Title: Repairing the Wall

Topic: Second Coming

Summary: One of the curious predictions about the Second Coming is that "the wall of Jerusalem" will be rebuilt. What does this mean, and how might we participate in it?

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Nehemiah 2:11-12; 4:1; 7; 8:14
Proverbs 24:30-32; 25:28
Exodus 14:22, 29
Isaiah 30:13-14, 26; 58:11-12
Jeremiah 15:19-21; 39:8; 52:12
Ezekiel 26:9-12; 38:19-22
Revelation 21:12, 14, 17, 25, 17
Amos 9:11

Everyone knows the phrase "the natural order of things." It means that everything is in its proper place, occupying the niche it is meant to fill. There is also the phrase "the spiritual order of things," meaning that every spiritual thing is in its proper spiritual place, occupying the spiritual niche it is meant to fill. This is, of course, what the Lord intends for us, and happens when we accept life and love from Him by willing what is good and acting according to truth. Of course, things are frequently out of order, because even the best of us indulge in unhealthy self-obsession and attachment to the material world. Ideally, we will repeatedly turn to the Lord and ask for His help with the cleanup, putting things back where they belong in the "spiritual order of things." This is what is meant when the Bible talks about restoring things -- it means putting them back into their proper spiritual place.