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In the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and later Iraq attacked Israel, but were defeated in just six days despite the huge Arab superiority in armour, aircraft and troops. As to the future, at the end of the age all nations will gather against Israel in an attempt to destroy her — but again God intervenes. Image: Israeli tank, They are coming from all over the world, from wherever they have been scattered amongst the nations. The picture shows the arrival of Jewish immigrants to Israel in This mass migration is a fulfillment of Bible prophecy — that towards the end of this age and just before Christ returns, God will call the children of Israel out of the nations and once more put them in their own land:. Prophecy paints a picture of a world at peace no war with Jerusalem Zion as the focal point since Christ dwells there. Millennial life around Jerusalem is described in some detail. It also appears that some of the Hebrew festivals are reinstated, as in the Feast of Tabernacles Zech Man will still have his daily work but there is some indication that the bias of work will be towards husbandry farming and hunting fishing rather than industrial manufacturing Ezek People will be born and will die in the Millennial earth, just as in the present age. Death is the last enemy and is not destroyed until the close of the Millennium. After some 2, years of dispersion amongst the nations, Israel will again take on her intended role in the world:. So the restoration of Israel will be a sign or witness to the nations that the God of Israel, the God of the Bible, the only true God, loves mankind. The center branch represents Divine light understanding from God and the six branches represent human efforts to spread this light to the Gentiles Isa Future wars against Israel will be different from previous wars. Whilst some claim that the 6-Day war in June was miraculous in that Israel overcame huge superiority in armour, aircraft and troops, future wars will certainly be unique. These wars will directly glorify the God of Israel as He openly defeats the attacking forces. After the largely Islamic Gog- Magog war we read:. And during the final war against Israel prophecy says that God will again clearly intervene to protect His people:. God indeed intervenes in world affairs! This has been true in history and is true for the future. At the very end of this age , are drawn from twelve tribes of Israel and sealed for their protection Rev 7. The result of their witness is a great turning to God from all the nations Rev 7. At last, the Gentile nations acknowledge and value the unique role of the Jew:. Still others become priests and keep charge of the new Jewish temple in Jerusalem Isa Prophecy indicates that there will be several major wars against Israel in the near future, just before Christ returns to rule the earth as King Zech The so-called Gog-Magog war in Ezek results in the attackers being defeated by the intervention of the God of Israel, rather than by the armies of Israel Ezek This is in the form of extreme weather — extreme rain, hail and snow — and also by fire and brimstone similar to that which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah Ezek The Golan Heights must be involved. This man-God war could involve neutron bombs since these vaporize flesh at close range. Such a fate of the invaders is suggested in Zech The attackers may also be destroyed by nuclear devices since Malachi 4 refers to a time of fierce heat when invaders are burnt to ashes. Bible prophecy describes how the increasing political bias of western nations, and the increasing aggression of Arab-Muslim nations finally leads to another major war against Israel. In fact, since prophecy is not precise, some see several major Middle East wars just before the close of this age and the Second Coming of Christ. A future invasion of northern Israel is strongly indicated in Ezek 38 and Ezek The countries involved appear to be mainly the Islamic nations surrounding Israel, possibly led by Iran and Russia. At the very end of this age prophecy indicates that all nations Gentile and Islamic will attempt a final invasion of Israel:. This latter war appears to be unique in that it is not primarily man against man, but man against God; it is commonly known as Armageddon Rev Both invasions are defeated by the God of Israel. The real reason for the aggression is spiritual , not political or even humanitarian. You may reject the concept of a spiritual world co-existing with the physical world, but it is a fact; Jesus Christ proved beyond doubt that the spiritual world exists. Israel is the central player in that spiritual world. He proved that too, by His resurrection from the dead. But the truth about this powerful spiritual world is blurred, corrupted and buried by spiritual forces of darkness:. In fact, the spiritual aggression shown to Israel and to the true followers of Christ will intensify towards the end of this age Rev The problem is that Israel is now occupying land previously conquered by Islam. Muslims conquered The Levant which embraces all of Israel and much more, link in the 7th century and the land of Israel remained in Muslim hands apart from the brief Crusader period until liberated from the Muslim Turks by the British in So Islam wants the Levant back! Today this extreme ideology is underscored by ISIL. The Levant objective falls under the general Islamic ideology of a world-wide caliphate, link. Map copyright: By No machine-readable author provided. MapMaster assumed based on copyright claims. Fundamentalist Christians believe that modern Israel, and not the church, will be central in world affairs at the close of this age. God wants the church to call His people, wherever they are, back to Himself. This is spearheaded by the World Council of Churches WCC which has called on member churches Anglican, Methodist … to support an international boycott of Israeli settlement produce and services, link. Without doubt there is an overall bias in the UN against Israel. Between and there were 77 UN resolutions against Israel, and just one against the Palestinians, link. How can Israel be so wrong? Israel is often accused of being the aggressor in conflicts, whereas Israel claims she wages defensive war after provocation, link. Other resolutions refer to the on-going Palestinian refugee problem, but many see this now as a political tool by Arab nations, link , link. But the UN is not all bad: in the UN began to address issues of concern to the Jewish community, particularly anti- Semitism. From the rise of Zionism to the present day, Israel has not been welcomed on the world scene. After all, Israel is just some 8 million people living on land the size of Wales! Israel is a special nation chosen by God to be His witness in the world and to bring redemption to the world through Christ, link. Satan knows all this and end-time prophecy underscores the attempts by Satan to eliminate Israel:. This hatred was evident in the holocaust and subsequent wars against Israel, and culminates in all nations turning against Israel at Armageddon Zech But there is hope. Jerusalem Old City at Dawn. Image: Free Israel Photos. The deep significance of this to Jewish, Christian and Muslim beliefs makes Jerusalem one of the most contested pieces of real estate in the world. Given these historic and certain future events, we can see that the various claims on Jerusalem are actually the outworking of a spiritual battle over Jerusalem, a battle between truth and error, between the God of Israel and spiritual forces of darkness. On the other hand, orthodox Jews claim their historic and covenant right to the city. No wonder Jerusalem will be the location of the most epic battle of history! The is a solution, but prophecy indicates that it will not occur in this present age. The Bible instructs the people of Israel how they should treat foreigners non-Jews. Old Testament Israel was commanded to love foreigners Deut This instruction is timeless and applies to Palestinian Arabs today. Unfortunately, as long as Arab countries refuse to recognize Israel and continue to attack her, such cohabitation would seem to be impossible. But Israel will be at peace with her neighbours in the Millennium! Most of the western world aims for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem. In reality there can be no lasting, workable two-state solution. This reflects the PA leadership position:. The problem here is that Israel has already declared Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel, and this is compounded by the Palestinian leadership which does not even recognize the Jewish State:. The Green line was an armistice line drawn up after the war under the auspices of the UN and it was intended to be temporary. So, through Arab aggression, Israel temporarily lost land mandated to her through the Mandate for Palestine, and this was only regained in the 6-day war. That includes the West Bank. Some , Jewish settlers live in the relatively lightly populated Area C, link. There is also muted and occasional support from the UN and the EU, but this is usually outweighed by condemnation in other areas. There are 21 governmental and intergovernmental entities including the EU that financially support Israeli NGOs, link , although some of these are politically biased and represent the interests of foreign governments, link. In contrast to other Middle Eastern countries, Israel has a western-style democracy. Whilst not perfect, this means that Israelis of all ethnic groups and religious beliefs, including Arab-Israelis, can actively participate in the election process, and all votes cast are equal in weight. Also, Israel is one of the few places in the Middle East where Arab women may vote. The principle of the generality of the elections ensures the active right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 18 years old, to vote and the right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 21 years old, to be elected. No voter ever votes for an actual person. Instead, every