Why Do Christians Still Call Jerusalem Holy?
Jerusalem’s holiness was never intrinsic. It was derivative, entirely dependent on God’s localized presence under the Old Covenant. But when holiness relocated to Christ, what happened to the city?
Jerusalem’s holiness was never intrinsic. It was derivative, entirely dependent on God’s localized presence under the Old Covenant. But when holiness relocated to Christ, what happened to the city?
The temple was never God’s permanent dwelling. From the tabernacle to Solomon’s glory to Christ’s own body, Scripture reveals the temple mystery is not architectural but Christological.
Zion is one of the most emotionally charged words in Scripture. But the mystery of Zion is not where it is, but what it was always pointing toward. Discover how Christ fulfills Zion’s deepest meaning.
The gospel does not reconcile law and faith. It separates them forever. Through the cross, God ended the law’s authority as a means of righteousness so that faith could unite believers fully to Christ. The Great Divorce was necessary because life cannot flow where condemnation still rules.
AD 70 was not merely the destruction of Jerusalem but the public confirmation that the Old Covenant had reached its appointed end. What the cross accomplished legally, history declared visibly. With the temple removed and sacrifices ended forever, God testified that the shadows had given way to substance and that Christ alone remains as the fulfillment of every promise.
Usury in Scripture is more than an economic rule. It is a shadow revealing how debt enslaves, how law multiplies obligation, and how only Christ can cancel the account entirely. This article unveils usury as a theological mystery fulfilled in the cross, where all debt is forgiven and true Jubilee is revealed.