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03-28-2006, 04:55 AM
JERUSALEM – Just five days before national elections here, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima party revealed yesterday it would divide Jerusalem and allow a Palestinian state to be established in parts of Israel's "eternal capital."
The revelation follows months of denials by top Kadima officials that the party would advocate withdrawing from Jerusalem.
"The Old City, Mount Scopus, the Mount of Olives, the City of David, Sheikh Jarra will remain in our hands, but [regarding] Kafr Akeb, Abu-Ram, Shuafat, Hizma, Abu-Zaim, Abu-Tur, Abu Dis, in the future, when the Palestinian state is established, they will become its capital," said Otniel Schneller, a Kadima member who represented the party at a debate yesterday on dividing Jerusalem.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=49426
THE DIVIDING OF JERUSALEM
© 2005 By Russell Redden. All Rights Reserved. May not be duplicated for sale or resale, but may be shared with others for non-profit purposes.
CONSIDER: The United Nations has demanded since 1970 that Jerusalem should be divided between the Israelis and Palestinians. A still unfulfilled prophecy (written in 2,400 years ago) predicts that a multinational force will divide the city of Jerusalem.
PROPHECY: ZECHARIAH 14:1-2
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 FOR I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and HALF OF THE CITY shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
A comparison of this prophecy to recent times is uncanny:
Jerusalem will be the “spoil” of the Jews:
“...thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem...”
According to Zechariah, Jerusalem would be a “spoil” of the Jews when it is divided in the end time. A “spoil” is something taken as the result of a war. This precisely matches the current history of the Middle East. The Jews did not own the entire city of Jerusalem for almost 2,000 years until 1967, when they took the city as a spoil of the Six Day War.
A multinational army will divide Jerusalem.
“...thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem...”
Jerusalem was first divided shortly before Israel declared its independence in the twentieth century. Jordan possessed East Jerusalem, and the Israelis possessed West Jerusalem. After the Six Day War of 1967, the Israelis reclaimed the entire city for the first time in almost 2,000 years. Since that time, it has been the position of the United Nations that Jerusalem should be divided again. They want East Jerusalem to be part of a Palestinian state, but the Jews refuse to give up any part of their holy city.
Consider the language of Zechariah's prophecy, and compare it to this article from the Jerusalem Post:
“The city can, of course, be divided again. Presumably, this is what the Palestinians hope will eventually happen, giving them control of the city that was once under Jordanian occupation between 1948 and 1967. But such a solution would be unacceptable to a vast majority of Israelis.”
Negotiations over Jerusalem., Jerusalem Post, 12/08/1995
The army that expels the Jews from Jerusalem will be comprised of “all nations”
A “global army” has never existed at any time in history. That is, until the 20th century, when such a force was assembled to Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait. This force had over 30 nations assembled together into one army. In the last days, a similar army will be assembled to force the Israelis out of the occupied territories, only this army will contain troops from every nation on earth.
The Jews will be expelled from “half of the city”
Zechariah wrote: “...half of the city shall go forth into captivity...”
“Captivity” comes from the Hebrew word “bagowlaah” which means, “to exile”, “expel” or “banish”. Therefore, this verse should be literally translated:
“For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be captured, the houses plundered, the women ravished and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city,”
New American Standard Version, Updated Edition
Anyone who is familiar with the current Arab-Israeli dispute in the Middle East knows that it is the position of the United Nations that East Jerusalem should to be given to the Palestinians. Compare this to Zechariah’s statement that “half of the city shall be exiled’.Three and a half years after Jerusalem is divided, the Lord will return and defeat this international force.
Only Jews will be exiled from the city, the rest of the inhabitants will be allowed to remain:
“...half of the city shall go forth into exile. And the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.”
The prophets took for granted that the Jews inhabited Jerusalem. Therefore, the phrase “rest of the people” must refer to non-Jews. This again precisely reflects the historical realties of today. The United Nations wants the Jews to leave East Jerusalem--the Palestinians will be allowed to remain.
THE UNDENIABLE FACTS OF HISTORY:
Since 1967, the United Nations has demanded that the Israelis leave East Jerusalem.
2,400 years ago, the Prophet Zechariah predicted that all nations will expel the Jews from half of the city.
In 1967, the Jews took Jerusalem as a spoil of war
2,400 years ago, Zechariah wrote that the Jews would take the Jerusalem of the future as a spoil of war
IN CONCLUSION
Historically, conquering armies would invade an entire city and keep it. There was no reason for an invading army to divide a city, until the politics of the 20th century. Yet Jerusalem has been divided once in recent times, and the United Nations is demanding that it be divided again. The fact that the exact circumstances are set up for the fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy, reveals that reality of God to anyone who is sincerely looking for proof.
http://www.testimonyofprophecy.com/pr008.html
The revelation follows months of denials by top Kadima officials that the party would advocate withdrawing from Jerusalem.
