Jerusalem

Jerusalem, also known as Salem or Zion, is the Jewish holy city and the third holiest city in Islam. After King David conquered the city, it became the capital of the United Israelite Kingdom and later of Judea.

King Solomon build the first Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, which I believe was destroyed when Judea was conquered by the Babylonian Empire. The Second Temple was built in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, and expanded in the time of King Herod. The second temple was destroyed in the Great Jewish Revolt, c. 70 AD.

Jerusalem is also used in a poetic context to refer to the nation of Israel, or to the Jewish people. The end of Revelations speaks of a New Jerusalem to come.

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JERUSALEM

Introduction

Out of all the places on the earth, the Almighty God of creation, Yahweh [Greek: Jehovah] chose [ordained] Jerusalem to be the place of His earthly dwelling and the place in which to make His name known to all the inhabited earth [Moriah (Hebrew: מוריה, Mōriyyā = "ordained/considered by YHWH").

To accomplish this aim, Yahweh planted there, an earthly seed from whose sprouting [offspring] would arise the one true the Lord of salvation, Jesus Christ (For the family lineage of Christ, see Matthew 1:1-16 ).

The Temple Mount [aka Mount Moriah] in Jerusalem was the most important place in ancient Jerusalem. For that is where the Temple of God Yahweh once stood. This Temple was first built by King Solomon in the 10th century BC. It was rebuilt by Nehemiah around BC following its destruction by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar. This was also the site where Abraham was tested by God and where Jacob saw the "stairway to Heaven" in a vision. This Mount is also where King David placed the Ark of the Covenant and built an altar for worship.

For Christians, Jesus' Christ Last Supper, His subsequent trial and execution [33AD] were the most significant events to have ever taken place in Jerusalem. Such events are, to them, what made ancient Jerusalem the holiest city in the world! Here is where God planted His first new church administered by His apostles and disciples [see Church of the apostles]. Other atrocities that took place here were the stoning of the apostle Stephen [verse?] and the murder of the apostle James. [verse?].

For Jews, Jerusalem is the holiest city and the center of worship. For Muslims, Jerusalem is the third holiest city, being the place from which the Prophet Muhammad rose to heaven. On the summit of the Temple Mount stands the Dome of the Rock constructed by Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab over the Foundation Stone during the Arab conquest in 638AD. 

Down through the ages, Jerusalem faced many incursions. The Temple itself was repeatedly defiled, and utterly destroyed by the Romans in 70AD.

Other religious sites in Jerusalem are the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Today, Jerusalem is at the center of the Jewish and Palestinian conflict. Nevertheless, it remains a multi-national city as well as a symbol of holiness and divinity for Jews, Christians, Muslims, and other faiths that have religious roots there.

Christ the Foundation Stone God's Presence Makes Holy 'Ark of the Covenant' Jesus Christ's Symbolic Presence in the Temple Sanctuary 'The Pierced Stone as Symbol of the Pierced Messiah' 'Israelite Priestly Rituals' 'Historical Tie-In to the Patriarchs of Israel' Abraham Isaac Jacob

Some Biblical References to the Pierced Messiah 'King Davd [Psalms 22]' 'Isaiah [Isaiah 53]' 'Daniel [   ]' 'The Apostle Andrew' "We have found the Messiah." 'The Apostle John [John 1:41]' 'The Apostle Peter' 'The Apostle Paul'

Dead Sea Scrolls Reference to "The Pierced Messiah" 'War Scroll/The Pierced Messiah Text - scroll 14Q285'

Hewish References to The Pierced Messiah