Prophetic Proof: Jerusalem and Judah Belong to the Jews :: By Bill Salus

Published on: February 25, 2025 by RR10

This article will prove prophetically through Zechariah 12:1, as supported by a sequence of historically fulfilled foretold events, that Jerusalem and Judah belong exclusively to the Jews. This article concludes with this proof.

Zechariah’s prophecies in chapter 12:1-9 foretell of a coming siege upon Judah and Jerusalem by the surrounding Arab states. Presently, these Arabs contest Israel’s rightful sovereign claims over Judah and Jerusalem. These Muslim countries believe that Jerusalem is Islam’s third holiest city and that Judah is under Jewish occupation but actually belongs to the Palestinians. Ultimately, the Arabs will try to forcefully take over Judah and Jerusalem. Below is a brief overview of this future siege in Zechariah 12:2, 4, 6.

“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem” (Zechariah 12:2, KJV).

In that day, the Lord will intervene to prevent this. First, by making Jerusalem likened to a cup of trembling, dizziness, or intoxication in some translations. This will initially stagger their efforts, but then secondly, they are hit with three heavy supernatural blows.

“’In that day,’ says the Lord, ‘I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness’” (Zech. 12:4).

Remember that when Zechariah wrote, the soldiers rode into battle upon horses rather than flew in on fighter jets or drove military tanks. Therefore, I will translate these events into modern-day warfare concepts.

The LORD will level the field by the following three supernatural blows:

“I will strike every horse with confusion.”This suggests that debilitating malfunctions might occur within the Arab artilleries with their jets, tanks, weapons, transport vehicles, etc.
“I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness.” This implies that the military equipment malfunctions will cause panic and hysteria among the soldiers. By now, Jerusalem will certainly become a cup of trembling to these Arab attackers.
“I will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.” To top off the failed equipment, it seems that the military GPS guidance and radar systems also quit working.

Now, with the divine interventions above, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are able to decisively defeat the attackers.”

“In that day I will make the governors of JUDAH (IDF) like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; THEY shall DEVOUR all the SURROUNDING (Arab) PEOPLES on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place—Jerusalem” (Zech. 12:6, NKJV; emphasis added).

This siege is unsuccessful! Key words are in bold font above to show that the attackers are from the surrounding Arab armies and not international armies. The world armies will subsequently make a siege upon Jerusalem in Zechariah 14:1-2, and it will succeed, but that is part of the Armageddon campaign and not the Arab siege.

For more details about both the Arab and subsequent Armageddon sieges, read my articles entitled, “God Helps Israel Defeat the Arab Armies: (Zechariah 12:1-6),” and “Zechariah 12: The War Before Armageddon.”

Jerusalem and Judah Belong to the Jews

Now, it’s time to prove prophetically that Jerusalem and Judah both belong to the Jews. Zechariah 12:1 intentionally quotes from Isaiah 44:2 4-28. Isaiah prophesied between approximately 740-701 BC. Zechariah began his prophetic ministry about 200 years later in 520 BC.

“The burden of the word of the Lord against Israel. Thus says the Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him” (Zechariah 12:1). [i]

This sovereign declaration serves as the Lord’s certificate of authenticity concerning Zechariah’s prophecy. This acknowledgment was first made around 720 BC in Isaiah 44.

“Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb [forms the spirit of man within him]: ‘I am the LORD, Who made all things, who stretched out the heavens alone, who [lays the foundation and] spread out the earth—Who was with me. Who frustrates the signs of the babblers, And drives diviners mad; Who turns wise men backward, And makes their knowledge foolishness; Who confirms the word of His servant, And performs the counsel of His messengers; Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’ To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’ And I will raise up her waste places; Who says to the deep, ‘Be dry! And I will dry up your rivers’; Who says of Cyrus, [King of Persia 600-530 BC] ‘He is My shepherd, And he shall perform all My pleasure, Saying to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid”’ (Isaiah 44:24-28; emphasis added).

This Isaiah prophecy was issued over a century before Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians around 586 BC. Isaiah essentially stated that, as sure as the Lord single-handedly stretches out the heavens and spreads abroad the earth, the Jews would rebuild Jerusalem and Judah.

Isaiah was clearly issuing a future prophecy because during his time, Jerusalem was inhabited and the cities of Judah had already been built. In essence, Isaiah anticipated the destruction of Jerusalem and Judah by the Babylonians and the subsequent need to restore it.

Isaiah 44:26 prophesied that Jerusalem would be inhabited with Jews and the cities of Judah would be rebuilt by Jews. Isaiah 44:28 proclaimed over 150 years in advance that King Cyrus of Persia would issue the command for the restoration of Jerusalem and Judah.

In 539 BC, the Persian King Cyrus conquered the Babylonians and, according to Ezra 1:2-4, he immediately commanded the Jews to return to Israel to rebuild the Jewish Temple and restore the devastation in Judah.

“Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people, [the Jews]? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel (He is God), which is in Jerusalem. And whoever is left in any place where he dwells, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem” (Ezra 1:2-4, NKJV; emphasis added).

Zechariah’s generation served as the living fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy. His generation was the one that again re-inhabited Jerusalem and rebuilt the cities of Judah that the Babylonians had destroyed. Thus, his repeat declaration of Isaiah 44:24 is intended to leave no doubt that both Judah and Jerusalem were exclusively sovereign to the Jews.

PROPHECY fulfilled HISTORICALLY is the best PROOF AVAILABLE!

Zechariah 12:1, which called to remembrance Isaiah’s prophecy about King Cyrus, clearly declared that the Jews possessed God-given sovereignty over all of Jerusalem and Judah. King Cyrus commanded the Jews, not the Arabs, to return to Israel and restore their homeland.

Zechariah 12:2 foretells that someday Israel’s rightful claims to these areas would be falsely and forcibly contested by the surrounding Arab peoples. They will attempt a final siege upon Judah and Jerusalem, which Zechariah 12:6 informs will end the Arab-Israeli conflict.

[i] Zechariah 12 verses are taken from the New King James Version unless otherwise noted.

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Turning Points :: By Daymond Duck

Published on: February 22, 2025 by RR10

Christians are living in one of the most exciting times in the history of the world.

I cannot imagine a more exciting time unless it was during the days of Jesus’ birth, his preaching and miracles, His death, burial, resurrection, and ascension, and the beginning of the Church.

But, in my mind, it goes without saying that our generation, more than any other generation since the days of Jesus’ birth, is seeing the stage being set for the fulfillment of many prophecies in the Bible.

On Feb. 9, 2025, following a week-long visit to the U.S., meetings with Pres. Trump and other U.S. dignitaries and officials, Israel’s Prime Min. Benjamin Netanyahu summed up his visit this way:

The visit was a historic turning point for the State of Israel.

He was referring to Trump’s unquestionable support for Israel, the fact that Trump is committed to preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons, the fact that Trump suggested a different idea (the U.S. taking over Gaza) for the “day after” Hamas is defeated, etc.

In my words, Netanyahu said the re-election of Trump is a historic turning point for the State of Israel, Iran, and Gaza. Netanyahu said that the Iranian system of proxy forces, which had increasingly surrounded Israel from several sites, “has been broken…we smashed it a lot.”

Bible prophecy teachers have been expecting a turning point in God’s dealings with Iran for a long time (Ezek. 38-39).

Perhaps that turning point has finally arrived.

If it has, it is a clear sign that history has reached the latter years and latter days (Ezek. 38:8, 16).

(More: On Feb. 16, 2025, it was reported that an EU diplomat said Trump is seeking an agreement with Iran to shut down its nuclear weapons program before October if Iran wants to avoid a serious crisis. Trump said he prefers to make a deal with Iran that inspectors can monitor and verify than to bomb Iran.)

(More: On Feb. 17, 2025, Trump’s National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, said President Trump is absolutely serious, deadly serious when he says Iran can never have a nuke, and certainly not on President Trump’s watch; they are an irrational actor that we cannot allow to have their finger on the button.)

Here are more reasons to believe that history has reached several historic turning points.

(My opinion: People who mock Bible prophecy and say things have never changed are totally unaware of what is happening.)

One, on Feb. 14, 2025, at his swearing-in ceremony as the next Sec. of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. looked at Pres. Trump and said,

I genuinely believe that you are a pivotal historical figure, and you are going to transform this country at a time when we see all of the conditions of democracy now in tatters in our country.

It appears that HHS is at a turning point in America.

Two, on Feb. 12, 2025, Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council, said,

The pace at which President Trump is issuing executive orders has some heads spinning and others exploding. In just three weeks, the White House has already reached 90 orders and executive actions.

It seems like a great war has broken out over the future of America, and our once-great nation is at a fork in the road.

Three, on Feb. 13, 2025, the Washington Post reported that a U.S intelligence report said Israel is planning an attempt to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities in the first six months of 2025.

An Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could finally trigger the long-awaited Battle of Gog and Magog.

Four, the election of Donald Trump and deportation of illegal immigrants has caused migrants that were on their way to the U.S. to turn around and head back home.

Trump is helping them by providing flights for them to go back.

(More: The New York Post recently reported that border crossings are down 90%. Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said, “When you have 90% less people coming across the border, how many women aren’t being raped by the cartels? How many children aren’t drowning? How many women and children aren’t being sex trafficked in this country? President Trump is a game changer.”)

Five, concerning Trump’s plan to relocate Gaza’s citizens: on Feb. 14, 2025, it was reported that U.S. Sec. of State Marco Rubio said,

The future of Gaza cannot include Hamas as a political or military power.
If the countries in the region can’t address that issue, then Israel will have to step in, and we’ll end up back where we’ve been.

Hamas has called for worldwide demonstrations to oppose Trump’s plan.

