Israel will be overwhelmed and conquered, and the last stronghold will be Jerusalem, which will also be conquered by the gentiles. After the gentiles finally succeed and destroy Israel, God will commence Judgement. God will save Israel and battle "with diseases, rain, fire and stones" against all the gentile nations that set to destroy Israel, and will fill the Land of Israel with their bodies which will take the Jews 7 months to bury all. In the prophecies, it says he will bring the descendants of Ishmael down to Emek-Yehoshafat (Kidron vally), and then he will judge all of the gentiles for all of the wrong they have done against Israel since the beginning of time, and only the gentiles that helped Israel will be spared.
The Kidron Valley Jerusalem
The Kidron Valley, actually a wadi as it consists of a dry river bed, cuts along the Old City on the east and north side. On the east lies the Mount of Olives, which has one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries. On the north, Mount Scopus gently slopes upwards.
The Kidron valley was thought to be the place of the last Judgment due to the combination of quotes by two prophets. The visionary Joel wrote that the final reckoning of God would be in the valley of Jehoshaphat. It was also simply the name of one of the kings of Judah, who was buried in the valley and gave it its name. Zechariah thought that the day of reckoning would take place on the Mount of Olives. People who let themselves be interred there hoped to be the first in line to be received by God's redeeming justice.
In the depth three magnificent structures can be seen. They can be reached by foot from the Mount of Olives.
The first and most famous one is the Tomb of Avshalom. As is usual with almost all of these tombs, it has received a name that is very far removed from the real purpose and history of the monument. The first 'discovery' that it had something to do with Avshalom was by the medieval writer Benjamin of Tudela, who freely interpreted the text in 2 Samuel 18:18: 'Avshalom in his lifetime set up for himself a pillar that is in the King's Valley." Local Arabs also gave the monument a name, 'Pharaoh's Hat', because the top is conical.
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Valley of the Kidron, Jerusalem Jesus crossed Valley of the Kidron many times, including on the evening of Holy Thursday when he went with his disciples to Gethsemane.
According to local tradition, the Kidron will be the site of the Last Judgement. This belief lead to the creation of cemeteries in Valley of the Kidron for Christians, Muslims and Jews alike.
The Kidron Valley also Qidron Valley; Arabic, Wadi al-Joz is valley near Jerusalem which features significantly in the Bible.
The Kidron Valley runs along the eastern wall of Jerusalem, separating the Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives.
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The Valley is the site of many Jewish tombs, including the Pillar of Absalom, the Tomb of Bene Hezir, and the Tomb of Zechariah. At one time, the water of the Gihon Spring flowed through the valley, but it was diverted by Hezekiah's tunnel to supply water to Jerusalem. The Bible calls the valley "Valley of Jehoshaphat - Emek Yehoshafat" meaning "The valley where God will judge" It appears in Jewish Eschatologic prophecies, which include the return of Elijah, followed by the arrival of the Messiah, and also the war of Gog and Magog and Judgment day. According to the prophecies, in the war of Gog and Magog, the two major coalitions of gentile nations will join forces against the Jewish state in Israel.
Kidron Valley viewed from the Old City of Jerusalem.