THE FUTURE OF JERUSALEM
ISAIAH 62

God has a plan for Jerusalem, and the Lord of the universe has already outlined the future of this city.  In our present study, we see the Lord restoring Israel and making Jerusalem the most important city on earth. Satan will do all he can to hinder the promises of God, and that may explain why the United Nation, the Muslems, and the World Council of Churches are all trying to be the controlling entity over the city.  God himself will in the end keep His promises to Zion, and in the reign of Messiah, Jerusalem will become God’s masterpiece.  The reason Jerusalem does not have peace today is her Messiah is not present, but there is coming a day when the program of God for Jerusalem will be put in place.  The opening of Isaiah 62 makes it clear that the Lord who speaks will not keep silent until her righteousness shines forth like the dawn.  The nations, which now despise and want to destroy Jerusalem, will then see what God has done for His people.  No longer will Israel bring dishonor upon God’s name but will be given a new name as a mark of dignity appropriate to her stature as a holy people.   Israel has been forsaken since the Crucifixion of Christ but in the coming Kingdom will be known by the term, “Hephzibah,” which means “My delight-is-in-her.”  In the word, “Beulah which means “married,” we see redeemed splendor of The Bride of God,” which ties this to Revelation 21:2 and 22:17.
 
Every right thinking Christian can pray for the peace of Jerusalem and hope for the day when there will be peace and Jerusalem will be a praise in the earth as set forth in Isaiah 62:7.  God has proclaimed that the nations of the earth should announce to the daughter of Zion that her salvation is coming.  Part of God’s over all program is the salvation of Israel, and that will be accomplished through a personal Savior, (Yeshva-Jesus).  As Christians of this present Church age, we should be presenting this message to every Jewish person on the face of the earth.  We should be sowing the seed of God’s Word among those who will make up the 144,000 Jewish preachers of Revelation 7 and who preach the gospel of the Kingdom during the seven year tribulation period following the calling home of the Church in I Thess. 4:13-18.  The chapter closes with the promise that this once forsaken and desolate city will become the spiritual center and the attraction of all nations.  What a glorious future awaits the city of Jerusalem during the Millennium as Messiah reigns from the Holy City.