Zechariah calls Jerusalem ‘a burdensome stone for all people.’ Whoever messes with it will be cut in pieces, even though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it (Zechariah 12:3). Could the whole world be obsessed with the holy city to the point of global conflict? Judging by the amount of international attention this city already receives - plus the uptake in violence - and you have a plausible scenario. In Part 01 of this series, we learned that Jerusalem is the Number One foreign policy issue and will get increasingly more global attention in the days ahead. We also reviewed Jerusalem’s history from the time of its founding 4,000 years ago until the time of Christ. In Part 02 , we reviewed Jerusalem’s history from the end of the Biblical period until today. In this article, we will look at what is called ‘ The Jerusalem Question. ’ 2017 ANNIVERSARY YEAR Among other things, the year 2017 will be remembered as the ‘anniversary year.’ It is the ...
'The Road Ahead' looks at some of the world trends issues and future forecasts from a Biblical worldview.