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Thank God for his presence in the service
tonight.
That's what we ask for.
And God has granted our petition.
We welcome you from whatever country you're from.
We didn't come as tourists.
I hope you get to see some sights
and take advantage of the time.
But we have a very special reason for
being here at this time in history.
We've asked the Holy Spirit to come and
reveal to us and to show us why
you are here and why I am here.
And that's what I want to talk to
you about.
Why we've come to Jerusalem.
Heavenly Father, will you come tonight and speak
to our hearts?
We have not called this a prophetic conference,
but we're here according to your prophetic word.
We are here to fulfill the prophecy that
you yourself made.
O Holy Spirit, do something now that will
bring rejoicing in heaven, that we will rejoice
your heart.
It's not just that we stand where you
stood.
It's not because we minister where you ministered.
But Lord, you have called us as a
body, as a people, to love your people.
We thank you for the oneness of Christ.
We believe that Jew and Gentile are one
in Jesus Christ.
And we thank you for bringing people from
these nations.
Now show us and give us a glimpse
of why we are here and what you
want from us and what we can give
to you corporately as one body in Jesus'
name.
Amen.
Luke 18, chapter 32.
It's rather dark.
I'll just read this so you can follow
me.
Luke 18, verse 31.
I'll just read this so you can follow
me.
Then Jesus took to himself the twelve disciples
and said to them, Behold, let us go
up to Jerusalem, and all things that are
written by the prophets concerning the Son of
God shall be accomplished.
We've called this, let us go up to
Jerusalem.
And Jesus said that all things written by
the prophets concerning the Son of Man shall
be accomplished.
Now there is an eternal purpose in your
being here.
Some of you came at great expense and
sacrifice.
Some of you may have been here before,
but something said to you, there was a
still small voice.
And the still small voice said, Go up
to Jerusalem.
Go at this time.
And you are here on a divine purpose.
You see, this is just one of many
Christian gatherings here in Europe, in Israel, in
Jerusalem.
Someone gave me a list of all, some
of them have been here just recently.
Probably two or three conferences every week.
And this is just one of many that
have been blessed of God and one of
many that God has touched in a very
special way.
But let me focus on four reasons I
believe the Holy Spirit gave me why He
wanted me to come and why I think
He wanted you to come at this particular
time.
This is a short message, and I'm going
to get right to the point.
And at the end of it, we're going
to do as we've been told in the
Scripture, we're going to pray for Israel.
Actually, this first night is a prayer meeting.
Tomorrow there will be two services in the
morning, beginning at 9.30 and I believe
11.30. You'll be off for the afternoon
and then we're back here again for 7
.00, 7.30 in the evening.
And I trust you will not miss any
of these meetings because God has brought a
special word, I believe, for those that are
joining us here in this pulpit.
Now let me get to the point.
Reason number one, I believe we're here at
this time in history.
First of all, we're debtors to Israel.
It's incalculable.
We cannot count the debtor.
We can't even conceive the indebtedness to Israel
as the Church of Jesus Christ.
It's impossible for a true Christian, a true
believer, to divorce himself from Israel.
I just began to think of what happened
in this city and in this country.
The heritage of the Church of Jesus Christ.
And when you think of it, it's absolutely
overwhelming.
Since they are Israelites, Paul said it in
Romans, theirs is the adoption and the glory
and the covenants, the legislation and the worship
and the promises.
Theirs are the fathers and from them, as
far as human nature is concerned, has come
Christ, who is over all.
God bless forever.
Out of Israel came our Christ.
We begin there when we begin to calculate
our heritage.
Israel was considered God's firstborn.
Israel is my son, even my firstborn.
God said to them, you should be a
peculiar treasure unto me above all people, for
the earth is mine.
They are my people, they are my chosen.
Separated among all nations.
God's glory fell on a tabernacle near where
you are sitting now.
I've seen artist views of Solomon's Temple.
Could you imagine being in the city of
Jerusalem at that time?
Could you imagine the sheep that are lined
up outside gates?
The blood that was shed.
All the types and shadows of Jesus Christ.
The church of Jesus Christ rejoices.
We are not in those types and shadows
now, but that has taught us to know
and understand who our Christ is.
We have a debt to Israel.
Because of this teaching, this revelation of who
Christ was.
He illustrated sermons you can touch and you
can feel.
There will never be another human sacrifice.
There's been one sacrifice once and for all.
All the events in the gospel happened in
Israel.
Except for Mary and Joseph when they went
down to Egypt.
All 17 New Testament books were written by
Israelites.
Except Luke, who was a Gentile proselyte.
Those who established the first churches were all
Jewish.
All 12 apostles were Jewish.
In Revelation 5.5 it's written 50 years
after the ascension of Jesus.
