Who is Jerusalem? ~~~~ By: Jo Smith ~~~~ Oct 16, 2020

I had meant to use only a portion of this chapter, but upon reading it I see that I must use the entire chapter.

Take the time to read this chapter.  Slowly read it all a few times.  Jesus calls them fools, hypocrites, serpents, vipers.

Matthew 23 King James Version (KJV)

23 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

2 Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

17 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.

19 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.

21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

29 Woe unto you,  , hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

This chapter is only a small portion of Scripture that reveals the shocking truth of who/what Jerusalem is.  We must take in every verse.

See, most people think that the natural ‘city’ in the Mid East, that is called ‘Jerusalem’ is the true Jerusalem.  It is not.

One Scripture says that eventually everything will return to its original state.  The original state of this city was an old Canaanite City called Jebus.  King David conquered this city and changed its name to Jerusalem.

(Because of the length of this message I may post it in several different sections and let you put it together).

In the above chapter Jesus is talking about or to the serpents; the vipers;  the scribes and Pharisees, they religious hypocrites.   He repeatedly speaks a ‘woe’ to them.  Also in John 8 there is proof that Jesus called the hypocrite Pharisees, serpents.  John also called them serpents and vipers and scorpions. 

Jesus also proves in that chapter that these serpents are descendents from Abraham from SETH. Now we know that Seth was Adam’s son.  So this is solid proof that the serpents came from Adam.  So Adam is that original serpent.  No question about this to anyone who has truly searched the answers from Scripture.

Over and over in this chapter Jesus says this to these serpents:  Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  So He has identified who the serpents are,  and that they are hypocrites.  He further identified this group as being JERUSALEM.  Right here, in this one chapter, Jesus shows us who the serpents are;  who Jerusalem is;  and what their nature is.  He goes on to show them their sins and evils. Sure they hate him and set out to kill him.  

After all, they have been killing righteous people from the very beginning of their being;  when Cain killed Abel.  So this sin originated with Adam;  passed into his wicked son, Cain.  It passed into Seth’s line also and came down into Noah’s son, Ham.  So this evil is still in the world today and will be till the end when Jesus casts them all into the lake of fire to destroy this evil spirit forever.  Rev 18. 

30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

Jesus here takes it all the way back and proves these wicked pharisees and scribes are the children of those who killed the prophets.  They have been murderers all their lives;  they have hated the righteous forever and have been killing them all the time.  They murdered Jesus then all the Christians.  This murdering bunch of hypocrites are the OLD JERUSALEM.  They always go by LAW.  They are one and the same.  By our law he ought to die!  Do not blind yourselves to this any longer.

34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

In verse 34 Jesus goes to the NT ministers that He will send to this murdering city of Jerusalem.  But now remember, it began in Eden.  It has traveled all the way down from Adam to the very last person who will be killed on this earth.   Scripture proves this!

Verse 35 Jesus takes this back to the murder of Abel.  Verse 37 he calls them JERUSALEM.  Jerusalem, thou that KILLEST THE PROPHETS and stones all that are sent unto you.  Your house is left unto you, DESOLATE. 

There you have it.  The true History of old Jerusalem. 

Now to prove that this old murdering ‘city’ extends all the way down to the end:

Revelation 18 King James Version (KJV)

18 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.

6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

Here God is speaking of the same old evil city, Jerusalem.  This chapter proves it.  Just stay with me and read:

She is identified here as the fallen Babylon.  You will find her in Isaiah 47;  same words.  Study the Word of God and come out of the darkness of lies.  Come out of HER.

Who?  This old evil harlot city, Jerusalem;  Babylon;  church.

They are one and the same. 

Her sins have reached unto heaven.  God said COME OUT OF HER MY PEOPLE.  Unless you do, you are bound to receive of her plagues.

Jesus commanded, Make not my Father’s house a house of MERCHANDISE.   Yet this is just what she has always done:

11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

12 The merchandise~~~~~ when people stop buying or paying fake ministers.  All of them are fake. 

These merchants are the prophets, priests, and pastors and evangelists.  They must be PAID to do their little ‘message’.  Mark of the beast. 

But if you read the rest of this chapter, then go back to Exodus and read the building of that old tabernacle in the wilderness, you will see the very same description.  They are one and the same…..old mother of harlots.  All churches are her harlot daughters.

Here is the proving verses that tie this evil church system solidly with old Jerusalem, beginning with Adam/Cain:

23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.

24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

In her Was found the blood of all that were slain upon this earth….prophets, saints, Abel, Peter, Jesus, Paul and all the rest till the end of time.

If you say no, then call the word of God and Jesus a lie.  Jesus said it;  I am just showing you his words.

The religious hypocrites, serpents, from Adam to the last one, is this old harlot city of old Jerusalem.

It is Adam and all his people.  He is this evil kingdom;  a tree with many branches;  tree of knowledge of good and evil.  

But there is a NEW JERUSALEM in which will dwell righteousness forever.

It began with Mother Eve.  She is the ‘mother’ of all LIVING.  Not the dead;  not the murdered;  but the living.  Eve means restorer to LIFE.

God took the good out of Adam and left him with only his own evil.  Came forth a righteous woman, Eve.  She is the roots of the holy New Jerusalem and the only holy city that there ever has been or ever will be.

Jesus said the two will grow together till the end.  Then he will send his angels and separate the good from the evil.  He will take the tares out from among the wheat and burn them.

He will LEAVE THE WHEAT.

He will draw to shore the fishing net that caught all kinds;  good and bad.

He will throw out the bad and KEEP the good.

He comes into the wedding room and cast OUT the ones there without a wedding garment on.  They are the ones who are TAKEN and done away with.

He will take the goats and cast them into outer darkness and leave the sheep;  the meek to inherit this EARTH AS HE PROMISED.

Yet his promise is totally dismissed by the false shepherds who muddied all the water and fouled them with their feet.

Scripture is full of this.  I could write endless messages proving this.  But no need. Scripture is full of it and if you do not care to read God’s word, you are doomed anyway.

The Babylon church has everything backwards.  They say Jesus is going to TAKE the good up off this earth and leave the bad here.  He said right the opposite.  He is going to TAKE the bad and burn them.  The meek will then inherit this earth.  He leaves the good right here.

Then the Holy  City, the true Holy City, the New Jerusalem, Eve and her children, of whom the head is Jesus Christ, will shine forth forever.  No more will they be plagued with the old Jerusalem’s sins and endless wars.

That old city that you call Jerusalem, has been plagued with war and sin from the very beginning and will never be free.  It will be destroyed forever.  God has sent conquerer after conquerer to destroy that old sinful city;  yet they just build it right back again.  Cursed is the man who rebuilds what God destroys.  Once God curses a thing it is never blessed again.  

In the last part of Malachi God said he had cursed the whole nation of Israel, yet you think they are something special.  No. They are cursed forever.   Only those who come to Jesus  Christ and be translated out of that kingdom of serpent Adam/satan, into the holy kingdom of Jesus Christ, will be saved and not cursed.

Mt. 23: 35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

Rev 18: 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

Now please tell me, if they are not the same how can two different ones be guilty of all the blood slain on this earth?

Why, why has your church not taught you something this clearly laid out?  So, when you idolize old jews and that old city, remember it is the wicked one.  They are the murderers of all that were slain on earth.  They murdered Jesus.  They murdered all the saints.  That is who you ‘worship.

33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?

That is the judgment of Jesus on this old evil city of pharisees, priests, scribes, and all others who are hypocrites.