When Jesus told His disciples and us about the future he built every word of it around one spot on Earth. In theological circles, this message (Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21) is called the Olivet Discourse.
Jesus framed His words about the rest of the history of this planet by the sight of Jerusalem in all its earthly glory spread in front of Him.
Look again at Christ's very first words in Matthew 24:2.
All that He says about His second coming is introduced by those words.
He said to keep your eye on Jerusalem.
I am ascending from the Mount of Olives (the center of Jerusalem then and now) and I am returning to the Mount of Olives.
As we turn to the subject again of Christ's coming and those incredibly detailed snapshots He left us in Matthew 24, we are focusing on Jerusalem.
According to the Lord, the end of the world centers around Jerusalem.
As mentioned over 800 times in God's Word -Jerusalem is a very important place.
It was in Jerusalem that God promised Christ's coming as the Lamb of God to Abraham.
It was here that David was promised a future son that would have an endless kingdom.
It was here God worked.
JERUSALEM IS GOD'S CITY
There are three reasons why Jerusalem is so vital:
because Jerusalem is GOD'S CITY, GOD'S CLOCK, AND GOD'S CANVAS.
GOD'S CITY because He has chosen Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:36).
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