Jerusalem and the Bible

Is Jerusalem the eternal capital of Israel, either as a nation or for the Jewish people, according to the Bible?

No. The Bible does not address the modern nation of Israel. The Bible makes it clear that those who have the faith of Abraham—trusting in the promised Messiah, Jesus Christ—are the Israel of God (Galatians 6:16; Romans 9:8). When the Bible speaks of a “new Jerusalem” (Revelation 21:2), it does so in symbolic terms as the eternal home of God’s people. Only followers of Jesus Christ will inhabit the “new Jerusalem” (John 3:36, 14:6; Acts 4:12).