And those who teach the replacement theology had
not...
What do they say of this?
It was written 50 years after the ascension
of Christ by John in the Isle of
Patmos.
He's the Lion of Judah, the Root of
David.
Hebrews were told there's a city of God
with foundations.
The architect and builder is God.
And on its gates are inscribed the names
of the 12 tribes of Israel.
How can a believer who claims to be
a child of Christ how will he ever
enjoy heaven when every time he sees a
gate there's the name of an Israel prince
on it?
I'm not trying to be facetious.
He is still the Lion of the tribe
of Judah.
Jesus himself said salvation is from the Jews.
All prophecies came from this nation.
God said he would restore Israel in one
day.
And we have lived to see it 1967
and 1968.
And I was here just a few weeks
after.
The tanks were still on the hills.
The wailing wall was opened.
And to see and to feel the power
and the incredible sense that prophecy was being
fulfilled it was overwhelming.
God said he's going to bring in the
end time now all the nations down to
the Valley of Jehoshaphat.
There's going to be a time of turmoil
the scripture says.
But Zechariah in the 14th chapter said this.
In that day Christ, meaning Christ will put
his feet on Mount Zion which is in
front of Jerusalem to the east.
I don't know where it is when you
go to Mount Zion from here east, west.
Where is it?
Listen to it.
The Lord said he's coming back and he's
going to put his feet on the mount.
And the scriptures of the Mount of Olives
will be split down the middle east and
west.
And there'll be a very large valley.
Half the mountain will move toward the north
and the other toward the south.
Then the Lord God will come all holy
ones with him.
The Lord will be king over all the
earth.
In that day the Lord will be only
one and his name only one.
Jew and Gentile united in Jesus Christ.
You are sitting.
You are within short distance of that very
moment or that mountain where Jesus Christ will
split the mountains.
Number two.
We've come to Jerusalem to provoke Israel to
jealousy.
That's found in the 11th chapter.
And this is Paul's answer to all anti
-Semitism.
And he's very blunt and accurate about it.
Romans 11.
1 and 2 in verse 11.
God has not rejected his people, has he?
May it never be.
God has not rejected his people who he
foreknew.
I say then that they did stumble as
to fall.
May it never be.
But by their transgressions salvation has come to
the Gentiles to make them jealous.
Folks, I believe what God wants to accomplish
even tonight is to remove any doubt in
your mind about what God has in store
for you.
About what he has for Israel.
And why as a true believer who loves
Christ you can never let go of this
truth.
And there's so much being taught so much
being taught about God having forsaken Israel, given
up and that covenants have been broken and
God no longer deals with Israel.
There's so much being taught about how God
has forsaken Israel and forgotten the covenant.
Satan has planted that lie.
When I first went to New York City
led by the Spirit to establish the church
one of three things God said I had
to do as a pastor, as a founding
pastor honor Israel.
God said if you honor Israel I will
bless this church the altars will always be
filled you will never lack for funds and
folks in 20 years now and my pastor
and his wife are right here in the
front seat Pastor Carter and his wife and
for 20 years God has kept his word
and I know in great part it's because
we have blessed Israel.
Paul goes on to say and he is
thanking God for his ministry to the Gentiles
he said that so that somehow I might
move to jealousy my fellow countrymen and save
some of them.
In chapter 10 Paul refers to the prophecy
of Moses he said Moses said I will
make you speak in the latter days Moses
is speaking about the latter days of Israel
I will make you jealous by that which
is not a nation by peoples without understanding
I'm going to provoke you.
