“The conflict of all time is just ahead, and it all has to do with the setting up of a Kingdom on this earth ... a kingdom that will have no end” –Lance Lambert
By Sharon Sanders
God is preparing a City–Jerusalem (on earth) which will acquire a new name in the coming era of the bond between God and His World. Jerusalem, chosen by God, will become the heart of a world worship center for all humanity where “every knee will bow” (Isaiah 45:23; Philippians 2:10-11) to the Creator-Father. I am confident that Yeshua will rule that kingdom with a “rod of iron” (Psalm 2:9; Revelation 2:27) in all power and authority and the nations who “come up to Jerusalem to glorify His Father’s Name.” (Isaiah 2:3; Zechariah 8:22) For one thousand years) people of faith in the One True God and Creator will celebrate together as one assembly. God is a God of Oneness.(Ephesians 4:5) The Jewish Apostles knew God as One (not three) and there were no “two separate religions” with thousands of splits and denominations. There was only one faith – one God – through One Messiah. I have recommitted my life, what is left of it, to the Great King of the Jews who became the “lamb slain” the sacrifice for my sins. (John 1:29; Leviticus 1:3,4; Revelation 5:12) I reside on a mountain “around Jerusalem” (Psalm 125:1) and imagine in the mental landscape of my mind–the Glory of the Lord on Temple Mount. It is only in watercolor for me presently, but I know then it will be in full majestic color one day. That Kingdom will last forever – a reign – once it has begun (which Lance taught) will never end. “At that time they will call Jerusalem, the throne of the Lord and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the Lord.” (Jeremiah 3:17)
The City will host an “assembly of nations.” (Genesis 28:3) The future redeemed “Israel of God” (Galatians 6:16) will welcome the righteous from the nations to the Eternal Capital which will unify the world into one new unified representation of humanity (unified). (Ephesians 2:15-16) In this place every known tribe and tongue will bow before the One God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In Hebrew Yeshua (Jesus in Greek), will return to His Nation after been away since His Ascension. (Ephesian 1:20) He will deliver an earthshaking broadcast from Jerusalem of the Torah in such a way God wants it taught – not doctrines, creeds, and traditions of men. There will be no Christian Crusade messages nor Islamic calls to prayer, but it will be God’s Words. Israeli’s sages tell us when Messiah comes, He will correct any mistakes in interpretation of His instructions (Torah) so people of all languages will understand. “And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His Ways, and we will walk in His Paths: for out of Zion shall go forth Torah the Word of Adonai from Jerusalem.” (Isaiah 2:3, CJSB, David Stern) His Voice will carry God’s Will for Israel and the Nations. (Joel 3:16) No famous celebrities nor religious “men of the cloth” or any other human title will be raising their voices. Personal opinions will cease. Also, religious traditions will disappear. There will be no distinction among peoples while He teaches the hearts of every man. It will be God’s Voice intervening in human affairs to set up His Kingdom. (Isaiah 45:23; Romans 14:11; Philippians 2:10-11) Discipline will be carried out to respectfully worship God during the coming thousand-year reign. (Ephesians 2:15-16, Philippians 2:10-11; Revelation 2:27) “And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years…”. (Revelation 20:4)
Host City of Nations
According to reliable Pew Reports, Replacement Theology is widespread today in churches where the Bible is rarely quoted. Under these circumstances, it is quite easy to interpret scripture from a point of eisegesis (where a teacher constructs and/or twists scripture to “fit” their message) and not from exegesis (where a teacher pulls out “from” the meanings of God’s Word. The prophet Jeremiah proclaims “Jerusalem will be a beautiful city; Israel a pleasant Land … it will be the Host City of all Nations. (Jeremiah 3;19) The New English translation reads: “Israel will be the most beautiful piece of property in all the world.” (Moffatt’s translation reads: “Instead of “thy kingdom come … thy reign begin.” (Jeremiah 3:19) Very few actually think much about a real kingdom on its way to earth (even after having memorized the Lord’s Prayer). The Kingdom does not arrive to Washington, London, Paris, or Rome nor any other city. The kingdom is pushing its way through the heavenly and earthly atmospheres to become God’s earthly throne from which He will rule and reign. (Matthew 11:12, Newer Testament)
