Jerusalem. So if the American president is following the template of the ancient king, could his declaration follow that of the ancient proclamation? Could it likewise decree that a house be established, a building be built, in Jerusalem? Listen to what the Jerusalem Declaration decreed:
That is why, consistent with the Jerusalem Embassy Act, I am also directing the State Department to begin preparation to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. 3
“As in the proclamation of the ancient king, the president’s declaration ultimately focused on a house. An embassy is not a temple, but it is nevertheless a house, a building. And likewise the president specifically directed that the house would stand in Jerusalem. The house that Cyrus decreed was specifically linked to the return of the Jewish people to the city—so too would be the house that the president decreed. The house that Cyrus decreed would manifest the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of a resurrected Israel by the world’s foremost power of the time—so too would the house decreed by the president. The ancient king’s declaration would specify the means needed to accomplish the building of the house:
Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house . . . which is in Jerusalem. . . . Let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem. 4
“The president’s declaration to the world would likewise specify the means needed to accomplish the building of the house:
This will immediately begin the process of hiring architects, engineers, and planners, so that a new embassy, when completed, will be a magnificent tribute to peace. 5
“The Jerusalem Declaration would constitute the first declaration of any major power since the days of Cyrus to specifically affirm Jerusalem as belonging to the Jewish people, Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the right of the return of the Jewish people to their Holy City, and the establishment of a house in Jerusalem to seal and embody all these things.
“But there was more to the template. Just as important as was the declaration was what happened in its wake. The building of an embassy would typically take years. But the president decided to dramatically speed up the timetable by taking an already existing building and converting it to become America’s first embassy in Jerusalem. So instead of taking years, it took months. That president’s decision would cause everything to converge on one particular day.”
“On what particular day?”
“On May 14.”
“The day Israel came into existence.”
“The day its rebirth was proclaimed to the world. And at the stroke of midnight of that day, the moment it returned to the world.”
“Which was when the other Cyrus, Truman, recognized its return. So the two American Cyruses are joined by the same date—May 14.”
“Yes. And in America, where Truman issued his recognition, it was before the stroke of midnight. It was May 14. So the recognition of each Cyrus was manifested on the same day. The first American Cyrus recognized Israel as a nation; the second recognized Jerusalem as its capital. And on the day when that which was set forth in the Jerusalem Declaration was fulfilled, the president spoke to those gathered for the inauguration of the new embassy. And the very first words that came from his mouth contained the name of his forerunner in the ancient mystery:
The United States, under President Harry Truman, became the first nation to recognize the state of Israel. Today we officially open the United States embassy in Jerusalem.” 6
“So the president himself was connecting the two events . . . and the two Cyruses . . . and the two dates.”
“And more than by the same date,” said the Oracle. “The president’s words went forth, and the new house was inaugurated on May 14, 2018. The words of his predecessor went forth, and the new nation of Israel was inaugurated on May 14, 1948. How long between the two events?”
“Seventy years .”
“It happened again at the end of seventy years . . . and again on the exact same date. And at that very moment, the seventy-year mystery was manifested before the world as Israel’s prime minister, Netanyahu, said this:
Exactly 70 years ago today, President Truman became the first world leader to recognize the newborn Jewish state. Last December, President Trump became the first world leader to recognize Jerusalem as our capital. And today, the United States