"Back to Jerusalem" movement
The "Back To Jerusalem" movement started by a group of Chinese underground church leaders is a God-given vision to His church in China. It is part of the Great Commission and it is about the last fulfillment of the Great Commission, to bring the gospel to the ends of the earth.
When God started to communicate the Great Commission with His church in China in the 1940's, He also gave them a geographical direction. From the very beginning, it was very clear that from the Great Wall of China to the Eastern Gate of Jerusalem, on this ancient road known as the Silk Road, every nation and people group needed to hear that Jesus loves them and is their Saviour.
Starting from China and travelling west, the vision is to fill every village and every city, every town, every country with the gospel of Jesus Christ. To the group, God has called them to be ambassadors for the Kingdom of God. They are not expanding anything of their own; they just want to expand the Kingdom of God, as in the promise by God that the whole world will be filled with His glory and presence. (Habakkuk 2:14)
Most of the first generation of "Back to Jerusalem" missionaries with this vision died during imprisonment. Some survived, but many were sentenced to tens of years of prison as they were caught by authorities in the late 1940's. But the God-given vision is always greater to these missionaries than their lives. So the vision survived even when the carriers of the first generation passed away.
Wherever the missionaries were, they considered it their "Jerusalem". They start in the place where they are and they make sure that there is nobody living around them who has not yet heard and had the chance to receive Jesus Christ before moving on. The church in China is already marching towards the west. These missionaries are present in several countries already.
So the "Back to Jerusalem" vision is nothing more than the fulfillment of the Great Commission. It belongs not only to the church in China - it belongs to the church in America, Europe, and around the world. All should bring the gospel of Jesus Christ, with its power, to those who have not yet heard.
If we really discover our roots in the love of Jesus, He will be able to use us as messengers to communicate that love to the world.
