"The Time of Israel's Weeping Over the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ"
Pastor Hepburn's message points to an event that, is not mentioned as much as it should be in Christian circles, and is never spoken about at all in Orthodox Jewish circles! Yet this event is one of the most important events on the end-time calendar for Jews and Christians!!
Dr. Shuffel P. Hepburn
10/16/202610 min read

The Time of Israel's Weeping Over the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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Yes, friend. The time is coming when Israel will weep profusely over Jesus Christ, over Yeshua, their Messiah, Yeshua Hamashiach.
Now, listen to this. Delegates of 80 nations walked out on the Jewish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly just as he was about to speak in New York in September of 2026. Yes, just recently. This left the room almost empty. This response to Israel's leader and Israel opened a new and dramatic page on the end time calendar is my firm belief. I believe this was a major turning point in the journey toward the day of the Lord and it signaled that we are very close to that day and time. Yes, friend, it was a sign that we are very close to the battle of Armageddon which we have been talking about. There's no turning back from that event which unfolded before the entire world. To turn your back on God's people is to turn your back on God. Even if you have some difficulties with Benjamin Netanyahu, this move can also be taken as a signal to the antichrist. And I believe he is here.
This is perhaps one of the most important messages that I've ever written or delivered. In this message, we will explore the battle of Armageddon and an explosive Jewish event that is tucked neatly behind it. This key event is intentionally downplayed in the Holy Scriptures, and not much is written about it, but it is clearly prophesied. The Jews who've been blinded will not be able to find it yet, but all believers in Christ can indeed find it.
This message is important because if God does not at the right time open Israel's eyes to the truth that Yeshua is indeed Yeshua Hamashiach, the Messiah, they've been awaiting for thousands of years, then God is not and cannot possibly be Jehovah Mephalti, the Lord my deliverer or the Lord my rescuer.
If He fails to deliver Israel at the battle of Armageddon, if He fails His chosen people whom He Himself has blinded to the true identity of Yeshua, then He is not Jehovah Nissi the Lord my banner. If He is unsuccessful in delivering them from blindness about Jesus Christ, then He will not deliver any of us, which would mean we are all hopelessly lost and forever without hope. The only question therefore is when will He do this?
Let us pray. Father, we bless Your holy and precious and wonderful name. We thank You for this glorious day that You've given us and for Your faithful promises. We thank You for the children of Israel. And we pray for the peace of Jerusalem. We thank You for the promise of the New Jerusalem which will descend down out of heaven. Bless this message and give the listeners a good understanding of Your holy Word. Father, we pray in Jesus Christ's name. Amen.
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We are clearly living in a time when Israel is indeed the most hated nation on earth. And indeed, one is able to make a case for the reason or reasons why the hate for them is rising in the earth. Simply look at the destruction they have done in Gaza and in Lebanon as these conflicts continue to rage. This hate that is in the world for Israel today is clear evidence that the fruit of God's deliverance for them and for all true believers is ripe for the picking. Yes, friend, it is evidence that the day of the Lord is near at hand.
When we look at Israel, we must also look at the entire picture of its history. We must take into account all that has happened to them. I made a point in my most recent message that hate for them as a people began in Egypt and has followed them wherever they have gone since that time.
I also made the point that the real hate is not for them and that behind the hate for them is hate for their God, for my God, for your God who has chosen them. And all who love Israel's God will undoubtedly love Israel and will pray for them. For the Word of Jehovah Mephalti says, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and pray that their enemies will live at peace with them."
And so we must not ignore the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany when Hitler, his allies, and collaborators murdered six million Jews, men, women, and children.
We must also call to mind the siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD and the massive destruction of the second temple when 1 million Jews died from warfare, famine, and disease.
And we must also consider the second revolt against the Romans which happened 60 years later when 580,000 Jews were killed. This revolt was called the Bar Kokba revolt of 1918.
And there are many more atrocities that had been committed against the Jewish people before Christ came and even after He ascended back to the Father.
For instance, when Hitler and his allies were preparing to destroy every living Jew on Earth, the Evian Conference of 32 nations was called to discuss the plight of more than a half a million Jews. Only one nation offered to take any of them. Most of them were eventually murdered in the Holocaust.
In Matthew 23, the Lord Jesus Christ delivered a scathing rebuke of the scribes and the Pharisees, who He said sat in Moses' seat. In other words, they were the leaders of the day, sitting in the position of authority that previously had been held by Moses and his 70 elders.
And Jesus Christ accused them of killing the prophets sent by God and stoning them. He called them hypocrites, blind guides, fools, and whitewashed tombs. He ended by promising the nation that they would never lay eyes on Him again until the time that they as a people will say to Him, "Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord." The Apostle Paul explains this delay in Israel's recognition of Jesus Christ as the Messiah by saying, "The Father has intentionally, but only partially blinded the Israelites until such time as the Gentiles have had opportunity to come into the kingdom of God." It is found in Romans 11:25-27, which says the following. For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part, in other words, partial blindness has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved. As it is written, the deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob. For this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.
So, Israel has been temporarily blocked from seeing that Christ is the Messiah. And this blockade will remain in place until the full amount of Gentiles have come into the kingdom of God. Have no fear. The Jews will be saved when Jesus Christ comes out from heaven gloriously with the saints of God following Him. He will turn the Israelites back to God in accordance with the covenant that He made with them. For He has indeed made an agreement with them to take away all their sins.
In the meantime, Israel has a serious problem because 80% or more of the nations dead and of those yet alive have not mourned the death of Yeshua almost 2,000 years after His cruel death.