voter votes for a single party. The Knesset, Jerusalem. The Israeli government resides in Jerusalem. Israel is governed by a western-style multiparty parliamentary system. The government is headed by the Prime Minister, who is elected in nationwide elections for a period of four years, and an elected President who has a largely apolitical ceremonial role. The Knesset has legislative power and comprises members who are also elected for a term of four years in nationwide elections. The electoral voting system is based on nation-wide proportional representation. Rain in the Judean desert. Bible prophecy over end-time Israel speaks of great blessings on the land. This will be in terms of abundant agricultural produce — grains, fruit and wine Ezek All this of course requires water. Over the past years Israel has engineered a national water carrier system and desalination plants, and she drains water from large aquifers under the desert. But what of the climate? Has there been a change in rainfall? The Jewish National Fund has planted over million trees, which are known to be beneficial to the climate. For this reason, in the Chief Rabbinate of Israel urged the public to begin saying a special prayer daily to ask God to bless Israel with abundant rain enlarge image. All over Israel, people now recite this prayer. In the last days God promises Israel:. The NWC was started in and now comprises a system of giant pipes, open canals, tunnels, reservoirs and large scale pumping stations enlarge image. Israel also reuses treated sewage, and computerized drip irrigation and micro-sprinklers for agriculture. As Jews started returning to their homeland around the start of the 20th century, the need to combat desertification became one of national importance. New immigrants embarked upon an extensive program of afforestation, and since almost million sub-tropical trees have been planted in all regions of Israel. Even so, Israeli farmers have come a long way since the Zionist pioneers began clearing rock-strewn fields and draining the swampland. The Mandate did not grant any national political rights to Arabs, but Article 2 did safeguard the civil and religious rights of all inhabitants of Palestine, irrespective of race or religion. Moreover, as a direct result of Article 80, the UN cannot transfer these rights over any part of Palestine vested as they are in the Jewish People to any non-Jewish entity, such as the Palestinian Authority. The Mandate is therefore the last legally binding document regarding the West Bank and Gaza, and so Jewish settlements in these areas are fully protected by Article Sadly, this legal fact is often ignored by the UN. The descendants of Jacob Israel were the twelve tribes of Israel and they settled in the Promised Land of Canaan enlarge map. This settlement aligned with the boundaries God gave Israel at the time:. Few would doubt that Jews have for centuries been substantially over-represented in many fields of learning and accomplishment, notably of course is Albert Einstein. Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the world, and she has the highest density of start-up companies in the world. This is an amazing achievement bearing in mind that Jews comprise less than 0. Why such Jewish genius? It is probably a blessing from God since they are His chosen people. Recall that when Israel obeys her God then she is specially blessed:. This is both dramatic and traumatic, but ends in glory and victory. Whilst involving the whole world, it is essentially a time of suffering for those Jews who have returned to the Promised Land. These are the Jews who are at last honoured by the nations and who glorify God and serve Him on the Millennial earth. In the early 20th century the land of Israel was a mix of many peoples representing some 50 languages and there was no common Arab identity. In there were just 83, Jews but this increased to over 6. Today, out of thew 8. Out of the 6. So who are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? They are of course the twelve tribes descended from Jacob whose name was changed by God to Israel. These tribes enlarge image are listed in Gen They were Hebrew Israelites. Since these tribes will once more take up their role as a witness to the nations during the Millennium Ezek 37, Ezek , it follows that they must be amongst those who are returning to the State of Israel today. He implied that Israel will be the vortex of the nations at the end of this age and the sign of His soon return. Over the past years the nation and people of Israel have come to prominence on the world scene. This simple fact points to the imminent return of Christ. History shows that both houses rebelled against God, and despite warnings from the prophets, both houses were eventually removed from their Promised Land. But God has compassion on His people Deut And the Lord will lift up a standard for the nations, and assemble the banished ones of Israel, and will gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth Isa When was this to happen? Israel was to return and seek God after the gospel had been spread to the Gentile nations Rom This question is only meaningful in a spiritual rather than secular context. According to the Bible, Israel is indeed a special nation, chosen by God to bless mankind and to make a name for Himself. To Abram Abraham God promised:. History confirms the reality of such statements. Israel led to the Messiah, Jesus, and prophecy indicates that the land and people of Israel will be used to glorify God in the sight of the nations at the end of the age and in the age to come. The etymology of the name Israel is not clear, although Gen All Israeli citizens are granted full civil and voting rights. And just as a Palestinian state would maintain a demographic balance in favour of Palestinians, so the Jewish state of Israel maintains a demographic balance in favour of Jews by controlling immigration. There is a legal distinction between defensive wars and wars of aggression. In response to major Arab attacks , , , or incessant rocket attacks from Gaza, Israel has exercised her right of self-defense under UN Charter Article They aim for a single state — a Palestinian state. Muslims see Mecca as the holiest place in the Islamic world, and so turn their back on the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem when praying. Jerusalem was first divided through the Arab invasion of Israel, but at no time was East Jerusalem under legal ownership by an Arab entity. Evidence from the Tanach the Hebrew Bible , the New Testament, historians like Josephus, and archaeology all testify to the existence of a huge, impressive Temple in Jerusalem. NO: The Palestinian refugee problem was created by a sudden invasion of five Arab armies in response to the declaration of the State of Israel in May Israel is abiding by the Oslo II Accord and supplying agreed water quantities. It is up to the Palestinians to maintain water networks, utilize wastewater, improve existing supplies and drill new wells. Instead, water is often used as a political weapon, and so authorized wells are not dug and leaks are not repaired. Palestinian nationalism only emerged in the mid-twentieth century, partly in response to the emergence of Zionism. Archaeology and historical documents show that Jews have lived in Israel for over years! This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. 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Salvation Daily Devotion About. We've seen that the numbers 70 and 7 are significant in Israel's history. The 19 th book and 48 th chapter in the Bible Psalm 48 describes the rebirth of Israel. Gold is heated to exactly 1, degrees Fahrenheit during the refining process. Interestingly, Scripture compares Israel's deliverance during Jacob's trouble to the refining and purification process of precious metal Zech. Of the eight rare blood-moon tetrads since the time of Christ, three have been in the last years, falling on feast days in , —, and — The number of years from the first man, Adam, to the first Hebrew, Abraham, is easily determined to be 1, years by simply adding up the years found in Genesis chapters 5 and Coincidently, from the second man Adam, Jesus Christ 1 Cor. The list of patterns, "coincidences", and signs in Israel's history defy probability and point to design. We should take notice and make our decision whether to believe the Bible, and therefore our Creator's story of love and salvation for a human race in need of saving! History of Israel timeline | Abraham to modern Israel | Facts about Israel

On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. Why did the Creator of the universe give man the mandate to procreate and proliferate? Think about the billions of humans born since the world began. What were they born for? Where have they all gone? What did they live for? Did their lives have any real meaning? The apostle John boldly tells us that all we observe was made through Jesus Yeshua in Hebrew. From human cells to the earth and the starry heavens — all were made through Jesus John chapter 1. The atomic constants and the molecular structure of matter were made through Jesus. And the Bible tells us that this same Jesus came into the world to show man how to live. John goes on to say that all who believe in Jesus are given the right to become children of God. This is a mystery accepted by faith. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. In John 3 Jesus said:. