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Many of you saw in the news this week that the United States is now recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will be moving the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem over the next several years.

This is an extremely important move and could have an impact on latter-day events and the fulfillment of biblical prophecy.

But first, a little history. On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion announced the formation of the state of Israel. The United States, under Pres. Harry Truman was the first country to recognize the state of Israel. The next year, the US established their embassy in Tel Aviv, which is west of Jerusalem near the Mediterranean.

When David Ben-Gurion made the proclamation that formed the state of Israel, six Arab nations immediately declared war against Israel. But in the months leading up to that declaration of war, those same Arab nations insisted that Palestinian Arabs living in the war zone should clear the area to minimize civilian casualties. More than 800,000 fled into refugee camps, expecting to stay only a few weeks at longest.

It was inconceivable to those Arab nations that Israel could actually win that war. How could it be that a tiny nation newly formed on a sliver of land could defeat six Arab nations with well-established armed forces? Those 800,000 Palestinian Arabs that fled the war zone became the 4.3 million Palestinian refugees today.

In the 1948 war, Israel advanced to take Western Jerusalem. In the 1967 war, Israel advanced to take all of Jerusalem and the surrounding area, including the Temple Mount on which sit the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock shrine.

The Palestinians believe that eastern Jerusalem in particular, was taken illegally, and they have laid claim to eastern Jerusalem for their future capital should they be able to obtain statehood. That is why the decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem is so controversial; the Arabs and Muslims of the world believe that such a move recognizes only Israel’s right to Jerusalem which could hinder the possibility of peace in the region.

Here is the spiritual significance. It demonstrates that Jerusalem will be the center of world events in the latter days. It unites the nations of the world against Israel and the United States and it sets the stage for a world leader to arise who will negotiate a covenant of peace between Israel and the nations of the world.

Part of that covenant of peace could include partitioning Jerusalem so that the Palestinian Arabs could have a portion of east Jerusalem to establish a capital. It could also include partitioning the area around the Temple Mount, so the Arabs would have the current area where the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock are located and the Jews would have the area just north of that for the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple.

Now, as we look at Revelation 14, we look into the future during the days of the Tribulation period when the Antichrist will betray Israel and retake the temple and set himself there to be honored and worshipped. At that point, all hell breaks loose as Israel will respond with force.

Spiritual warfare will be behind all these events, but will have very real consequences. Those who stand with the Antichrist will take ‘the mark of the beast’ on the back of the hand or on the forehead; without which no one will be able to buy or sell.

God promises in these verses that they will receive rest. There is an application here for us as well. We are called to persevere in our faith – and rest becomes an important part of the victory.

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