Jerusalema explained to Muslims and others

Jerusalema, an explanation for Muslims and others



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Jerusalema . . . taken to the next level


First the beautiful song . . . then the creative dance . . . now the profound meaning . . .



During 2020 the song was listened and danced to over 320 million times! It is in IsiZulu, one of South Africa's 11 national languages


x2Jerusalema ikhaya lami (Jerusalem is my home)
Ngilondoloze (please protect me)Uhambe nami (walk with me)

Zungangishiyi lana (do not leave me here)


x2Ndawo yami ayikho lana (my place is not here)

Mbuso wami awukho lana (my kingdom is not here)

Ngilondoloze (please protect me)

Zuhambe nami (walk with me)


Why has “Jerusalema” become the world-wide anthem during the Covid-19 pandemic?



The Covid-19 crisis has served to lay bare a deep longing within our body, soul and spirit for a better world. Neither riches, rags, nor religion can satisfy our yearning for peace and wholeness.



In times of chaos and catastrophes humans realize deep within themselves that this world is not their home. They don’t want to be left here in a kingdom that is not their own. “Jerusalema”, “complete peace”, is our home. That’s what we were made for!



What on earth happened to us? Why have we missed the mark? Why have we missed the best and settle for less?



Muslims, for example, strive to avoid shame, to be honored by others, by trying to keep laws they cannot keep. Islam holds the Ummah in fear. Muslims are forbidden to publicly admit what has become obvious to the public: the Quran is not perfectly preserved.


Christians do not make such extreme statements about the Bible. They maintain the fact that it has a history of development, like all books. The well-known textual scholars Westcott and Hort came to the conclusion that “only one-sixtieth of all variant readings in the New Testament would rise above ‘trivialities’. This leaves a text 98.33 percent pure.



The famous historian Philip Schaff said that none of these variant readings that are clearly marked in the footnotes affected, “an article of faith or a precept of duty which is not abundantly sustained by other and undoubted passages, or by the whole tenor of Scripture teaching.”



Islam teaches “no compulsion in (to) religion” but threatens those who want to go out of it with death.”



“Islam’s established ruling is that apostates are to be killed wherever they are. The Quran implies this while the Hadith, Sira, and works of jurisprudence state it clearly. When the breadth and depth of Islam are examined this is the only conclusion that can be drawn.”



All of us, Atheists, Agnostics, Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists included, are ultimately addicted to ourselves. We all need a rehab for our sick, selfish hearts. How does it look like?“


Jerusalema” is actually an adaptation of an old Gospel hymn , “Jerusalem Ikhaya Lami” (Jerusalem My Home).


It reflects prayerfully on this promise and hope found near the end of the Bible:



Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” (Revelations 21:1-4)


How wonderful! This is about a relationship not about religion! The world as we know it, is not the end! The best is yet to come!The new Jerusalem, our real home!


How do we get there?



Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6)



At the heart of the Gospel message is the return to God through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ alone. Such a renewal that leads to eternal life is a gift of God. It cannot be earned by good deeds as religions teach.


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