Gentile church fathers did not see the Jewish people would ever be back in their Promised Land. They taught multitudes that the Kingdom was only within the human heart with no hope for the Jewish people as a nation. By inserting translated words such as the “church triumphant” Christendom became a new vehicle which made the Jewish one outdated. Christendom’s institutions and their doctrines were built on this teaching (Replacement Theology) which is still unrestrained and widespread today. Truth requires it to be renounced, and restoration brought to true believers. There is no such thing as “God is finished with the Jews” in God’s Word. This can be corrected. However, if we want to walk with the Master closer and have faith in Jesus, we must try to understand the faith of Jesus. (Isaiah 56:3) With a misleading doctrine ingrained in hearts around the world, most Christians accepted an institutional and cultural way of life that in many cases, is the opposite of God’s Word. It is difficult for those working in Jewish-Christian relations to convince our Jewish friends we are the Biblical Ruth who is “grafted in” (Romans 11:11-31) to their community under Messiah’s rule if there is no respect for the God of Israel and the way He shows us how to be obedient. (Galatians 6:16) God has commanded us to join a redeemed Israel that will emerge by the Hand of God. (Ephesians 2:12) When Israel became a sovereign nation in 1948 things began to look differently than what church fathers taught. The Bible’s prophetic word had come to pass and had arrived at high speed. Today the City of Jerusalem is putting on her “garments of glory” (Isaiah 51:1-15) for the biggest event ever envisioned. The original Pilgrim Road to Jerusalem where the feet of Jesus would have walked has been opened. Visitors can experience what it was to walk on the original pilgrim road which the feet of Jesus would have pushed down upon as He ascended up to Jerusalem to worship His Father.
Restoration of All Things
Prime Minister Netanyahu declared to the United Nations in 2009 …“Israel’s capital … will remain the capital of the State of Israel forever.” His words line up with “Yours O Lord is the Kingdom … forever.” (1 Chronicles 29:11) This City will be Chief Leader of Nations. It has a future assignment no other City in the world can claim. It will be the Crown Jewel of God’s earth. Multitudes will walk to the House of Prayer for All Nations and Jerusalem will be as a married City before her King –and kneel before Him at His Presence. (Psalm 86:9) Yeshua lived, was raised and educated in the highest spiritual life as a Jew. He was immersed in Jewish thought, learning and training and according to Dr. Brad Young (Oral Roberts University), “The Messiah’s Voice will explain the Hebrew Heritage of the faith of millions if not billions at His Second Coming to this prophetic kingdom.” As the non-Jewish mindset of the church fathers separated us from the Jewish people – the King Messiah will unite us. The veil of Replacement Theology will be cast away. It will be a day when “… there is one body and one spirit… one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all…”. (1Corinthians 15:28; Ephesian 4:4-6) Church fathers such as Chrysostom, Constantine and Marcion created a complete disconnect and formed a separate religion. The hour surely has come for the “restoration of all things.” (Acts 3:21) A spiritual return to the God of Israel is spreading. CFI is one ministry clearing the Highway to Zion of the obstacles which the organized church, throughout centuries of separation caused the Jewish people to stumble while on the Holy Highway to Zion. We are commanded to remove the stumbling blocks. (Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 62:10) Various translations read “make the road smooth and clear it” (Tay), “gather out the stones” (KJV), and “prepare a road … clear away the boulders … raise the flag of Israel” (Tay)
“The redemption of Israel is not the final goal … it is meant to bring about the Kingdom of God on earth, the redemption of the entire world.” (Rabbi Pessach Wolicki) Hebrew scholar Jacob Fronczak says, “the church is largely disconnected from the reality of this coming Kingdom.
This Kingdom will be the Host City of the Nations and God will walk amongst them, and they will have one heart and one mind.
Believers Join the Redeemed Commonwealth of Israel Ephesians 2:12
For Jerusalem’s Sake – It is time to prepare ourselves for the glorious coming Kingdom of which there will be no end.