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Note that Jesus leaves the ball in our court! According to the Pew Research Center, an astounding 2. Interpretations of the Bible abound, but what is actually written? Or is there any value in being circumcised? Much, indeed, in every way! In the first place, God trusted his message to the Jews. Put another way, here Paul is saying that the inspired Hebrew scriptures of the Jews are the very words of God! He said creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. In Romans I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. All of creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his children … For we know that up to the present time all of creation groans with pain, like the pain of childbirth. These are powerful and inspired words. Paul is saying that both creation and man himself groan due to imperfection and mortality. He sums it up like this:. This will happen at some point in the future. As we read on in the Bible we discover that man in immortal spirit form will one day live with his Creator God on a new and perfect earth! Now that blows your mind! Historian Andrew Roberts, British House of Commons, 29 November I would like to speak to you today as an historian, because it seems to me that the State of Israel has packed more history into her 62 years on the planet than many other nations have in six hundred. There are many surprising things about this tiny, feisty, brave nation the size of Wales, but the most astonishing is that she has survived at all. The very day after the UN declared Israel a country in , five Arab countries attacked, and she has been struggling for her right to life ever since. The Jews of the Holy Land are thus surrounded by hostile states times their size in territory and sixty times their population, yet their last, best hope of ending two millennia of international persecution, the State of Israel has somehow survived. When during the Second World War, the island of Malta came through three terrible years of bombardment and destruction, it was rightly awarded the George Medal for bravery; today Israel should be awarded a similar decoration for defending democracy, tolerance and Western values against a murderous onslaught that has lasted twenty times as long. Jerusalem is the site of the Temple of Solomon and Herod. The stones of a palace erected by King David himself are even now being unearthed just outside the walls of Jerusalem. For many of their governments, which are rich enough to have economically solved the Palestinian refugee problem decades ago, it is useful to have Israel as a scapegoat to divert attention from the tyranny, failure and corruption of their own regimes. The tragic truth is that it suits Arab states very well to have the Palestinians endure permanent refugee status, and whenever Israel puts forward workable solutions they have been stymied by those whose interests put the destruction of Israel before the genuine well being of the Palestinians. Both King Abdullah I of Jordan and Anwar Sadat of Egypt were assassinated when they attempted to come to some kind of accommodation with a country that most sane people now accept is not going away. The Jewish contribution to finance, science, the arts, academia, commerce and industry, literature, philanthropy and politics has been astonishing relative to their tiny numbers. This, despite so many of their greatest intellects dying in the gas chambers. Civilization owes Judaism a debt it can never repay, and support for the right of a Jewish homeland to exist is the bare minimum we can provide. It is a disgrace that no senior member of the Royal Family has ever undertaken an official visit to Israel, as though the country is still in quarantine after more than six decades. Her Majesty the Queen has been on the throne for 57 years and in that time has undertaken official visits to countries, yet has not yet set foot in Israel. After the Holocaust, the Jewish people recognized that they must have their own state, a homeland where they could forever be safe from a repetition of such horrors. Putting their trust in Western Civilization was never again going to be enough. Since then, Israel has had to fight no fewer than five major wars for her very existence. Radical Islam is never going to accept the concept of an Israeli State, so the struggle is likely to continue for another sixty years, but the Jews know that that is less dangerous than entrusting their security to anyone else. Very often in Britain, especially when faced with the overwhelmingly anti-Israeli bias that is endemic in our liberal media and the BBC, we fail to ask ourselves what we would have done placed in their position? The population of the United Kingdom of 63 million is nine times that of Israel. In July , to take one example at random, Hezbollah crossed the border of Lebanon into Israel and killed eight patrolmen and kidnapped two others, and that summer fired four thousand Katyusha rockets into Israel which killed a further forty-three civilians. Now, if we multiply those numbers by nine to get the British equivalent, just imagine what we would do if a terrorist organization based as close as Calais were to fire thirty- six thousand rockets into Sussex and Kent, killing 87 British civilians, after killing seventy-two British servicemen in an ambush and capturing eighteen. There is absolutely no lengths to which our Government would not go to protect British subjects under those circumstances, and quite right too. Why should Israel be expected to behave any differently? Walking along a line of huts and the railway siding where their forebears had been worked and starved and beaten and frozen and gassed to death, were a group of Jewish schoolchildren, one of whom was carrying over his shoulder the Israeli flag, a blue star of David on white background. It was a profoundly moving sight, for it was the sovereign independence represented by that flag which guarantees that the obscenity of genocide which killed six million people in Auschwitz and camps like it — will never again befall the Jewish people, to whom the rest of civilization owes so much. No people in History have needed the right to self-defense and legitimacy more than the Jews of Israel, and that is what we in the Friends of Israel Initiative demand here today. The millennial age is one of firm government from Christ, but also one of universal peace. In fact, they will especially honor the Jew:. When Christ returns the geology of the area will be totally changed and the Mount of Olives just east of Jerusalem splits into two enlarge image. Azal may be several km south of the present-day Mount of Olives, link. It is well known that there is a geological fault line running east-west through the Mount of Olives and just south of Jerusalem, link. Could it be that present-day Jerusalem is moved north to sit high above this valley? Ezekiel Note that healing waters flow east from the temple down into the valley to enter the northern end of the Dead sea, resulting in the restoration of fishing Ezek So here Jesus was referring to a time dispensation rather than to the literal end of the world. It appears that we currently nearing the end of approximately 6, years of human government and the start of 1, years of peace on the earth — the Millennial Age when Christ rules the earth Zech It is interesting that NASA scientists predict that, eventually, the sun will expand to become a red giant and burn up the solar system, including earth, link. Despite the intervention of the God of Israel to protect her, two end-time wars against Israel must surely take their toll? So during the last days a remnant is preserved, albeit through a time of refining and affliction:. Boycotts are social protests with the aim of changing Israeli government policy through economic damage. For instance, the global BDS campaign Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions aims to create economic and political pressure on Israel concerning so-called land occupation and Palestinian rights. Are boycotts effective anyway? Maybe not. So is there a deeper reason for the boycotts? It is claimed that the BDS campaign has a much wider objective; namely, the elimination of the Jewish State and should be stopped, link. But those who boycott Israel should heed the biblical warning:. Before Moses died he blessed the tribes of Israel and some of these blessings involved blessing of the sea and the land. Israel may be seeing these blessings today enlarge map. Recent drilling has found thick oil strata in the Southern Golan Heights north-east of the Sea of Galilee. And the Negev desert has an almost unlimited underground supply of brackish water, which is being exploited for agricultural irrigation. Image: Known oil and gas fields in the Levant Basin. Oil and gas fields in grey. Thankfully, according to Bible prophecy, such disputes will be short-lived as this age rapidly comes to a close. In fact, these future borders are almost identical to the borders of ancient Israel given to Moses in Num The borders also include Gaza, significant parts of present-day Syria and probably all of Lebanon. Are the politicians listening? This is the fundamental reason why religious Jews claim that the Land of Canaan modern Israel is their land, covenanted to them by God. It is quite remarkable how Israel has survived attacks from overwhelming invading armies. Certainly, the evidence to date is that each time Arab nations attack Israel, they are defeated and their end-state seems worse than their first. By the end of the War of Independence the fledgling Israeli forces had defeated five invading Arab armies. In the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and later Iraq attacked Israel, but were defeated in just six days despite the huge Arab superiority in armour, aircraft and troops. As to the future, at the end of the age all nations will gather against Israel in an attempt to destroy her — but again God intervenes. Image: Israeli tank, They are coming from all over the world, from wherever they have been scattered amongst the nations. The picture shows the arrival of Jewish immigrants to Israel in This mass migration is a fulfillment of Bible prophecy — that towards the end of this age and just before Christ returns, God will call the children of Israel out of the nations and once more put them in their own land:. Prophecy paints a picture of a world at peace no war with Jerusalem Zion as the focal point since Christ dwells there. Millennial life around Jerusalem is described in some detail. It also appears that some of the Hebrew festivals are reinstated, as in the Feast of Tabernacles Zech Man will still have his daily work but there is some indication that the