Israel… The Greatest Sign of Prophecy Being Fulfilled Today
God promised, though scattered among the nations…
His people would never forget Him, and He would bring them back into the land of Israel (Zechariah 10:9). God kept His promise. Modern-day Israel is the proof!
But God promised to do more than simply restore the nation of Israel…
He said how He would do it. He said Israel will be created in a single day (Isaiah 66:7-8), return as a united nation (Ezekiel 37:22), and transform from a desolate wasteland to a lush garden (Ezekiel 36:34-35; Isaiah 51:3).
- Each and every one of these things happened.
When Will All This Happen?
But as amazing as these fulfilled prophecies are, what surprises most people is when God said they will be fulfilled… because the Hebrew prophets directly linked the rebirth of Israel with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
- Through the prophet Hosea, God said the people of Israel will go a long time without a king, sacrifices, sacred pillars, or priests, then they will return to the land and seek their God and Messiah in the last days (Hosea 3:4-5).
- The prophet Joel said the armies of the world will gather together for the battle of Armageddon “at the time when God restores Judah and Jerusalem,” bringing His people back from among the nations where they were scattered (Joel 3:1-2).
In other words, once God restores the nation of Israel, Armageddon and the end times will soon follow…
- God promised the Jewish people will return to the land and the desert will bloom (Isaiah 35:1).
- Then the Lord will return to destroy the enemies of Israel’s enemies in the last days (Isaiah 35:2-4).
- Through Jeremiah, God promised to gather the remnant of His flock from the nations where he had driven them and bring them back into their homeland (Jeremiah 23:3-4).
- Then, He promised to raise up a righteous descendant of King David, a king who will rule the land with wisdom (Jeremiah 23:5-6).
This is the long-awaited Messiah, and He will come to rule “when the people are back in the land” (Jeremiah 23:7-8).
Through Isaiah, God promised to restore the nation of Israel and raise its flag among the nations (Isaiah 11:12).
- When that happens, God says “the wolf and the lamb will lie together” and “leopards will lie down with goats.” Even a baby will play with a cobra and not be harmed! (Isaiah 11:6-9).
- The heir to David’s throne (Jesus Christ) will rule over the nations, transforming the world into a place of peace and tranquility (Isaiah 11:10).
This describes the Millennial Kingdom of Jesus Christ, and when will His Kingdom come?
- After His people are re-gathered “from distant lands” and “the ends of the earth” (Isaiah 11:11-12) and after Israel is reborn as a single, unified nation (Isaiah 11:13).
- As if all this weren’t enough, Jesus said when the Jewish people return to the land, they’ll regain control over Jerusalem… and He said the Gentiles will trample Jerusalem until the times of the Gentiles come to an end.
- When this happens, He said it’s a sign of His return!
In 1967, the nation of Israel took control of Jerusalem for the first time in 1,897 years. Coincidence? No!
- Jesus said the generation that witnesses these events will not pass away before He returns (Luke 21:32).
- This year (2025), the modern-day nation of Israel celebrates 77 years since its founding.
- It’s been 58 years since Israel regained control of Jerusalem, never to be relinquished (Amos 9:14).
How many more years can go by before the generation that witnessed these events is gone?
- How many more years can go by before our King Jesus returns?
- It can’t be many!
Why should Israel matter to us today?
- The regathering of the Jewish people back in the land of Israel is the #1 sign of the end times.
For centuries, this sign didn’t exist. Today, it does! Think about the miracle this represents.
- Throughout history, conquered people disappear. They assimilate into surrounding nations. Where are Israel’s ancient neighbors?
- Where are the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (see Deuteronomy 7:1)? They’re lost to history.
- Yet, despite almost 2,000 years without a homeland, the Jewish people continue to thrive… they still retain their unique cultural, religious, and ethnic identity.
- Yes, even through terrible persecution and rampant anti-Semitism, marked by the Spanish Inquisition, Russian pogroms, and the Nazi holocaust, the Jewish people are still here, thriving as a nation and people.
Now, they’re back in the land. This is nothing less than a modern miracle! All this regarding Israel is clear evidence for the whole world that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the one true God…
It’s also the number one reason to believe Jesus is coming soon.
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