The Peace of Jerusalem - Bill Wilson -
What presidents since 1995 said they were going to do, but exercised a Congressional waiver instead, President Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the US Embassy there. Trump said, "Presidents issued these waivers under the belief that delaying the recognition of Jerusalem would advance the cause of peace...It would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better result. Therefore, I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel... Israel is a sovereign nation with the right like every other sovereign nation to determine its own capital. Acknowledging this as a fact is a necessary condition for achieving peace."
Pastors John Hagee and Robert Jeffress were on hand to bless the Embassy and pray for the peace of Jerusalem, as did Rabbi Zalman Wolowik. They cited Psalm 122:6, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee." But there was everything but peace in the reporting of this "religious" role in the dedication of the Embassy. Of course, the mainstream media-including AP, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, NY Times and more-severely criticized Hagee and Jeffress for their conservative stances on Christianity and Israel, referring to them as bigots, Islamophobes, and a host of other "isms" and "phobes." The media seemed to align with the religion of peace (Islam), whose representatives were rioting and committing acts of terror due to the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Turkey's dictator Recep Tayipp Erdogan said, "Israel is a terrorist state." Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said that the move allows "Israel to spill more blood of innocent Palestinians and increases the intensity of extremism that threatens the world community." Iran's Foreign Minister called it "a day of great shame" and referred to Israel as "the world's largest open air prison." The Arab League issued a statement saying that the Embassy move is a "blatant attack on the feelings of Arabs and Muslims," and it called on the international community to oppose this "unjust decision." All of these people claimed that Israel was massacring Palestinians, ignoring that they were violently storming Israel's border.
It should be obvious to anyone with discernment that those who dedicated the US Embassy in Jerusalem want peace, are called to peace, and are willing to work toward peace, though they may know that there will be no real peace until the return of the Messiah. Those who are so worked up over the declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital are the ones supporting violence for anything that remotely gives the appearance of recognizing Israel's right to exist. Sadly, the godless news media continuously shows its ignorance of Holy Scripture and its bias against those who speak truth. At the same time, the media perpetuates the agenda of those who are driven by such hate that they want all Jews driven into the sea. Indeed, we need to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
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