild the Temple.
• That the Antichrist will defile the Jewish Temple at the middle of the Tribulation, and Jesus told the Jews in Judea to flee into the wilderness (Dan. 9:27; Matt. 24:15-16).
• That the Antichrist will rise to power over a world government, that the UN is a wannabe world government (New World Order), and that the UN has now scheduled a meeting to discuss ways to force Israel to withdraw from Judea and Samaria.

(I want to be clear: There must be an existing covenant for the Antichrist to confirm – strengthen – it. And pre-Trib Rapture believers – like myself – believe the Rapture will occur before the Antichrist confirms that existing covenant. We could be seeing the development of the existing covenant.)

(My opinion: God gave us signs of the Second Coming of Jesus and told us to watch for them so we would know when it is getting close. Current events seem to be signs that we are close.)

(My opinion: a showdown is coming over Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria, and it appears to be getting close. During the Tribulation Period, God said He “will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it; Zech. 12:2-3.)

(My opinion: Fulfilled prophecy verifies that the Bible is the Word of God. Peter said, “We have a more sure word of prophecy, unto which ye do well that ye take heed” (II Pet. 1:19).

Four, concerning world government: the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) met on Dec. 2-6 to try to push forward the WHO Pandemic Treaty – a treaty to empower the UN to control global healthcare – before Trump takes office on Jan. 20, 2025, and they failed.

They decided to continue to meet until the end of May but recognize that Trump will probably not sign a treaty.

This is great news for the U.S. and the world, but we know that the Antichrist will be given control of a one-world government after the Rapture.

Five, concerning wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: on Dec. 5, 2024, Michael Snyder (The Economic Collapse Blog) reported:

• According to the Institute for Economics & Peace, the number of military conflicts that are currently active is the highest that we have seen since World War II…Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Syria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia… and so on.
• There are up to 56 active conflicts in the world, the highest number since World War II.
• Moreover, these carry an increasingly international component, with 92 countries involved in wars outside their borders.

Six, on Dec. 6, 2024, a Turkish diplomat said foreign ministers from Russia, Iran, and Turkey (the 3 most important nations that will attack Israel in the Battle of Gog and Magog) will meet on Dec. 7, 2024, to discuss Syria’s future.

Note: On Dec. 7, 2024, insurgents were moving into Syria’s third largest city (Homs, a city of 1.4 million people) from two directions. 

(My opinion: Things are changing by the minute. Syrian army troops are defecting and joining the insurgents. Things are not looking good for Damascus, Iran, or Hezbollah.)

Here is a link to the article: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/is_damascus_going_down.html.

(More: On Dec. 7, 2024, it was reported that Syrian rebel groups say they have started encircling Damascus and they are closing in on the city. The U.S. embassy has started urging U.S. citizens to leave Damascus. U.S. Sec. of State Blinken contacted Turkey to stress the importance of protecting citizens. Thousands of citizens have been displaced in the last few days.)

Seven, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog: on Dec. 6, 2024, an Israeli delegation visited Moscow where they told Russia that Israel would not allow Iran and its proxies to use Syria as a haven to attack Israel.

(FYI: The Bible teaches that Russia, Iran, Turkey, and others will come from the north – Syria – and attack Israel in the latter days and latter years.)

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