Jerusalem Post Shocker: Trump Isn’t Cyrus Yet But That Will Happen When He Calls for The Building of The Third Temple!
- Jerusalem Post Shocker: Trump Isn’t Cyrus Yet But That Will Happen When He Calls for The Building of The Third Temple!
by SkyWatch Editor, https://www.skywatchtv.com/
Following President Trump’s proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights on Monday, Prime Minister Netanyahu compared the American leader to Cyrus the Great. While Trump’s words and actions deserve our appreciation, comparisons to Cyrus are premature. Thanks to King Cyrus, tens of thousands of Jews returned to the Land of Israel officially ending the Babylonian captivity, exactly as promised 70 years earlier by the prophet Jeremiah. However, it is not Cyrus’ progressive politics or permissive immigration policy for which he is acclaimed. The Biblical account is very specific as the Edict of Cyrus calls explicitly for the building of “the house of God” in Jerusalem. The “house” referred to by King Cyrus is the “house of prayer for all nations” that stood for nearly 1,000 years on the Temple Mount. Cyrus doesn’t simply allow the Jews to return to their ancestral homeland, he calls upon them to rebuild their Temple and to worship their God freely. (READ MORE)
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