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Welcome to our website which has been set up in order to help you pray for a united Jerusalem.

We have created this website in order to help you pray for a united Jerusalem in accordance with the Word of God. The website will be updated with the latest news and developments about the attempts to unilaterally declare a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in the last week of September.
Last year the proposed declaration failed and the Middle East Quartet gave the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority until December 2012 to reach a comprehensive peace agreement. The PA, however, made it clear that they will bring the statehood bid back to the UN General Assembly in September.
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Keep Jerusalem United
Please pray for the nations as they enter “the Valley of Decision” at the UN from 25th September-1st October

We call upon all believers to fast and pray for Israel from Rosh Hashanah (evening of 16th September) to Yom Kippur (26th September)


Facts

The United Nations will have its Annual Debate of the General Assembly from September 25 – October 1, when all 193 member states will gather in New York to be faced with a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state. In the next few months your nation will have to decide if it will accept the creation of a new Islamic state in the Middle East with the Old City of Jerusalem (East Jerusalem) as its capital.

At the same time Israel is facing both the threat of a chemical weapons attack from Syria and a nuclear Iran. At the UN General Assembly all these threats will converge as the nations will be faced with the choice to either stand up for Israel or join her enemies.


Biblical context

The Bible speaks of a point in time when "all the nations" will gather against Jerusalem and when the Lord will intervene and judge the nations. (Joel 3:1-3) The judgment will come because they - the nations - have divided up His land (Israel) and dispersed His people (The Jews). Furthermore, the New Testament (Matthew 25: 31-46) speaks of a coming judgment of the nations, based on how they have treated "these least of my brothers". We are now entering a time when the world community is trying to divide Jerusalem and disperse those Jews who are living in the biblical heartland of Israel.

This period coincides with the Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah (September 16th) and Yom Kippur (September 26th). Rosh Hashanah marks a day of judgment whereas Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year for the Jews. The Israeli Prime Minister will deliver his most important speech ever in the UN the day after Yom Kippur!


The Choice

The nations will have a vote in the UN. Will they choose to become "Goat" or "Sheep" nations? Will they care for the Jewish people? Will they gather against Jerusalem or align themselves with God's plans and purposes for world peace? We can read about this in Isaiah 2. This is a vision of world peace which is universally accepted. The scripture is written on a monument right across from the UN in New York: "Nation will not take up sword against nation nor will they train for war any more." This is the Peace of Jerusalem that we are praying for and that we are asking the nations to prepare for. It can, according to the text, only come about when the Lord God of Israel reigns in Jerusalem.

We believe that "all nations" gathering against Israel could mean the international community as a whole or even the "United Nations", but we do not believe that each and every nation will have to join in. They have a choice. This is why Matthew 25:31-46 clearly speaks of a separation of Sheep and Goat nations. This is also why the place where the judgment happens is a "Valley of Decision." The nations will have to make a decision. Where does your nation stand?

We are not implying that "the final judgment" is imminent. What we are saying, is that it is a time for decisions, which according to Scripture, will have direct consequences for the nations.


The Call

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We are calling upon the worldwide body of Christ to pray for the peace of Jerusalem at a time when the international community would like to divide the city, but also for your own nation as your leaders may soon be entering "the Valley of Decision." In other words, they will take part in a decisive vote on the future of Jerusalem in the United Nations. Last year the Lord answered our prayer and gave the nations more time to make up their mind.

This is both a call to prayer and a call to action. Please help circulate our material on the rights of the Jewish people to Jerusalem and the consequences of dividing Jerusalem. We have produced a 15-minute film and a book where leading international scholars explain the legal foundation of Israel in great detail. Please visit www.givepeaceachance.info for more information.

- Please pray that there would be more time for the leaders of the nations to hear about the biblical, legal and historical rights of the Jewish people. Please pray for your own leaders - that they would clearly say no to dividing Jerusalem.

- Please pray for divine protection over Israel from any attack of the enemy, chemical, nuclear or through" diplomatic terrorism."

ECI will be in New York during the Annual debate of the UN in the last week of September. If you want to help us financially with the campaign please click here.

This campaign has been organised by European Coalition for Israel. www.ec4i.org