bias of work will be towards husbandry farming and hunting fishing rather than industrial manufacturing Ezek People will be born and will die in the Millennial earth, just as in the present age. Death is the last enemy and is not destroyed until the close of the Millennium. After some 2, years of dispersion amongst the nations, Israel will again take on her intended role in the world:. So the restoration of Israel will be a sign or witness to the nations that the God of Israel, the God of the Bible, the only true God, loves mankind. The center branch represents Divine light understanding from God and the six branches represent human efforts to spread this light to the Gentiles Isa Future wars against Israel will be different from previous wars. Whilst some claim that the 6-Day war in June was miraculous in that Israel overcame huge superiority in armour, aircraft and troops, future wars will certainly be unique. These wars will directly glorify the God of Israel as He openly defeats the attacking forces. After the largely Islamic Gog-Magog war we read:. And during the final war against Israel prophecy says that God will again clearly intervene to protect His people:. God indeed intervenes in world affairs! This has been true in history and is true for the future. At the very end of this age , are drawn from twelve tribes of Israel and sealed for their protection Rev 7. The result of their witness is a great turning to God from all the nations Rev 7. At last, the Gentile nations acknowledge and value the unique role of the Jew:. Still others become priests and keep charge of the new Jewish temple in Jerusalem Isa Prophecy indicates that there will be several major wars against Israel in the near future, just before Christ returns to rule the earth as King Zech The so-called Gog-Magog war in Ezek results in the attackers being defeated by the intervention of the God of Israel, rather than by the armies of Israel Ezek This is in the form of extreme weather — extreme rain, hail and snow — and also by fire and brimstone similar to that which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah Ezek The Golan Heights must be involved. This man-God war could involve neutron bombs since these vaporize flesh at close range. Such a fate of the invaders is suggested in Zech The attackers may also be destroyed by nuclear devices since Malachi 4 refers to a time of fierce heat when invaders are burnt to ashes. Bible prophecy describes how the increasing political bias of western nations, and the increasing aggression of Arab-Muslim nations finally leads to another major war against Israel. In fact, since prophecy is not precise, some see several major Middle East wars just before the close of this age and the Second Coming of Christ. A future invasion of northern Israel is strongly indicated in Ezek 38 and Ezek The countries involved appear to be mainly the Islamic nations surrounding Israel, possibly led by Iran and Russia. At the very end of this age prophecy indicates that all nations Gentile and Islamic will attempt a final invasion of Israel:. This latter war appears to be unique in that it is not primarily man against man, but man against God; it is commonly known as Armageddon Rev Both invasions are defeated by the God of Israel. The real reason for the aggression is spiritual , not political or even humanitarian. You may reject the concept of a spiritual world co-existing with the physical world, but it is a fact; Jesus Christ proved beyond doubt that the spiritual world exists. Israel is the central player in that spiritual world. He proved that too, by His resurrection from the dead. But the truth about this powerful spiritual world is blurred, corrupted and buried by spiritual forces of darkness:. In fact, the spiritual aggression shown to Israel and to the true followers of Christ will intensify towards the end of this age Rev The problem is that Israel is now occupying land previously conquered by Islam. Muslims conquered The Levant which embraces all of Israel and much more, link in the 7th century and the land of Israel remained in Muslim hands apart from the brief Crusader period until liberated from the Muslim Turks by the British in So Islam wants the Levant back! Today this extreme ideology is underscored by ISIL. The Levant objective falls under the general Islamic ideology of a world-wide caliphate, link. Map copyright: By No machine-readable author provided. MapMaster assumed based on copyright claims. Fundamentalist Christians believe that modern Israel, and not the church, will be central in world affairs at the close of this age. God wants the church to call His people, wherever they are, back to Himself. This is spearheaded by the World Council of Churches WCC which has called on member churches Anglican, Methodist … to support an international boycott of Israeli settlement produce and services, link. Without doubt there is an overall bias in the UN against Israel. Between and there were 77 UN resolutions against Israel, and just one against the Palestinians, link. How can Israel be so wrong? Israel is often accused of being the aggressor in conflicts, whereas Israel claims she wages defensive war after provocation, link. Other resolutions refer to the on-going Palestinian refugee problem, but many see this now as a political tool by Arab nations, link , link. But the UN is not all bad: in the UN began to address issues of concern to the Jewish community, particularly anti- Semitism. From the rise of Zionism to the present day, Israel has not been welcomed on the world scene. After all, Israel is just some 8 million people living on land the size of Wales! Israel is a special nation chosen by God to be His witness in the world and to bring redemption to the world through Christ, link. Satan knows all this and end-time prophecy underscores the attempts by Satan to eliminate Israel:. This hatred was evident in the holocaust and subsequent wars against Israel, and culminates in all nations turning against Israel at Armageddon Zech But there is hope. Jerusalem Old City at Dawn. Image: Free Israel Photos. The deep significance of this to Jewish, Christian and Muslim beliefs makes Jerusalem one of the most contested pieces of real estate in the world. Given these historic and certain future events, we can see that the various claims on Jerusalem are actually the outworking of a spiritual battle over Jerusalem, a battle between truth and error, between the God of Israel and spiritual forces of darkness. On the other hand, orthodox Jews claim their historic and covenant right to the city. No wonder Jerusalem will be the location of the most epic battle of history! The is a solution, but prophecy indicates that it will not occur in this present age. The Bible instructs the people of Israel how they should treat foreigners non-Jews. Old Testament Israel was commanded to love foreigners Deut This instruction is timeless and applies to Palestinian Arabs today. Unfortunately, as long as Arab countries refuse to recognize Israel and continue to attack her, such cohabitation would seem to be impossible. But Israel will be at peace with her neighbours in the Millennium! Most of the western world aims for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem. In reality there can be no lasting, workable two-state solution. This reflects the PA leadership position:. The problem here is that Israel has already declared Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel, and this is compounded by the Palestinian leadership which does not even recognize the Jewish State:. The Green line was an armistice line drawn up after the war under the auspices of the UN and it was intended to be temporary. So, through Arab aggression, Israel temporarily lost land mandated to her through the Mandate for Palestine, and this was only regained in the 6-day war. That includes the West Bank. Some , Jewish settlers live in the relatively lightly populated Area C, link. There is also muted and occasional support from the UN and the EU, but this is usually outweighed by condemnation in other areas. There are 21 governmental and intergovernmental entities including the EU that financially support Israeli NGOs, link , although some of these are politically biased and represent the interests of foreign governments, link. In contrast to other Middle Eastern countries, Israel has a western-style democracy. Whilst not perfect, this means that Israelis of all ethnic groups and religious beliefs, including Arab-Israelis, can actively participate in the election process, and all votes cast are equal in weight. Also, Israel is one of the few places in the Middle East where Arab women may vote. The principle of the generality of the elections ensures the active right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 18 years old, to vote and the right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 21 years old, to be elected. No voter ever votes for an actual person. Instead, every voter votes for a single party. The Knesset, Jerusalem. The Israeli government resides in Jerusalem. Israel is governed by a western-style multiparty parliamentary system. The government is headed by the Prime Minister, who is elected in nationwide elections for a period of four years, and an elected President who has a largely apolitical ceremonial role. The Knesset has legislative power and comprises members who are also elected for a term of four years in nationwide elections. The electoral voting system is based on nation-wide proportional representation. Rain in the Judean desert. Bible prophecy over end-time Israel speaks of great blessings on the land. This will be in terms of abundant agricultural produce — grains, fruit and wine Ezek All this of course requires water. Over the past years Israel has engineered a national water carrier system and desalination plants, and she drains water from large aquifers under the desert. But what of the climate? Has there been a change in rainfall? The Jewish National Fund has planted over million trees, which are known to be beneficial to the climate. For this reason, in the Chief