Here's Paul's argument Yes Israel heard the gospel
and they hardened their hearts and God in
turn hardened those who had hardened their hearts
so that there was a spiritual stupor and
Paul said that still remains he said there
was a fall into hardness and there was
a veil but he said it was not
fatal they did not fall to be destroyed
God gave them this spirit because of the
hardness that they themselves had in their hearts
Paul said God moved on a mass of
people great masses of people to provoke you
to jealousy and in
Rome Paul said that God was moving he
infers that there was a wonderful move of
God in Rome but when you read between
the lines Paul is saying that there was
some anti-Semitic teaching creeping into the body
of Christ in Rome and he said that
there was an anti-Semitic teaching among the
Gentiles the same doctrines we hear today the
same kind of resentment against Israel and
Paul said you have a problem with that
what do you do with me Paul said
I'm a Jew I'm a blue blood Jew
I'm an Israelite a descendant of Abraham of
the tribe of Benjamin you can't get any
more Jewish he said and I've come after
the cross I've come in the last generation
the generation you say God is no longer
dealing with as far as Israel is concerned
Paul said do you not know that Elijah
pleaded against Israel he's convinced that God was
no longer working with Israel he pleaded against
Israel he said Lord they've killed your prophets
they've torn down your alders and I alone
am left and they seek to take my
life but the scripture according to Paul said
I have kept for myself seven thousand who
have not bowed their knees to Baal and
then he really nails it he said and
even so now there is a remnant that
has come about according to God's gracious choice
thirdly we're here to encourage that remnant Paul
said Paul said just as Elijah pleaded against
Israel thinking it was unreachable he's the only
one left so at this present hour God
has a people a Christ loving people there
is a remnant folks I believe we would
be shocked we would be overwhelmed if we
knew how many underground believers there are in
this nation I believe we would be shouting
God still has his holy remnant he has
a people who are yearning after him who
are crying out after him salvation has come
to the Gentiles the scripture said to make
them jealous now that begs a question and
I ask this question myself what do you
see in the church today that want to
make a Jew become a believer no,
doesn't it hurt your love for Jesus when
you see these things happening and Paul said
we're supposed to live such a life we're
to have such love we're to have such
unity that they will look upon us and
say they have been with Jesus that's what
I want to see Israel
has so few friends I believe that 1967
the time of the Gentiles was fulfilled I'm
going to say it again I believe that
because up to this time when you read
the history of those who governed the Gentiles
who governed in Jerusalem the Byzantine Empire then
came the Persians the Arabs the Crusaders the
Ottoman Empire the British then the Jordanians but
in 1967 and 1968 the Gentiles lost rule
over Jerusalem and Israel we are closer to
the coming of Jesus than any of us
can understand we are at the door of
the coming of Jesus Christ when he is
going to come and be Lord of all
he reigns in the heavens now and every
believer believes that and he said he's going
to come to reign among the nations glory
be to God you
know may I just throw this in we
have hundreds of people who come from around
the world and we have not had a
single complaint to one of our staff members
you see the only way you and I
can show Christ is in the marketplace we're
not here to go up to our Jewish
friends and say I'm a Jew by faith
when you stand there trying to argue the
price of your souvenir down I
won't go any further on that the cabbie
the cab driver the doorman it won't be
heard like it was heard here in one
of the markets a Christian group going through
the old city and trying to mark down
the prices and get it from almost nothing
and to hear an Arab merchant say those
Christians are all thieves to make Israel jealous
what would they see in me would you
ask yourself that question what do they see
in you what do they hear just a
few scripture verses no it's something of the
heart it's something the Holy Spirit does in
you they're saying oh God put a love
in my heart no matter what abuse I
take no matter what I see that I
may be able to pray in faith that
they could see Christ in me fourth and
last of all we're here to pray for
the peace of Jerusalem Psalms 122 6-9
pray for the peace of Jerusalem may they
prosper who love you may peace be within
your walls and prosperity within your palaces for
the sake of my brothers and friends I
say now it means I pray now may
peace be with you for the sake of
the house of the Lord our God we
will seek your good you could not have
come to Jerusalem in a more critical time
Iran is sworn to wipe this nation off
the earth and Israel has so few friends
and I was told and I read in
a book about Israel written by a believing
Jew and he had questioned so many people
after the 1967 war and this city was
convinced even some rabbis that evangelical Christians were
among the fewest friends they had there was
something happening of friendship brotherhood in the flesh
but that's all changed because of the growing
anti-Semitism even in Pentecost some in the
Assemblies of God because I've heard preachers on
radio railing against this country railing against the
Jew vicious railing and how it must have
grieved the heart of God we're here to
pray for Israel we're here to pray for
those who live under this cloud of threats
hatred and bitterness and now one of their
last friends out of the few left the
United States of America and if you're an
American you're in this service if you're from
Times Square church we know where you stand
every pastor preaches it we believe that every
promise in the book made to the Jew
is also for the believer we believe that
the church stands on two feet Jew and
Gentile connected to the head which is Jesus
Christ our Lord but God made a covenant
with Abraham a land covenant a blessing covenant
and he said it was forever and that
covenant still stands and the prophet Zachariah prophesied
he said I'm going to make Jerusalem a
burdensome stone to every nation and you see
that happening now while we're here now this
