JERUSALEM, THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING

“But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the
great King. Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair
white or black. But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever
is more than these is from the evil one.” Matthew 5:34–37 NKJV

Jesus declares that Jerusalem is the city of the great King. The “great
King” refers to God and not to David (Ps. 47:2; 95:3; Mal. 1:14). Jesus
confirms that Jerusalem has a unique status in the sight of God. She is His
city, like no other.

Jerusalem is the city of God. That is the reason why the whole world talks
daily about this small city in the Middle East. Megacities with more people,
more influence, more wealth, more power, more resources, and more
innovation do not get the same attention. God has set her in the center of
the nations (Ezekiel 5:5).

Jerusalem has aroused the passions of the human heart like no other city.
She has been in the middle of violent wars for centuries. She has been
destroyed and razed to the ground several times. The Scriptures teach
that Jerusalem will be at the center of yet another battle at the end of this
age. All the nations will surround her and attack her, and then Jesus will
deliver her and save His ancient people, the children of Israel. Jesus will
reign from Jerusalem. God declares: “I have set my king on Zion, my
holy hill” (Ps. 2:6 RSV). Jerusalem plays a central role in God’s plan to
exalt His Son.



PRAYER I

Our Father,

We bless Your holy name. We praise You for choosing Jerusalem as Your
city. We worship You for loving Your city so well. We wait and pray for
the coming of Your Son, Jesus, to Zion, Your holy hill.

We pray that the Body of Christ will understand the importance of
Jerusalem in Your end-time plans and partner with Your will. Lead us to
pray for Jerusalem and Israel.

We pray that You raise up intercessors as watchmen on the wall for
Jerusalem who will intercede and cry out for her day and night, until she
becomes a praise in the earth (Isaiah 62:6–7).

In the name of Jesus. Amen.



PRAYER II

Verse 12(b) “And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.” YHVH, in the authority You have given me by Your Spirit within me, I prayerfully proclaim and call forth the destiny You have decreed for Jerusalem in Your Word. By the power of Your Spirit, Your Word shall run swiftly. It shall not return to You void, but shall accomplish all You desire, when You desire and how You desire. For You have decreed and so I declare in Yeshua’s Name: “[Jerusalem] … is the city of the Great King.” (Matthew 5:35)

“The Lord has chosen Jerusalem; He has desired it for His dwelling place. This is [His] resting place forever; here [He] will dwell, for [He has] desired it.” (Psalm 132:13-14) “The Lord had said, ‘In Jerusalem I will put My Name’.” (2 Kings 21:4) “The name of the city … shall be ‘The Lord is There.’” (Ezekiel 48:35)

“Jerusalem shall be called City of Truth, The Mountain of the Lord of Hosts, The Holy Mountain.” (Zechariah 8:3) “Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of the Lord.” (Jeremiah 3:17) “You shall be called The City of Righteousness, The Faithful City.” (Isaiah 1:26)

“Jerusalem [will be] a praise in the earth.” (Isaiah 62:7) “This is the name by which [Jerusalem] will be called: “The Lord Our Righteousness.” (Jeremiah 33:16)

“Jerusalem [will be] The Holy City.” (Isaiah 52:1) “My holy mountain [will be] Jerusalem.” (Isaiah 66:20) “They shall call you the City of the Lord.” (Isaiah 60:14) “[He] will make you an eternal excellence, a joy of many generations.” [Isaiah 60:15)

“Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is … the city of the Great King.” (Psalm 48:2) “Jerusalem shall be holy.” (Joel 3:17) “The Lord will be to you everlasting light and your God your glory.” (Isaiah 60:19) Jerusalem will be made glorious. (Isaiah 60:2,13)

Thank You, my Lord, for reviving Your truths, even for our day. Thank You for overpowering with Your blessings all who have fasted and prayed for Jerusalem these 21 days. Thank You for sealing in heaven all our prayers and petitions, praises and proclamations. In the Name of Yeshua, we collectively say, “Amen.”

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SI Moderator - Greg Gordon