More rumblings of a ‘Divided Jerusalem’?

For quite a long time there have been rumors of an eventual dividing up of Jerusalem. Even with articles coming out now and then, however, it seems most politicians have denied even discussing any such plans.

From a recent worldnetdaily article:

“America drafts plan to divide Israel capitol”

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61197

“JERUSALEM – The United States, which has been mediating negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority here, has proposed a plan to divide Jerusalem, WND has learned.

The plan, divided into separate phases, among other things calls for Israel eventually to forfeit parts of the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site.

According to the first stage of the U.S. plan, which was obtained by WND, Israel would give the PA some municipal and security sovereignty over key Arab neighborhoods in eastern Jerusalem.

The PA would be allowed to open some official institutions in Jerusalem, could elect a mayor for the Palestinian side of the city and would deploy police forces to maintain law and order.”

What prophetic implications exist for a divided or shared Jerusalem? Does Scripture discuss dividing the land of Israel…and if so would this also apply in that context? Furthermore, if the US had a part in assisting the dividing of these lands, does the carry with it also prophetic implications, and if so…which?

What do you think?

Former MN Governor Questions Mainstream Media ‘Reality’

Once in a while we find national interviews which seem to make many people question themselves and their ‘reality’. Yesterday’s interview of former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura on Fox’s Hannity and Colmes may be considered one of them.

Although I disagree with a few of his stances, it may be interesting to hear what former Marine veteran, explosives expert, politician, and political commentator Jesse Ventura had to say about a few factors involved in popular US cultural ‘reality’, including what many consider irregularities in popular politics, 911, and our overall state of culture.

It seems to bring back something we discuss on this blog often: How do you know something to be true? Do you assume many things based on someone else’s opinion, or do you prefer to take a wider approach and consider multiple resources before forming your own opinion? And, if someone says something which does not mesh with your sense of reality, do you disregard it out of hand? Or do you compare against your own thoughts and feelings to see if it may be true?

If we truly think that we put our faith and trust in reality, and do not live in our own made-up dream worlds: Can we be hurt by re-evaluating our own stance on reality? Or does it instead serve to either provide new evidence to improve our understanding or provide a larger basis to back up our original assessment?

Can we live our lives….can we follow scripture….can we track prophecy if we disregard the word of others in favor of what sounds most comfortable to us? Or is it in fact more wise to consider the words of others before disregarding them as nonsense?

What do you think?