Awake and Rise Again
Following the crucifixion of Jesus, the Romans removed the Jews from Jerusalem and scattered them abroad throughout the empire. For almost two thousand years Jerusalem was not under the political control of the Jews. She had, in fact, drunk the dregs of a bitter cup of medicine. There was not a single prophet-son to guide her during all those years. Now it is time for Jerusalem, representing the ancient Jewish nation, to awake and rise again and return to their God, the Holy One of Israel.
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