A time of change despite that the enemy of Israel had been destroy they would return to Israel and the Temple would be restored. Time of Ezra and Nehemiah a restoration of the temple did take place in Israel. People returned with supplies to rebuild. All these things would be fulfilled so God’s new covenant with man through Christ Jesus could take place as well as the Holy Spirit writing on the heart of man the laws of God. God’s people being restored to their land at the time of rebuilding of the Temple as well as in recent times the law of God would remain by the handwriting on the heart’s wall.

As my dad went to school a few states away from our home in Virginia, with his family in toe the promise to return to the beautiful state came to be. As we cross the Mississippi river in Tennessee it was a sign we were almost to our state, only a few more hours before we reached the border of our state. To be home in a state of beauty of mountains, rivers, and lakes is hard to understand unless you been there. To see the Blue ridge crest in skyline of the mountain roads, or in horizon in the valley. The best part was seeing family so dear.

The point being is that when Israel would be reestablished it was a homecoming like never before. Though the rebuilding of the temple was only a kick off to the restoration of Israel before the time of Christ and their still would be wars and hardship, God was doing something in His restoration. You can only imagine the talking that was going on among God’s people as new acquaintances were established as well as old acquaintances were restored. Israel would not gain her independence at the time of restoration. With each pain of change of pain the temple would be established as God’s home. Some countries believed in territorial God’s. God being of the land of Israel.

Despite all the craziness of misunderstanding of God being territorial it helped in the reestablishment of the God that new no boundaries. As American born citizen, the land from Texas to Virginia should have been home, but there are places that feel more like then others. Those who have lived in one state or another know what I mean, because you live in the state you desire to be in, because of either family, friends, or work. Each place you live established as home. Yet home is only where the heart is. The worship of God was not a place but God had established a home point. A signaling station to God’s people. One might be able to live anywhere, but it does not mean, that home is not somewhere else. Many return home with children of their own to where ever mom’s and dad’s are. Yet that is no longer home, but it often where the heart is of good memories. Yet home might not have location it is however established place of the heart. Israel’s homeland was always Jerusalem at the Temple of God. Local synagogues were established but it was the Temple. The home place of worship is not established by men but by God.

The point I guess I trying to make is that God establishes the heart of man. His home on earth is in the heart of all believers. He is the one that speaks to our hearts about sin. God’s temple would be restored even with other countries in power. God’s people would return and the Messiah would come and the Holy Spirit would write the laws of God on the heart before the temple would be destroyed again. God was not a God of limitation, but a God that went where ever His believers went and beyond. Just because God writing is not on your heart or even location does not mean God does not exist or reign over your location.

These restorations were signs of the prophesies of God being real. These restoration would come many years after the prophesy. God would call His people home to reestablish the new covenant. A covenant of love and payment for sin through Christ Jesus. Today we see the rebuilding and restablishment of laws of Israel, only to being as prophetic as before Christ. Yet this is not the New Jerusalem established at scripture. The New Jerusalem will come with Christ when Christ returns. His return is eminent, yet the time is unknown.

Jerusalem is more then a place it is the establishment of the heart, a heart for God. The New Jerusalem is the people who return with Christ it is not a location on earth, but coming to earth.

Dear Heavenly Father keep our hope and heart in your hands, your home away from home of all that trust and believe in you and your Son. In Jesus precious name, Amen.