Jerusalem

Behold the Lamb of God

Mural - Jesus' Baptism

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Isaiah 40:9  (KJV) O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

 

John 1:36  And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

 

John 19:14  And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

 

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Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Who Kills the Prophets

Brooklyn Museum - Jerusalem Jerusalem (Jérusalem Jérusalem) - James Tissot

Isaiah 32:2  And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

 

Matthew 23:37  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!

 

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