Rabbinate of Israel urged the public to begin saying a special prayer daily to ask God to bless Israel with abundant rain enlarge image. All over Israel, people now recite this prayer. In the last days God promises Israel:. The NWC was started in and now comprises a system of giant pipes, open canals, tunnels, reservoirs and large scale pumping stations enlarge image. Israel also reuses treated sewage, and computerized drip irrigation and micro-sprinklers for agriculture. As Jews started returning to their homeland around the start of the 20th century, the need to combat desertification became one of national importance. New immigrants embarked upon an extensive program of afforestation, and since almost million sub-tropical trees have been planted in all regions of Israel. Even so, Israeli farmers have come a long way since the Zionist pioneers began clearing rock-strewn fields and draining the swampland. The Mandate did not grant any national political rights to Arabs, but Article 2 did safeguard the civil and religious rights of all inhabitants of Palestine, irrespective of race or religion. Moreover, as a direct result of Article 80, the UN cannot transfer these rights over any part of Palestine vested as they are in the Jewish People to any non-Jewish entity, such as the Palestinian Authority. The Mandate is therefore the last legally binding document regarding the West Bank and Gaza, and so Jewish settlements in these areas are fully protected by Article Sadly, this legal fact is often ignored by the UN. The descendants of Jacob Israel were the twelve tribes of Israel and they settled in the Promised Land of Canaan enlarge map. This settlement aligned with the boundaries God gave Israel at the time:. Few would doubt that Jews have for centuries been substantially over-represented in many fields of learning and accomplishment, notably of course is Albert Einstein. Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the world, and she has the highest density of start-up companies in the world. This is an amazing achievement bearing in mind that Jews comprise less than 0. Why such Jewish genius? It is probably a blessing from God since they are His chosen people. Recall that when Israel obeys her God then she is specially blessed:. This is both dramatic and traumatic, but ends in glory and victory. Whilst involving the whole world, it is essentially a time of suffering for those Jews who have returned to the Promised Land. These are the Jews who are at last honoured by the nations and who glorify God and serve Him on the Millennial earth. In the early 20th century the land of Israel was a mix of many peoples representing some 50 languages and there was no common Arab identity. In there were just 83, Jews but this increased to over 6. Today, out of thew 8. Out of the 6. So who are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? They are of course the twelve tribes descended from Jacob whose name was changed by God to Israel. These tribes enlarge image are listed in Gen They were Hebrew Israelites. Since these tribes will once more take up their role as a witness to the nations during the Millennium Ezek 37, Ezek , it follows that they must be amongst those who are returning to the State of Israel today. He implied that Israel will be the vortex of the nations at the end of this age and the sign of His soon return. Over the past years the nation and people of Israel have come to prominence on the world scene. This simple fact points to the imminent return of Christ. History shows that both houses rebelled against God, and despite warnings from the prophets, both houses were eventually removed from their Promised Land. But God has compassion on His people Deut And the Lord will lift up a standard for the nations, and assemble the banished ones of Israel, and will gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth Isa When was this to happen? Israel was to return and seek God after the gospel had been spread to the Gentile nations Rom This question is only meaningful in a spiritual rather than secular context. According to the Bible, Israel is indeed a special nation, chosen by God to bless mankind and to make a name for Himself. To Abram Abraham God promised:. History confirms the reality of such statements. Israel led to the Messiah, Jesus, and prophecy indicates that the land and people of Israel will be used to glorify God in the sight of the nations at the end of the age and in the age to come. The etymology of the name Israel is not clear, although Gen The structure of the prophetic and priestly function was very much the same in Israel and Canaan. In Israel, prophets were connected with the sanctuaries. Among the Temple prophets officiating in liturgies were the Levitical guilds and singers. Other prophetic guilds are also mentioned. Members of those guilds generally prophesied for money or gifts and were associated with such sanctuaries as Gibeah, Samaria, Bethel, Gilgal, Jericho, Jerusalem, and Ramah. Jeremiah mentions that the chief priest of Jerusalem was the supervisor of both priests and prophets and that those prophets had rooms in the Temple buildings. Divination in the pre-Exilic period was not considered to be foreign to Israelite religion. The literary prophets also have been viewed as being antagonistic toward the cultus. Modern scholars recognized, however, that such an analysis is an oversimplification of an intricate problem. In the cases of Nathan and Gad there are no indications that they represented some new development in prophecy. Much of his prophetic career was directed against the Tyrian Baal cult, which had become popular in the northern kingdom Israel during the reign mid-9th century bce of King Ahab and his Tyrian queen, Jezebel. The emergence of classical prophecy in Israel the northern kingdom and Judah the southern kingdom begins with Amos and Hosea 8th century bce. What is new in classical prophecy is its hostile attitude toward Canaanite influences in religion and culture , combined with an old nationalistic conception of Yahweh and his people. Included in such ideas was the view that Yahweh was a jealous God who, according to the theology of the psalms, was greater than any other god. Yahweh had chosen Israel to be his own people and, therefore, did not wish to share his people with any other god. When the prophets condemned cultic phenomena, such condemnation reflected a rejection of certain kinds of cult and sacrifice—namely, those sacrifices and festivals directed not exclusively to Yahweh but rather to other gods. The prophets likewise rejected liturgies incorrectly performed. The classical prophets did not reject all cults, per se; rather, they wanted a cultus ritually correct, dedicated solely to Yahweh, and productive of ethical conduct. Amos, whose oracles against the northern kingdom of Israel have been misunderstood as reflecting a negative attitude toward cultus per se, simply did not consider the royal cult of the northern kingdom at Bethel to be a legitimate Yahweh cult. Rather, like the prophet Hosea after him, Amos considered the Bethel cult to be Canaanite. Prophets of the ancient Middle East generally interjected their opinions and advice into the political arena of their countries, but in that regard the classical Hebrew prophets were perhaps more advanced than other prophetic movements. God's Patterns in Israel’s History - Christian Evidence

Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground — trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there. The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis tells us that Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, which was supposed to make them die. It seems that mortality was the consequence of eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Mortality was the consequence of the wrong free will choice. Would they have been given the gift of immortality as a reward? Would they have continued to live and not die? It seems that, given free choice free will , mankind made the wrong choice. We can dismiss the Genesis account as myth, and many do. At the outset it seems unfair on the rest of mankind. But it does explain everyday experience. It explains the chosen paths of Hitler and Wilberforce for example; one man destroyed humanity whilst the other helped humanity. In a fallen world who can deny that man can do either? The Genesis account also gives hope for mortal man. The Bible says the whole of creation, including mankind, will return to a state of paradise in the future. The Apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation that Eden will be restored and populated by all who believe in Jesus. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. Why did the Creator of the universe give man the mandate to procreate and proliferate? Think about the billions of humans born since the world began. What were they born for? Where have they all gone? What did they live for? Did their lives have any real meaning? The apostle John boldly tells us that all we observe was made through Jesus Yeshua in Hebrew. From human cells to the earth and the starry heavens — all were made through Jesus John chapter 1. The atomic constants and the molecular structure of matter were made through Jesus. And the Bible tells us that this same Jesus came into the world to show man how to live. John goes on to say that all who believe in Jesus are given the right to become children of God. This is a mystery accepted by faith. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. In John 3 Jesus said:. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Note that Jesus leaves the ball in our court! According to the Pew Research Center, an astounding 2. Interpretations of the Bible abound, but what is actually written? Or is there any value in being circumcised? Much, indeed, in every way! In the first place, God trusted his message to the Jews. Put another way, here Paul is saying that the inspired Hebrew scriptures of the Jews are the very words of God! He said creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. In Romans I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. All of creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his children … For we know that up to the present time all of creation groans with pain, like the pain of childbirth. These are powerful and inspired words. Paul is saying that both creation and man himself groan due to imperfection and mortality. He sums it up like this:. This will happen at some point in the future. As we read on in the Bible we discover that man in immortal spirit form will one day live with his Creator God on a new and perfect earth! Now that blows your mind! Historian Andrew Roberts, British House of Commons, 29 November I would like to speak to you today as an historian, because it seems to me that the State of Israel has packed more history into her 62 years on the planet than many other nations have in six hundred. There are many surprising things about this tiny, feisty, brave nation the size of Wales, but the most astonishing is that she has survived at all. The very day after the UN declared Israel a country in , five Arab countries attacked, and she has been struggling for her right to life ever since. The Jews of the Holy Land are thus surrounded by hostile states times their size in territory and sixty times their population, yet their last, best hope of ending two millennia of international persecution, the State of Israel has somehow survived. When during the Second World War, the island of Malta came through three terrible years of bombardment and destruction, it was rightly awarded the George Medal for bravery; today Israel should be awarded a similar decoration for defending democracy, tolerance and Western values against a murderous onslaught that has lasted twenty times as long. Jerusalem is the site of the Temple of Solomon and Herod. The stones of a palace erected by King David himself are even now being unearthed just outside the walls of Jerusalem. For many of their governments, which are rich enough to have economically solved the Palestinian refugee problem decades ago, it is useful to have Israel as a scapegoat to divert attention from the tyranny, failure and corruption of their own regimes. The tragic truth is that it suits Arab states very well to have the Palestinians endure permanent refugee status, and whenever Israel puts forward workable solutions they have been stymied by those whose interests put the destruction of Israel before the genuine well being of the Palestinians. Both King Abdullah I of Jordan and Anwar Sadat of Egypt were assassinated when they attempted to come to some kind of accommodation with a country that most sane people now accept is not going away. The Jewish contribution to finance, science, the arts, academia, commerce and industry, literature, philanthropy and politics has been astonishing relative to their tiny numbers. This, despite so many of their greatest intellects dying in the gas chambers. Civilization owes Judaism a debt it can never repay, and support for the right of a Jewish homeland to exist is the bare minimum we can provide. It is a disgrace that no senior member of the Royal Family has ever undertaken an official visit to Israel, as though the country is still in quarantine after more than six decades. Her Majesty the Queen has been on the throne for 57 years and in that time has undertaken official visits to countries, yet has not yet set foot in Israel. After the Holocaust, the Jewish people recognized that they must have their own state, a homeland where they could forever be safe from a repetition of such horrors. Putting their trust in Western Civilization was never again going to be enough. Since then, Israel has had to fight no fewer than five major wars for her very existence. Radical Islam is never going to accept the concept of an Israeli State, so the struggle is likely to continue for another sixty years, but the Jews know that that is less dangerous than entrusting their security to anyone else. Very often in Britain, especially when faced with the overwhelmingly anti-Israeli bias that is endemic in our liberal media and the BBC, we fail to ask ourselves what we would have done placed in their position? The population of the United Kingdom of 63 million is nine times that of Israel. In July , to take one example at random, Hezbollah crossed the border of Lebanon into Israel and killed eight patrolmen and kidnapped two others, and that summer fired four thousand Katyusha rockets into Israel which killed a further forty-three civilians. Now, if we multiply those numbers by nine to get the British equivalent, just imagine what we would do if a terrorist organization based as close as Calais were to fire thirty-six thousand rockets into Sussex and Kent, killing 87 British civilians, after killing seventy-two British servicemen in an ambush and capturing eighteen. There is absolutely no lengths to which our Government would not go to protect British subjects under those circumstances, and quite right too. Why should Israel be expected to behave any differently? Walking along a line of huts and the railway siding where their forebears had been worked and starved and beaten and frozen and gassed to death, were a group of Jewish schoolchildren, one of whom was carrying over his shoulder the Israeli flag, a blue star of David on white background. It was a profoundly moving sight, for it was the sovereign independence represented by that flag which guarantees that the obscenity of genocide which killed six million people in Auschwitz and camps like it — will never again befall the Jewish people, to whom the rest of civilization owes so much. No people in History have needed the right to self-defense and legitimacy more than the Jews of Israel, and that is what we in the Friends of Israel Initiative demand here today. The millennial age is one of firm government from Christ, but also one of universal peace. In fact, they will especially honor the Jew:. When Christ returns the geology of the area will be totally changed and the Mount of Olives just east of Jerusalem splits into two enlarge image. Azal may be several km south of the present-day Mount of Olives, link. It is well known that there is a geological fault line running east-west through the Mount of Olives and just south of Jerusalem, link. Could it be that present-day Jerusalem is moved north to sit high above this valley? Ezekiel Note that healing waters flow east from the temple down into the valley to enter the northern end of the Dead sea, resulting in the restoration of fishing Ezek So here Jesus was referring to a time dispensation rather than to the literal end of the world. It appears that we currently nearing the end of approximately 6, years of human government and the start of 1, years of peace on the earth — the Millennial Age when Christ rules the earth Zech It is interesting that NASA scientists predict that, eventually, the sun will expand to become a red giant and burn up the solar system, including earth, link. Despite the intervention of the God of Israel to protect her, two end-time wars against Israel must surely take their toll? So during the last days a remnant is preserved, albeit through a time of refining and affliction:. Boycotts are social protests with the aim of changing Israeli government policy through economic damage. For instance, the global BDS campaign Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions aims to create economic and political pressure on Israel concerning so-called land occupation and Palestinian rights. Are boycotts effective anyway? Maybe not. So is there a deeper reason for the boycotts? It is claimed that the BDS campaign has a much wider objective; namely, the elimination of the Jewish State and should be stopped, link. But those who boycott Israel should heed the biblical warning:. Before Moses died he blessed the tribes of Israel and some of these blessings involved blessing of the sea and the land. Israel may be seeing these blessings today enlarge map. Recent drilling has found thick oil strata in the Southern Golan Heights north-east of the Sea of Galilee. And the Negev desert has an almost unlimited underground supply of brackish water, which is being exploited for agricultural irrigation. Image: Known oil and gas fields in the Levant Basin. Oil and gas fields in grey. Thankfully, according to Bible prophecy, such disputes will be short-lived as this age rapidly comes to a close. In fact, these future borders are almost identical to the borders of ancient Israel given to Moses in Num The borders also include Gaza, significant parts of present-day Syria and probably all of Lebanon. Are the politicians listening? This is the fundamental reason why religious Jews claim that the Land of Canaan modern Israel is their land, covenanted to them by God. It is quite remarkable how Israel has survived attacks from overwhelming invading armies. Certainly, the evidence to date is that each time Arab nations attack Israel, they are defeated and their end-state seems worse than their first. By the end of the War of Independence the fledgling Israeli forces had defeated five invading Arab armies. In the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and later Iraq attacked Israel, but were defeated in just six days despite the huge Arab superiority in armour, aircraft and troops. As to the future, at the end of the age all nations will gather against Israel in an attempt to destroy her — but again God intervenes. Image: Israeli tank, They are coming from all over the world, from wherever they have been scattered amongst the nations. The picture shows the arrival of Jewish immigrants to Israel in This mass migration is a fulfillment of Bible prophecy — that towards the end of this age and just before Christ returns, God will call the children of Israel out of the nations and once more put them in their own land:. Prophecy paints a picture of a world at peace no war with Jerusalem Zion as the focal point since Christ dwells there. Millennial life around Jerusalem is described in some detail. It also appears that some of the Hebrew festivals are reinstated, as in the Feast of Tabernacles