For those who have mourned the death of a loved one recognize how important it is for us to know that every mourning must have an end. Weeping and sorrowing was not intended by God to be a never ending event, but it also must begin. Grieving must always happen in the case of a death of a loved one.
In fact, it is not healthy for us to be continually mourning either. Yet, mourn we must. For instance, the Jews mourned for Moses for 30 days while they were in the wilderness. During that 30-day period, they rested and did not move forward. This is God's way of telling us that we should not be sorrowing deeply forever. We must sorrow for a season and then we must move on.
The Word of God clearly tells us, "Weeping must have an end by saying, weeping shall endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning. In the case of the death of Jesus Christ, the Jewish people have not yet mourned for Him because they have not yet recognized that He truly is Lord. But the time of their sorrow over the death of Christ is soon to come.
Revelation 1:7 opens a window to the time of Israel's morning and gives us a glimpse of the time when their eyes will be opened by saying, "Behold, He comes with clouds, and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him, and all kindred of the earth shall wail because of Him." Even so, amen.
This speaks undoubtedly about Jesus Christ, the Conquering Lion, as He comes riding on a white horse, wearing a sash across His chest and on His thigh written the name King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Behind Him will be the saints of God also riding white horses. It will be a magnificent sight.
This passage of scripture introduces the spiritual awakening of Israel. When they recognize Christ as their Messiah, when He delivers them from the wrath of their enemies, He will vanquish Israel's enemies with the sword that comes out of His mouth scripture tells us. The battle will not be a balanced one. It will be a disastrous defeat and total annihilation of all the enemies of Israel.
After this dramatic rescue, Israel will fall into a period of deep repentance for having rejected and even crucified their Messiah. All of Israel's pride will fall to the ground when they realize their huge mistake. But it is God who had hardened their hearts and it is God who will soften it. It will be a time of intense grieving for the beloved nation. They will weep and weep until there are no more tears to weep.
The national mourning will be very organized. They will mourn according to their tribes and the men will be separated from the women. This will be a huge national event like none that the world has ever seen. And it will not be an event for show. It will be deep heart rending, heart wrenching remorse. We do not know how many days this morning period will last either.
Presently the official protocol for the morning period when a national leader in Israel dies today is two days for a president or prime minister. However, the official protocol for a monumental leader such as Moses and Aaron was 30 days.
Zechariah 12 verses 10-14 gives us a more detailed description of how it will be when Israel mourns for the Messiah by saying the following. And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and supplication. Then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son and grieve for Him as one greaves for a firstborn. In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem like the mourning at Hadad-Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. And the land shall mourn every family by itself.
Because their acknowledgment of the death of the Messiah had been held back. Their time of mourning had also been held back. Therefore, when they come face to face with the realization and they are forced to accept it, for them it will be as if Yeshua had only died recently. It would be as if His death is totally fresh.
When death, my friend, is not mourned, the unexpressed grief holds the individual in a kind of bondage. It can cause a kind of numbness which may turn into physical ailments even. This can evolve into depression, a state of continual anxiety or a feeling that life is meaningless. Thank God for Jesus Christ who can give us His peace in situations where there are unresolved grief issues at the disappearance of a loved one. In the event of a tragic incident where their, the body perhaps of the loved one may not be recoverable.
The Jews have not mourned Christ's death because they have refused to accept that He is the Messiah in the first place. And when He comes in majesty to rescue them from their enemies, their eyes will suddenly be opened and they will acknowledge that He is Lord. When they acknowledge that He is Lord, the fountain of grief will be opened and the tears will gush forth. It will be a scene such as has never been seen on the earth in any nation. They will be inconsolable for a while.
But their sorrow will soon turn into joy. Yes, it will. God will forgive them their sin. He will cleanse them of all unrighteousness. They will be washed and made whiter than snow. And this will quickly turn into a great revival, a revival that will spread to all believers in the world. And they will join the believers in Christ in singing that glorious chorus called He is Lord. He is Lord. Yes, they will. And that chorus says He is Lord. He is Lord. He is risen from the dead. And He is Lord. Every knee shall bow. Every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. God bless His holy Word and may He give you a good understanding and hope to hold fast for His soon return.
In the meantime, if you do not know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we want to give you an opportunity to fix that today. Please engage your heart and say this prayer after me:
Father, I am a sinner.
I am sorry for all my sins.
Father, I crave Your forgiveness. Please help me.
Thank You Lord for Your mercy, for Your forgiveness.
I have decided to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.
Dear Lord Jesus, make my heart Your home.
I give You the key to my heart because I now belong to You forever.
You have my permission to keep the key.
Please give me the Holy Spirit to lead me into all truth and to teach me Your Word.
Thank You Lord for saving my soul. Amen.
Welcome friend to the body of believers in Christ. There's so many of us here awaiting the return of the Good Master.
In the meantime, we encourage you to let your pastor know that you've committed your life to the Lord and you want to be baptized the way Jesus Christ was baptized.
Begin reading the Word of God every day. Begin in the book of John. Then go to Matthew, Mark, and Luke, reading audibly as often as possible. In your walk with Christ, you will need the daily food of His holy Word, which will keep you strong against temptation.
Read audibly for faith comes by hearing the Word of God. Pray daily. Attend at your local church. Do not be as some have done and refuse to darken the doorway of your local church. Go to church, man, for God's sake. Gather with the believers in Christ even though there are some demons in there as well. God bless you in Jesus mighty name. Amen.
