A prayer service at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount brought together Jewish and Christian worshippers on Monday to pray for newly-inaugurated US President Donald Trump.
Rabbi Tuly Weisz, of Israel365, stated that the service—which he called “historic,” “unprecedented” and a “powerful display of religious unity and determination”—took place “despite the Jordanian Waqf’s continuing restrictions on Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount.”
“Courageous religious leaders and their followers demonstrated that the right to prayer cannot be denied,” Weisz said, noting that the prayer “marked a significant step forward in the fight for religious freedom in Jerusalem.”
“On this day that represents new beginnings, we turned to our Father in Heaven, the God of Israel in unity and prayer,” the rabbi said. “Here, at the seat of His heavenly throne, Jews and Christians gather together to pray for the success of Donald Trump in his second term.”
According to Weisz, the service brought together Israeli singer Yair Levi, Belz Chassidim, Temple Mount prayer advocate Rabbi Yehuda Glick and Peter Fast, international CEO of Bridges for Peace, and John Enarson, founder of Cry for Zion.
With reporting by JNS.
Jews and Christians praying together on the Temple Mount ! I pray that this manifestation of freedom of religion here, may become a regular feature !
I have read many times that when Israel prayed as a nation, He, to whom they prayed, responded. When was the last time Israel prayed as a nation? The enemies of Israel are praying against Israel praying as a nation, because when she does, they lose.
Psalm 146:3
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Matthew 15:8
“This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.” (KJV)
The Bible says that we pray “amiss” in most cases. We pray for world leaders and governments to come to our rescue to fulfill our own selfish desires. God wants the house of Israel to solely depend on Him alone – God alone is the provider of safety for Israel today, tomorrow, and in the future. God doesn’t expect you to desire allies, governments, diplomatic strategies and solutions to come to Israel’s rescue. God alone delivers: He puts up, and He puts down. The God of Israel has always shown His power and might through a small and separate nation [Israel], and NOT through this world’s empires. It’s conditional – God always requires His commandments and covenants to be kept in order for His protection and blessings to flow through His people. This doesn’t come from this world’s organized church/worship system. Because His blessings are only provided directly from the throne of God. The USA is a FALLEN NATION and has succumbed to false organized religions; therefore, there isn’t any righteousness in the land. The whole world has now become “the children of disobedience” as God has stated through the ancients. God abhors the hypocrisy and self-righteousness of this present generation. He wants our repentance and obedience to His laws – Individually.