"Israel: Prophecy Fulfilled"

Social Media is full of contrasting  views in regards to the Jew. Support for Israel varies even among Christians, with younger, Catholic and mainline denominations leaning far less favorably toward the Jew, than evangelicals, or non-denominationals. 

Why? Because some of us take the Bible and its promises literally, (using biblical hermeneutics, the crucial discipline of interpreting the Bible's meaning to determine when the literal approach is valid), while others do not.

In other words, some Christians believe all the promises and prophecies God spoke to the Jew, now belong to the Church.

We believe this to be false doctrine and that history proves it. Consider:

God  warned the Jews repeatedly He would scatter them out of Israel (which He did twice) in punishment for their disobediance to Him (Deuteronomy 28:68, Leviticus 26:14-45, Jeremiah 9:16 & Ezekiel 20:23). 

God also promised He would gather them back again to Israel in the last days (Ezekiel 37:21-23), never to be scattered again(Amos 9:15).  

For almost two thousand years, the nation of Israel didn't exist.

But on May14, 1948 a miracle happened. A nation was reborn in one day, exactly as prophesied. "Thus says the Lord God: "Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone and will gather them from everyside and bring them into their own land." (EZEKIEL 37:21).

Just as Moses prophesied judgment would come to Israel in two stages, their restoration would also come in two stages:

• Stage One: The Jews would be regathered back to the Promised Land, Israel (fulfilled in 1948). Though they have their homeland back, they are still unbelievers.
• Stage Two: The Jews are restored spiritually. This occurs upon the return of their Messiah. Only when they see Him with their own eyes, do they finally believe.

Some 500 years before Christ, the prophet Zechariah said the Lord would "pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me (Jesus) whom they pierced. Yes they will mourn for Him  (Jesus) as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn." (ZECHARIAH 12:10).

In between their physical and spiritual rebirth, (the years we are living in right now), Israel faces a mix of blessing and trouble.

The land of Israel (a.k.a. Palestine) was a harsh, forbidding desert wasteland when the Jews returned in 1948. There was nothing there except desert ruins. But God promised, (through His Prophet Ezekiel) "...you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home. I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown, and I will multiply the number of people upon you, even the whole house of Israel. The towns will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt." ( EZEKIEL 37). And that is just what happened.

Today Israel is like an oasis in the desert, being one of the largest exporters of fruit to Europe. Even the formerly dead language of Hebrew has been restored as predicted by the prophet Zephaniah 2500 years ago.

Never before in all of history has such a thing happened. After two millennia of exile...they are back!

But not everyone rejoiced. On May 15, 1948, just one day after becoming an official state, Israel was attacked on all sides by a Muslim coalition that outnumbered them 10 to 1. God gave Israel the victory, but they've had to fight for their survival ever since. 

The Oct.7,2023  Hamas attack, where 1,200 Jewish men, women and children were brutally murdered, is only the latest example. 

We know from the many prophecies woven throughout Scripture (Ezekiel 38 & 39, Zechariah 12, and Revelation 16), that Israel will be hated, attacked, and killed until only a remnant of the Jews remain alive. And then finally, all of Israel will be saved when they witness the return of their Messiah. These Jews will live on into the millennial reign, repopulate the earth, experiencing spiritual restoration and physical dwelling in the land, alongside saved Gentiles, with Jesus reigning over all nations from Jerusalem, fulfilling promises of restoration to His Chosen people.

A wiseman once said: "The existence of Israel is nothing short of miraculous...Israel's presence on the world stage is undeniable proof of God's covenant and faithfulness. It is prophecy fulfilled." --Jack Hibbs, CCCH

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you...and in you all the  families of the earth shall be blessed."(GENESIS 12:2-3) 

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