Zech Man will still have his daily work but there is some indication that the bias of work will be towards husbandry farming and hunting fishing rather than industrial manufacturing Ezek People will be born and will die in the Millennial earth, just as in the present age. Death is the last enemy and is not destroyed until the close of the Millennium. After some 2, years of dispersion amongst the nations, Israel will again take on her intended role in the world:. So the restoration of Israel will be a sign or witness to the nations that the God of Israel, the God of the Bible, the only true God, loves mankind. The center branch represents Divine light understanding from God and the six branches represent human efforts to spread this light to the Gentiles Isa Future wars against Israel will be different from previous wars. Whilst some claim that the 6- Day war in June was miraculous in that Israel overcame huge superiority in armour, aircraft and troops, future wars will certainly be unique. These wars will directly glorify the God of Israel as He openly defeats the attacking forces. After the largely Islamic Gog-Magog war we read:. And during the final war against Israel prophecy says that God will again clearly intervene to protect His people:. God indeed intervenes in world affairs! This has been true in history and is true for the future. At the very end of this age , are drawn from twelve tribes of Israel and sealed for their protection Rev 7. The result of their witness is a great turning to God from all the nations Rev 7. At last, the Gentile nations acknowledge and value the unique role of the Jew:. Still others become priests and keep charge of the new Jewish temple in Jerusalem Isa Prophecy indicates that there will be several major wars against Israel in the near future, just before Christ returns to rule the earth as King Zech The so-called Gog-Magog war in Ezek results in the attackers being defeated by the intervention of the God of Israel, rather than by the armies of Israel Ezek This is in the form of extreme weather — extreme rain, hail and snow — and also by fire and brimstone similar to that which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah Ezek The Golan Heights must be involved. This man-God war could involve neutron bombs since these vaporize flesh at close range. Such a fate of the invaders is suggested in Zech The attackers may also be destroyed by nuclear devices since Malachi 4 refers to a time of fierce heat when invaders are burnt to ashes. Bible prophecy describes how the increasing political bias of western nations, and the increasing aggression of Arab-Muslim nations finally leads to another major war against Israel. In fact, since prophecy is not precise, some see several major Middle East wars just before the close of this age and the Second Coming of Christ. A future invasion of northern Israel is strongly indicated in Ezek 38 and Ezek The countries involved appear to be mainly the Islamic nations surrounding Israel, possibly led by Iran and Russia. At the very end of this age prophecy indicates that all nations Gentile and Islamic will attempt a final invasion of Israel:. This latter war appears to be unique in that it is not primarily man against man, but man against God; it is commonly known as Armageddon Rev Both invasions are defeated by the God of Israel. The real reason for the aggression is spiritual , not political or even humanitarian. You may reject the concept of a spiritual world co-existing with the physical world, but it is a fact; Jesus Christ proved beyond doubt that the spiritual world exists. Israel is the central player in that spiritual world. He proved that too, by His resurrection from the dead. But the truth about this powerful spiritual world is blurred, corrupted and buried by spiritual forces of darkness:. In fact, the spiritual aggression shown to Israel and to the true followers of Christ will intensify towards the end of this age Rev The problem is that Israel is now occupying land previously conquered by Islam. Muslims conquered The Levant which embraces all of Israel and much more, link in the 7th century and the land of Israel remained in Muslim hands apart from the brief Crusader period until liberated from the Muslim Turks by the British in So Islam wants the Levant back! Today this extreme ideology is underscored by ISIL. The Levant objective falls under the general Islamic ideology of a world-wide caliphate, link. Map copyright: By No machine-readable author provided. MapMaster assumed based on copyright claims. Fundamentalist Christians believe that modern Israel, and not the church, will be central in world affairs at the close of this age. God wants the church to call His people, wherever they are, back to Himself. This is spearheaded by the World Council of Churches WCC which has called on member churches Anglican, Methodist … to support an international boycott of Israeli settlement produce and services, link. Without doubt there is an overall bias in the UN against Israel. Between and there were 77 UN resolutions against Israel, and just one against the Palestinians, link. How can Israel be so wrong? Israel is often accused of being the aggressor in conflicts, whereas Israel claims she wages defensive war after provocation, link. Other resolutions refer to the on-going Palestinian refugee problem, but many see this now as a political tool by Arab nations, link , link. But the UN is not all bad: in the UN began to address issues of concern to the Jewish community, particularly anti-Semitism. From the rise of Zionism to the present day, Israel has not been welcomed on the world scene. After all, Israel is just some 8 million people living on land the size of Wales! Israel is a special nation chosen by God to be His witness in the world and to bring redemption to the world through Christ, link. Satan knows all this and end-time prophecy underscores the attempts by Satan to eliminate Israel:. This hatred was evident in the holocaust and subsequent wars against Israel, and culminates in all nations turning against Israel at Armageddon Zech But there is hope. Jerusalem Old City at Dawn. Image: Free Israel Photos. The deep significance of this to Jewish, Christian and Muslim beliefs makes Jerusalem one of the most contested pieces of real estate in the world. Given these historic and certain future events, we can see that the various claims on Jerusalem are actually the outworking of a spiritual battle over Jerusalem, a battle between truth and error, between the God of Israel and spiritual forces of darkness. On the other hand, orthodox Jews claim their historic and covenant right to the city. No wonder Jerusalem will be the location of the most epic battle of history! The is a solution, but prophecy indicates that it will not occur in this present age. The Bible instructs the people of Israel how they should treat foreigners non-Jews. Old Testament Israel was commanded to love foreigners Deut This instruction is timeless and applies to Palestinian Arabs today. Unfortunately, as long as Arab countries refuse to recognize Israel and continue to attack her, such cohabitation would seem to be impossible. But Israel will be at peace with her neighbours in the Millennium! Most of the western world aims for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem. In reality there can be no lasting, workable two-state solution. This reflects the PA leadership position:. The problem here is that Israel has already declared Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel, and this is compounded by the Palestinian leadership which does not even recognize the Jewish State:. The Green line was an armistice line drawn up after the war under the auspices of the UN and it was intended to be temporary. So, through Arab aggression, Israel temporarily lost land mandated to her through the Mandate for Palestine, and this was only regained in the 6-day war. That includes the West Bank. Some , Jewish settlers live in the relatively lightly populated Area C, link. There is also muted and occasional support from the UN and the EU, but this is usually outweighed by condemnation in other areas. There are 21 governmental and intergovernmental entities including the EU that financially support Israeli NGOs, link , although some of these are politically biased and represent the interests of foreign governments, link. In contrast to other Middle Eastern countries, Israel has a western-style democracy. Whilst not perfect, this means that Israelis of all ethnic groups and religious beliefs, including Arab-Israelis, can actively participate in the election process, and all votes cast are equal in weight. Also, Israel is one of the few places in the Middle East where Arab women may vote. The principle of the generality of the elections ensures the active right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 18 years old, to vote and the right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 21 years old, to be elected. No voter ever votes for an actual person. Instead, every voter votes for a single party. The Knesset, Jerusalem. The Israeli government resides in Jerusalem. Israel is governed by a western-style multiparty parliamentary system. The government is headed by the Prime Minister, who is elected in nationwide elections for a period of four years, and an elected President who has a largely apolitical ceremonial role. The Knesset has legislative power and comprises members who are also elected for a term of four years in nationwide elections. The electoral voting system is based on nation-wide proportional representation. Rain in the Judean desert. Bible prophecy over end-time Israel speaks of great blessings on the land. This will be in terms of abundant agricultural produce — grains, fruit and wine Ezek All this of course requires water. Over the past years Israel has engineered a national water carrier system and desalination plants, and she drains water from large aquifers under the desert. But what of the climate? Has there been a change in rainfall? The Jewish National Fund has planted over million trees, which