The Jerusalem Mystery & the Last Days | Jonathan Cahn Sermon | Shavuot Pentecost 2025

Discover the prophetic connection between Jerusalem, Israel’s restoration, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in this powerful Shavuot message by Jonathan Cahn. Learn how ancient prophecies from Ezekiel and the miraculous events of 1967 point to God’s plan for the end times and revival.

The restoration of Jerusalem is not just a historic event—it’s a key fulfillment of end-time biblical prophecy. According to Scripture, Israel could never be whole without Jerusalem. But while the world said, “Jerusalem doesn’t belong to you,” God declared the opposite.

The prophet Ezekiel once stood in a vision-filled valley of dry bones. God led him by the Spirit to this place—bones scattered, lifeless, hopeless. Then came the question: “Son of man, can these bones live?” Only God knew.

Then came the command: “Prophesy to these bones. Say, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’” As Ezekiel spoke, the bones came together—bone to bone. Tendons formed, flesh covered them, but still, there was no breath.

God instructed: “Prophesy to the breath. Say, ‘Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain that they may live.’” Ezekiel obeyed, and suddenly, breath entered them. They stood up—an exceedingly great army.

That vision represents the whole house of Israel. “Our bones are dried up. Our hope is gone,” they once said. But God declared, “I will open your graves and bring you back to the land of Israel.” This prophecy is not just symbolic—it has been literally fulfilled, beginning in 1948 with Israel’s rebirth and continuing to this day.

When Israel was reborn, it began with just a few hundred thousand people. Now, the population has grown to over nine million. God has been regathering His people from the nations—from the fall of the Soviet Union in the ’90s to waves of aliyah (return) sparked by rising antisemitism.

But this regathering is more than a political or physical return. It is a resurrection. First came the bones—a scattered people. Then came the sinews, flesh, and skin—a governmental structure, a nation. But still something was missing: breath—ruach, the Spirit.

Ezekiel’s prophecy declares: “I will put My Spirit within you, and you will live.” Just like God breathed life into Adam, He promises to breathe life into Israel. And the final step in Israel’s restoration is spiritual—when the Holy Spirit is poured out on the nation.

Isaiah 44:3 echoes this promise: “I will pour water on the thirsty land… I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring.” The restoration isn’t just about land—it’s about revival. Ezekiel also prophesied that after the regathering, God would no longer hide His face but would pour out His Spirit on the house of Israel.

This promise is deeply tied to Jerusalem. On June 7, 1967, during the Six-Day War, Israeli forces miraculously reclaimed Jerusalem. On the third day of the war, as enemies surrounded Israel, paratroopers led by Commander Motta Gur reached the Old City.

Standing on the Mount of Olives, Gur told his troops: “We are about to enter the Old City of Jerusalem—all generations have dreamed of this.” They advanced through the Lion’s Gate, reached the Temple Mount, and uttered the historic words: “Har HaBayit b’yadeinu—The Temple Mount is in our hands.”

At the Western Wall, they wept and prayed. After 2,000 years, Jerusalem was once again in Jewish hands. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan declared, “We have returned to all that is holy in our land. We will never be parted from it again.”

Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin was overcome with emotion. Rabbi Shlomo Goren, IDF chaplain, sounded the shofar from the Temple Mount and the Western Wall, fulfilling generations of prayers and dreams. He proclaimed: “This is the day we’ve longed for. Let us rejoice in His salvation—His Yeshua.”

This was not coincidence. June 7, 1967, marked another milestone in Israel’s prophetic resurrection. Jerusalem—the city of God’s presence, the place of Pentecost—was restored. And with that restoration, the time for the Spirit’s outpouring drew near.

In the Book of Acts, when the Holy Spirit was first poured out, the Church was united with its Jewish roots. The early Church was based in Jerusalem—Jew and Gentile together, filled with power, signs, and wonders. But in 70 AD, when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem, the Church was severed from its Jewish foundation, and the visible power of the Spirit began to fade.

As Israel and Jerusalem were restored in modern times, something began to stir again—this time not only in Israel but around the world.

In 1897, the Zionist movement began. Around the same time, a revival of the Holy Spirit began to stir in the Church. Just two years after Theodor Herzl’s death in 1904, the Azusa Street Revival broke out in California—the beginning of the global Pentecostal movement.

Then came 1948. As Israel was reborn, another wave of revival swept the world—the rise of Billy Graham, mass evangelism, and spiritual renewal.

On June 7, 1967, as Jerusalem was restored, something unexpected began again in California—the Summer of Love. Thousands of young people flooded San Francisco. Out of that counterculture emerged the Jesus Movement, a revival among the youth, the hippies, the broken.

This movement birthed modern worship music, charismatic revival, and even the Messianic Jewish movement. Jews for Jesus was founded in San Francisco during this same time. For the first time in centuries, Jewish people were coming to faith in Yeshua again in significant numbers.

The Church began reconnecting to its roots—celebrating Passover, using Hebrew names, praying for Israel, and embracing the Messianic call. As Jerusalem was restored, the Spirit began moving again—reviving the Church, reviving Israel.

The pattern is clear: when Israel rises, the Spirit moves. When Jerusalem is restored, revival follows. From dry bones to a living army. From scattered people to a Spirit-filled nation.

We are living in prophetic days. The restoration of Jerusalem is not just history—it’s a sign. A sign that the time of the Spirit is near. A sign that we are in the last days.

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