(More: On Feb. 13, 2025, it was reported that many Gazans want to leave Gaza because there is no future for them in that place. They don’t want to live in tents and rubble for the next few years. They want to go someplace else now.)

(More: On Feb. 14, 2025, it was reported that the Arabs are scrambling to come up with a plan for Trump’s proposal to move the Gazans to Egypt and Jordan. Relocating the Gazans would be a turning point that they don’t want, but they don’t have a better plan at this time.)

(More: On Feb. 16, 2025, it was reported that a Palestinian-Arab plan will be released on Feb. 27, 2025, because they do not want the Palestinians to leave Gaza.)

Six, concerning the Two-State Solution: on Feb. 13, 2025, the speaker of Israel’s Knesset told the visiting EU Parliament president,

Hamas killed the so-called ‘two-state solution’ on October 7^th.
Gaza’s educational system invites violence.
Trump’s plan includes the resettlement of Gazans to other countries while the war-torn coastal enclave is rebuilt, deradicalized, and turned into a developed hub at peace with Israel.

Seven, on Feb. 16, 2025, World Israel News reported that an international human rights lawyer said Trump’s plan to take over Gaza is absolutely legal provided he allows the Gazans freedom to choose to voluntarily leave to seek a better life and does not forcefully remove them.

He added that he would actually go one step further:

Those who insist the Gazans stay are perhaps the ones violating international law.
By doing so, especially while Hamas remains in power, they’re essentially forcing Gazans to stay in an active war zone and allowing them to be used as human shields by Hamas.

Eight, concerning U.S. support for Israel: on Feb. 15, following Hamas’ release of three hostages, Trump said,

Hamas failed to release all the hostages by 12 p.m., a deadline I imposed after the terror group threatened not to release any hostages, so the U.S. will back whatever decision Israel makes in response.

Backing whatever Israel decides to do represents a major change from the previous administration that often tried to tie Israel’s hands.

(More: During the current ceasefire, 24 hostages and more than 1,000 Palestinians have been released. Approximately 70 hostages remain in Hamas custody. Some are Israeli soldiers, most are men, and about half are believed to be dead.)

Nine, Trump ordered his administration to review each country individually to determine reciprocal tariffs.

This means the U.S. will impose the same taxes on other countries’ imports as they impose on American goods.

Trump said if they charge us, we charge them.

It is a turning point: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

Ten, concerning sanctuary cities: on Feb. 12, 2025, U.S. Attorney Gen. Pam Bondi filed charges against New York state Officials (Gov. Kathy Hochul, AG Letitia James, and DMV head Mark Schroeder) for hindering the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Bondi said,

This is a new DOJ.
New York has chosen to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens.
It stops.
It stops today.

As songwriter Bob Dylan said, “The Times They Are A-Changin.”

Eleven, concerning a possible Psa. 83 war: on Feb. 18, 2025, it was reported that the Egyptian military is gathering a large force and building military bases in the Sinai Peninsula in violation of its 1979 peace treaty with Israel.

Egypt has more than 450,000 active-duty forces, about 800,000 reserves, more than 4,000 tanks, about 1,100 aircraft (including American-made F-16 fighter jets and Apache helicopters), two aircraft carriers, several submarines, and more.

Egypt is one of the nations mentioned in Psa. 83:6 (the Hagarenes, descendants of Abraham’s Egyptian concubine Hagar), and Israel has warned Egypt that it will not tolerate violations of their peace treaty.

Not all agree, but several expert prophecy teachers believe Psa. 83 is a war that precedes the Battle of Gog and Magog.

Twelve, concerning Israel expanding its borders at the end of the age: on Feb. 13, 2025, it was reported that the Trump administration will support Israel’s plan to keep Israeli troops in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria for years to come.

Israel does not want to remove its troops from the buffer zone until it has assurances from the new Syrian Government that it wants peace with Israel.

Thirteen, concerning the coming Mark of the Beast and tracking of all buying and selling starting at the middle of the Tribulation Period: on Feb. 13, 2025, The Wine Press News reported that:

Larry Ellison, the fourth richest man in the world and founder and CTO of the tech giant Oracle, said he wants to collect every single piece of American’s private and personal data, including DNA records, into his company’s AI datacenters to be studied, which can then know everything about us and therefore make our lives easier.

(My opinion: AI will eventually be transformed into an evil turning point in human history.)

Fourteen, concerning deceit and wickedness at the end of the age: on Feb, 18, 2025, it was reported that Elon Musk and DOGE have found that according to Social Security data, the number of U.S. citizens that are eligible to draw Social Security exceeds the population of the U.S.

Many people on the Social Security rolls were born 200-300 years ago.

Musk said,

Having tens of millions of people marked in Social Security as alive when they are definitely dead is a huge problem. Obviously. Some of these people would have been alive before America existed as a country. Think about that for a second.

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin born, sinless Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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