A lot of influencers and Believers are discussing Israel and the modern-day Jews. I find it fascinating what the Prophets Ezekiel and Zechariah had to say about the Eastern Gates to the Old City of Jerusalem.
“The day of the Lord is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls. I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city. Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle. On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south.” Zechariah 14: 1-5 (NIV).
Directly across from the Mount of Olives is the sealed Golden Gate. It was sealed by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1540 AD. Suleiman was a Muslim Sultan. If you read the Prophet Ezekiel 44:1-3, it becomes clear why the gates had to be sealed. #Jerusalem #Israel #Jews #antisemitism
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43: 18-19.
#NewYear2026.
Happy New Year’s Eve! Here’s a good practice for us to follow in 2026.
Let’s stop beating ourselves up about the past mistakes that prove our human frailties and need for a savior. God has got YOU!
#HappyNewYear2026 #CarolSwain
