3 Bible Tips: Warnings for Jerusalem
1. Jerusalem is prophesied to be a center of intense end-time conflict.
"Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it" (Zechariah 12:2-3).
2. Jesus Christ warned that armies will surround Jerusalem.
"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near" (Luke 21:20).
3. An invading power will conquer Jerusalem.
"And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled" (Luke 21:24).
To learn more about end-time events affecting Jerusalem and the world, see "Jerusalem: Center of Conflict, Center of Peace."