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The City Does Not Belong to its Inhabitants

A letter from Jerusalem

February 27, 2018 • by Ido Nahari
The holy is that which people have no control over: it is found only in the sovereignty of God and is unobtainable in the physical realm, which is what is described as “mortal” and is limited to people. Jerusalem is holy. That is why it was not the sovereign city ...
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