Israel, The Greatest Sign of Prophecy…Part 1 of 2 :: By James Pannafino

(Israel, The Greatest Sign of Prophecy Being Fulfilled Today, Part 1)

God’s Promise to Abraham…

Genesis 12:2-3 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

• The convergence of all the Biblical prophetical signs provide us convincing reason to believe the Second Coming of Christ is near.
• The reestablishing of Israel back in their God given homeland is the most significant indicator of the lateness of the hour in which we are living!

The Regathering:

• Without a doubt, the greatest sign is the regathering of the Jewish people back in the land of Israel.
• Not only did God promise it would happen in the last days, but the Tribulation itself cannot occur without Israel.

Here are just a few end times events that require the nation of Israel…

The Purpose of the Tribulation:

God’s primary purpose in the Tribulation is to fulfill His promises to the nation of Israel (Daniel 9:24). Before this can happen, Israel must exist.

The Antichrist’s Covenant:

The Tribulation begins when Israel agrees to a covenant or treaty with the Antichrist (Daniel 9:27). How could Israel agree to such a covenant if it doesn’t exist as a nation?

Jerusalem Is the Key to End Times Bible Prophecy:

• Jesus said the Jewish people will lose control of Jerusalem, but later, they will regain control (Luke 21:24).
• Only then will the end times events He described take place.
• This means the Tribulation cannot occur unless the Jewish people control Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 38-39 (The War of Gog and Magog):


The Bible says in the last days, when God brings the Jewish people back into the land from the many lands where they’ve been scattered (Ezekiel 38:8), a massive coalition of armies will invade Israel. This can’t happen unless Israel exists.

Israel’s “Exceedingly Great” Army:

• Ezekiel says Israel will have an “exceedingly great army” in the last days (Ezekiel 37:10).
• God says Israel will be like a fire among sheaves of grain, burning up the neighboring nations (Zechariah 12:6).
• He says even the weakest soldier among them will be like David (Zechariah 12:8). How could all this happen if Israel doesn’t exist?

The Abomination of Desolation:

• In the middle of the Tribulation, the Antichrist will put an end to the Temple sacrifices and offerings (Daniel 9:27).
• Then, he will sit in the Temple and proclaim himself to be God (2 Thess. 2:3-4).
• This is an act of desecration that Jesus calls “the abomination of desolation” (Matthew 24:15).

Before it can take place, the Jewish Temple must exist! The Roman legions destroyed it in A.D. 70. This means a new Temple must be built. And for that to happen, the Jewish people must be back in the land and in control of Jerusalem.

These are just a few of the events the Bible says will take place in the end times.

• How can they happen if Israel doesn’t exist? They can’t.
• They require the Jewish people back in the land of Israel.
• Without a doubt, Israel plays the lead role in God’s end-time plan.
• Without Israel, there can be no end times.

Prior to May 14, 1948, this presented a problem. Israel did not exist… in the eyes of the world, Israel was gone forever.

• But those who understood bible prophecy knew better… they knew God promised to bring the Jewish people back into the land.
• They knew the Hebrew prophets said over and over again that the people of Israel will be brought back into the land in the last days. And that’s exactly what happened!

God’s Promises Can Not Be Thwarted:

• The entire Bible (and the Old Testament in particular) contains specific and undeniable promises from God to bring His people back into the land of Israel.
• For example, God promised Moses and the Israelites:

Deuteronomy 30:4-5 “Even though you are banished to the ends of the earth, the Lord your God will gather you from there and bring you back again. The Lord your God will return you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will possess that land again.”

Throughout Israel’s history, one prophet after another said the same thing!

• Through them, God promised to bring the Jewish people back into the land despite the hardships they faced (Isaiah 43:1-13).
• He promised to call them from “the farthest corners of the earth” (Isaiah 11:12), from “among the nations” (Ezekiel 39:28), and from “north, south, east, and west” (Psalm 107:3).
• He promised to bring them home and display His holiness to the nations (Ezekiel 20:41-42).
• He promised to welcome them home from “the lands where they were scattered” (Ezekiel 20:34).
• He said He would restore them to the land of Israel from distant lands (Jeremiah 30:2-10).

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