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We all know about the time “Jesus wept” at the gravesite of His friend Lazarus (John 11:35). But do you know that the sight of Jerusalem also caused Him to weep? Luke 19:41-44 records His lament over Jerusalem as He neared the city during His triumphal entry:
“And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.’”
Earlier, Jesus had chided the Pharisees, Sadducees, and a Jewish crowd for not recognizing the signs that their Messiah stood among them (Matthew 16:1-4; Luke 12:54-56). Now as Jesus saw Jerusalem one more time, He wept knowing the disaster that would come upon the city and its people because they did not recognize Him as the Christ.
Later, in the week leading up to His crucifixion, Jesus again expressed sorrow over the fate of the city He dearly loved:
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” (Matthew 23:37-39)
The Bible says, “For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” (Revelation 19:10). These two laments reveal much about the Savior’s passion; He is the heart of biblical prophecy.
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“And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.’”
Earlier, Jesus had chided the Pharisees, Sadducees, and a Jewish crowd for not recognizing the signs that their Messiah stood among them (Matthew 16:1-4; Luke 12:54-56). Now as Jesus saw Jerusalem one more time, He wept knowing the disaster that would come upon the city and its people because they did not recognize Him as the Christ.
Later, in the week leading up to His crucifixion, Jesus again expressed sorrow over the fate of the city He dearly loved:
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” (Matthew 23:37-39)
The Bible says, “For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy” (Revelation 19:10). These two laments reveal much about the Savior’s passion; He is the heart of biblical prophecy.
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Jesus Is The Heart of Prophecy — Jonathan Brentner
Jesus wept at the sight of Jerusalem knowing that its rejection of Him would lead to its destruction and much sorrow. Does the Savior grieve today over the unwillingness of churches to mention anything concerning His appearing?
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