is the most burdensome stone of every government
and the prophet Zachariah said everyone who moves
against this stone shall be cut to pieces
shall be cut to pieces God will have
his day and we're here to pray for
those of you who live here those who
live under the threats and wake up every
morning and we can't understand that we've had
one terrorist attack it's a carnation and you
have lived under that for so long we're
going to pray for you for your safety
for the blessing of the Holy Spirit God
will meet your finances God will stand with
his people and every prophecy is going to
be fulfilled and I stand here to declare
to you in Jesus' name thus saith the
Lord sing aloud with gladness for Jacob shout
among all the chiefs of the nations proclaim
now give praise and pray oh God save
this people the remnant of Israel Jeremiah 31
-7 we are directed by the Holy Spirit
to stand with Israel and to pray for
Israel and to sing with Israel and to
shout with Israel and to say God is
King and Jesus is Lord will you stand
please I told you it was short but
I'm asking the Holy Spirit to make this
real to your heart do not allow the
enemy to bring anything in one closing word
I was so shocked when I found this
this past this past week I said Lord
where did all this anti-semitism come from
this creeping into your church where did the
seed in theology come from the seed of
this anti-semitism you can trace it back
to a highly respected theologian many years ago
named Chrysostom and this is what he wrote
the Jew is greedy they're bandits murderers devil
possessed and they have the manner of a
pig Chrysostom's theology skipped the church all the
way through the reformation and he's still considered
the father and this man was respected and
considered a holy man and it has affected
theology ever since folks we are not theologians
we are lovers of this book it's going
to get worse but I believe with all
my heart our Savior is pleased that you
came and I have just a hunch in
my heart that when we get to heaven
and we're in that eternal city I'm going
to be able to go to the apostle
Paul so I'll walk where you walked I'll
pray where you prayed I'm going to say
to David we dance where you dance in
my first trip to Israel and Lord I'm
saying thank you Lord I'm walking where you
walked he said that's fine as long as
I walk where you walk so we have
this wonderful thing of walking with Jesus in
the spirit and now from many nations we're
saying thank you Jesus that in this nation
and we're walking the streets and in some
areas you're walking the same stones all that
should do is cause you to thank God
for your heritage Hallelujah Thank you Jesus and
I want you to thank him for his
sacrifice I want you to thank him that
he enabled you to come to make a
statement you say where will be heard outside
of this auditorium well it's heard by Pastor
Claude Rouge who's here with a delegation from
Canada and he's in a position to reach
his nation there are bishops here that have
many many pastors that they can bring the
message to and you're here you can in
your area whether it's among businessmen or wherever
you're at you can take that stand you
can take that stand as you're taking your
stand for Christ I'm sorry I missed you
do you remember anything I said I want
you to sing I want you to sing
Thank you Jesus for putting this love in
my heart for you and all God's people
and when we pray we're going to pray
in just a few moments I want us
to take 10 minutes and lay hold of
God and everyone praying with a voice a
voice we're going to pray for Islam we
got a desperate appeal from an Iranian body
of Christ in California asking us to pray
for believers in Iran and the report is
outstanding what God is doing in Iran I
had a businessman tell me in a country
just recently he's a businessman in Iran and
years ago 50,000 Cross the Chutzpah books
were published in the Iranian language and it
was a part of an awakening and he
said Pastor Dave there are thousands and thousands
of true believers in Iran there is Pakistan
Uzbekistan and in every Islam nation God has
a people and the same veil that's over
Israel is over all these other nations and
when the veil comes down it comes down
over Iran and Iraq it comes down over
it all and for all of the time
that's been spent in prayer about this night
and this gathering we have received a word
from the Lord that at this time of
the service especially the heart of the Lord
will rejoice when he hears what he's about
to hear our prayers that will go to
Chesed the wonderful delegation from Italy you pray
in Italian or whatever country you're from we
have a number of interpreters it's a wonderful
thing the Lord knows how to decipher all
these languages I don't want anyone to lead
I'm not going to lead you in prayer
and I want us to lift our voice
and it's not going to be the volume
not how loud it is but how much
of the heart is involved if you live
in Israel I want you to raise your
hand just raise your hand and I want
those around you to see where you're at
will you hold your hand just higher for
just a moment please and I would like
to have every believer around just place a
hand on the shoulder please don't touch the
head just the shoulders and pray for them
God protect and God keep and God bless
hallelujah bring forth the holy remnant let's pray
stand or be seated and pray we're going
to pray the next 10 minutes that's what
this meeting is about come now Holy Spirit
and give us the spirit of prayer he
said pray for the peace of Jerusalem pray
for my people pray for my people to
close the service with an offering of praise
just with lifted hands to the Lord you
don't even have to lift your hands but
I want us to give him an offering
of praise and I want you to pledge
in your heart that from this day on
every day until Jesus comes until you go
to your grave every day you will pray
this prayer for the peace of Jerusalem and
the blessing of God upon Israel from this
time on now let's give him an offering
of praise Lord we praise you we thank
you we glorify you let it come to
heaven Lord we reach out to you now
we worship you we praise your holy name
God of the Jew God of the Gentile
God of the Islam one God one Christ
we glorify you right here in your place
we lift our hearts in our hands to
praise almighty God hallelujah bless the name of
the Lord hallelujah hallelujah thank you for being
here tonight amen