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Job 19:25-26 (NIV) I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God;
Psalms 68:29 (NIV) Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.
Isaiah 18:7 (NIV) At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD Almighty from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers-- the gifts will be brought to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD Almighty.
Isaiah 24:23 (NIV) The moon will be abashed, the sun ashamed; for the LORD Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders, gloriously.
Daniel 7:13-14 (NIV) "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Daniel 7:27 (NIV) Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.'
Joel 3:16-21 (NIV) The LORD will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the sky will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. 17 'Then you will know that I, the LORD your God, dwell in Zion, my holy hill. Jerusalem will be holy; never again will foreigners invade her. 18 'In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the Lord's house and will water the valley of acacias. 19 But Egypt will be desolate, Edom a desert waste, because of violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood. 20 Judah will be inhabited forever and Jerusalem through all generations. 21 Their bloodguilt, which I have not pardoned, I will pardon.' The LORD dwells in Zion!
Zechariah 14:8-11 (NIV) On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter. 9 The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name. 10 The whole land, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up and remain in its place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses. 11 It will be inhabited; never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.
2 Timothy 2:12a (NIV) if we endure, we will also reign with him.
Revelation 5:10 (NIV) You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."
Revelation 12:5a (NIV) She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.
Revelation 19:15a (NIV) Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter."
Revelation 20:4-6 (NIV) I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
Shown above is a series of aerial photographs (approved by the IDF) of Jerusalem, from the perspective of coming from the East while looking West; the perspective that Jesus will have when He returns.
In the last photograph, note that the Golden Gate, or Eastern Gate in the right foreground wall is bricked in. This was bricked in by Suleiman the Magnificent, reportedly to keep the Messiah from entering through it.
Also note that the Golden Gate is off-center from the Dome of the Rock. Many historians and artist’s depictions reflect that the entrance to Herod’s Temple was directly behind the Golden Gate. Today there exists enough room on the Temple Mount for the Third Temple.