"The Old City, Mount Scopus, the Mount of Olives, the City of David, Sheikh Jarra will remain in our hands, but [regarding] Kafr Akeb, Abu-Ram, Shuafat, Hizma, Abu-Zaim, Abu-Tur, Abu Dis, in the future, when the Palestinian state is established, they will become its capital," said Otniel Schneller, a Kadima member who represented the party at a debate yesterday on dividing Jerusalem.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=49426
THE DIVIDING OF JERUSALEM
© 2005 By Russell Redden. All Rights Reserved. May not be duplicated for sale or resale, but may be shared with others for non-profit purposes.
CONSIDER: The United Nations has demanded since 1970 that Jerusalem should be divided between the Israelis and Palestinians. A still unfulfilled prophecy (written in 2,400 years ago) predicts that a multinational force will divide the city of Jerusalem.
PROPHECY: ZECHARIAH 14:1-2
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 FOR I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and HALF OF THE CITY shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
A comparison of this prophecy to recent times is uncanny:
Jerusalem will be the “spoil” of the Jews:
“...thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem...”
According to Zechariah, Jerusalem would be a “spoil” of the Jews when it is divided in the end time. A “spoil” is something taken as the result of a war. This precisely matches the current history of the Middle East. The Jews did not own the entire city of Jerusalem for almost 2,000 years until 1967, when they took the city as a spoil of the Six Day War.
A multinational army will divide Jerusalem.
“...thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem...”
Jerusalem was first divided shortly before Israel declared its independence in the twentieth century. Jordan possessed East Jerusalem, and the Israelis possessed West Jerusalem. After the Six Day War of 1967, the Israelis reclaimed the entire city for the first time in almost 2,000 years. Since that time, it has been the position of the United Nations that Jerusalem should be divided again. They want East Jerusalem to be part of a Palestinian state, but the Jews refuse to give up any part of their holy city.
Consider the language of Zechariah's prophecy, and compare it to this article from the Jerusalem Post:
“The city can, of course, be divided again. Presumably, this is what the Palestinians hope will eventually happen, giving them control of the city that was once under Jordanian occupation between 1948 and 1967. But such a solution would be unacceptable to a vast majority of Israelis.”
Negotiations over Jerusalem., Jerusalem Post, 12/08/1995
The army that expels the Jews from Jerusalem will be comprised of “all nations”
A “global army” has never existed at any time in history. That is, until the 20th century, when such a force was assembled to Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait. This force had over 30 nations assembled together into one army. In the last days, a similar army will be assembled to force the Israelis out of the occupied territories, only this army will contain troops from every nation on earth.
The Jews will be expelled from “half of the city”
Zechariah wrote: “...half of the city shall go forth into captivity...”
“Captivity” comes from the Hebrew word “bagowlaah” which means, “to exile”, “expel” or “banish”. Therefore, this verse should be literally translated:
“For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be captured, the houses plundered, the women ravished and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city,”
New American Standard Version, Updated Edition
Anyone who is familiar with the current Arab-Israeli dispute in the Middle East knows that it is the position of the United Nations that East Jerusalem should to be given to the Palestinians. Compare this to Zechariah’s statement that “half of the city shall be exiled’.Three and a half years after Jerusalem is divided, the Lord will return and defeat this international force.
Only Jews will be exiled from the city, the rest of the inhabitants will be allowed to remain:
“...half of the city shall go forth into exile. And the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.”
The prophets took for granted that the Jews inhabited Jerusalem. Therefore, the phrase “rest of the people” must refer to non-Jews. This again precisely reflects the historical realties of today. The United Nations wants the Jews to leave East Jerusalem--the Palestinians will be allowed to remain.
THE UNDENIABLE FACTS OF HISTORY:
Since 1967, the United Nations has demanded that the Israelis leave East Jerusalem.
2,400 years ago, the Prophet Zechariah predicted that all nations will expel the Jews from half of the city.
In 1967, the Jews took Jerusalem as a spoil of war
2,400 years ago, Zechariah wrote that the Jews would take the Jerusalem of the future as a spoil of war
IN CONCLUSION
Historically, conquering armies would invade an entire city and keep it. There was no reason for an invading army to divide a city, until the politics of the 20th century. Yet Jerusalem has been divided once in recent times, and the United Nations is demanding that it be divided again. The fact that the exact circumstances are set up for the fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy, reveals that reality of God to anyone who is sincerely looking for proof.
http://www.testimonyofprophecy.com/pr008.html