are known to be beneficial to the climate. For this reason, in the Chief Rabbinate of Israel urged the public to begin saying a special prayer daily to ask God to bless Israel with abundant rain enlarge image. All over Israel, people now recite this prayer. In the last days God promises Israel:. The NWC was started in and now comprises a system of giant pipes, open canals, tunnels, reservoirs and large scale pumping stations enlarge image. Israel also reuses treated sewage, and computerized drip irrigation and micro-sprinklers for agriculture. As Jews started returning to their homeland around the start of the 20th century, the need to combat desertification became one of national importance. New immigrants embarked upon an extensive program of afforestation, and since almost million sub-tropical trees have been planted in all regions of Israel. Even so, Israeli farmers have come a long way since the Zionist pioneers began clearing rock-strewn fields and draining the swampland. The Mandate did not grant any national political rights to Arabs, but Article 2 did safeguard the civil and religious rights of all inhabitants of Palestine, irrespective of race or religion. Moreover, as a direct result of Article 80, the UN cannot transfer these rights over any part of Palestine vested as they are in the Jewish People to any non-Jewish entity, such as the Palestinian Authority. The Mandate is therefore the last legally binding document regarding the West Bank and Gaza, and so Jewish settlements in these areas are fully protected by Article Sadly, this legal fact is often ignored by the UN. The descendants of Jacob Israel were the twelve tribes of Israel and they settled in the Promised Land of Canaan enlarge map. This settlement aligned with the boundaries God gave Israel at the time:. Few would doubt that Jews have for centuries been substantially over-represented in many fields of learning and accomplishment, notably of course is Albert Einstein. Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the world, and she has the highest density of start-up companies in the world. This is an amazing achievement bearing in mind that Jews comprise less than 0. Why such Jewish genius? It is probably a blessing from God since they are His chosen people. Recall that when Israel obeys her God then she is specially blessed:. This is both dramatic and traumatic, but ends in glory and victory. By the time of Elijah and Elisha, prophets were found in both the northern and southern kingdoms and were often in conflict with the kings. By the ninth century B. These two issues would occupy the prophets for years to come. They demanded the extirpation of even minimal participation in idolatrous worship, and called for the amelioration of the injustices being perpetrated against the poor, unlanded classes, insisting loudly and clearly that the discharge of cultic duties was of no significance if it was not accompanied by a life of true moral and ethical principles. The earliest of the twelve minor prophets, whose numbers included such men as Amos and Hosea eighth century B. They delivered their words in public and apparently recorded them in writing either for their own use or to circulate them more widely. As the end of the monarchy drew near, and a complex admixture of political and religious issues presented itself, new horizons loomed for the prophets. Isaiah c. The prophecies of these men are infused with the history of the time in which they lived, for all three of them were intimately involved in the affairs of the day and determined to bring to the people of Israel the messages they believed they had received directly from the God of Israel. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel brought to culmination the literary development of prophecy. These three great prophets composed poetry and prose that rank among the most beautiful achievements of Hebrew literature. The profundity, beauty, and lengths of the prophecies attributed to them rendered these men major figures in the eyes of later tradition. As Judaism developed, the books of the prophets shaped many other aspects of the tradition, most especially the concept of the messianic era, which was rooted in the world of the prophets. Later on, Jewish mysticism took its cue from the prophetic visions of Isaiah and Ezekiel. Prophetic morality and its intimate connections with the ritual life of Judaism also had an enduring effect. Modern Israel. American Jews. Relations between African Americans and Jews have evolved through periods of indifference, partnership and estrangement. Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah. At the core of Lamentations is an expression of faith in the human capacity to survive in a broken world. We use cookies to improve your experience on our site and bring you ads that might interest you. Read our Privacy Policy to find out more. Prophecy in the Biblical Sense The authority of the traditions of the Bible in Judaism is founded upon the concept of prophecy. Join Our Newsletter Empower your Jewish discovery, daily.

Years of Slavery Bible Prophecy—Abraham to Exodus

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In Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated attack on Israel in an attempt to win back territory lost in the 6-Day War. Iraqi forces soon joined the war, and Syria received support from Jordan. The Arab armies used up-to-date Soviet weaponry. The war was launched on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar when Israel is at rest and prayer, link. This took Israeli Defense Forces by surprise and Israeli causalities were heavy. Nevertheless, after just 20 days Egypt and Syria suffered military defeat. In Israel Aerospace Industries IAI said their new Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile is capable of intercepting weapons bearing chemical, biological or nuclear warheads while they are still close to their launch pads. In other words, if a missile is launched from Iran it will fall on Iran! These wartime victories against all odds, and superior anti-missile technologies are seen as fulfilled prophecy:. Whoever assails you will fall because of you … no weapon that is formed against you will prosper Isa Early December Amidst increasing ISIS activity on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, Israeli soldiers stationed there reported that a literal pillar of cloud descended on the border. Desertech, the annual agricultural expo for Arava agriculture. Israel is also a major exporter of dates, avocados, olive oil, pomegranates and almonds, and is a world-leader in agricultural technologies, such as drip irrigation. The majority of these companies are from startups. Or is it both? We are seeing the following prophecies being fulfilled:. Israel shall blossom and bud and fill the face of the world with fruit Isa Tiny Israel punches above her weight. Geographically she is just the size of Wales and she has less than ten million people, but she still stands unique amongst the nations. The answer is that her existence past, present and future is mapped out in the scriptures. No other nation has such a well-defined timeline. Nations come and nations go, but according to the Bible, Israel will never disappear! The following slides give 54 key Bible prophecies relating to the people and the land of Israel. They give a clear timeline of Israel — past, present and future. They clearly predict the present regeneration of the land itself, the recent discovery of natural resources, and the current unprecedented immigration aliyah to Israel. They also describe the future world government and how the nations will one day honour Israel. And prophecy describes a future harmony between Jew and non-Jews; they live at peace alongside each other in a Millennial age. God promised Abraham and his descendants the people of Israel all the land of Canaan modern Israel as an everlasting possession. Today, after 2, years of exile through disobedience, Israel is once more on the world stage as millions of Jews return to their own land. Today there is a State of Israel and she is becoming the focus of world attention as we approach the end of the age. God is leading them, just as a Father leads his little child. For a time rebellious Israel was forsaken by God and they were scattered like dry bones amongst the nations. But Ezekiel the prophet saw a valley of dry bones that became alive as God brought the people back to their own land. In these last days God has reached out to His people and wants to blot out their sin and unite them with Himself. So He is calling His people out from the nations, back into their own land, the land of Canaan. It has been underway now for over years, drawing in some 8 million people. The Gentile nations cannot help but see an amazing thing: a nation born almost overnight. It is a very clear sign to the nations that the God of Israel is working in the world! Israel was scattered throughout the nations because she rebelled against her Creator. The prophet Ezekiel says she was like a captive behind bars, experiencing great suffering. But even when Israel returns to her own land, the vast majority of the Jews will still reject Yeshua, their true Messiah. So God brings them through a time of severe trial to refine them, like the refining of silver and the testing of gold. It is so severe that only one third survive. But this remnant at last sees Yeshua as their Messiah, and they mourn for their rejection of Him and how they pierced Him on the cross. God then pours out His Spirit upon this remnant, cleanses them, and writes His law on their hearts. From this time onwards, Israel is reunited with her God. He protects them from their enemies and humbles those who have afflicted Israel. At the final assault on Israel, God causes great geological changes as the Mount of Olives splits in two to provide protection for Israel. Israel then sees great blessings in both land and sea possibly abundant gas and oil. Her well-watered hills produce abundant crops to fill the world with fruit and the formerly desolate land becomes like the garden of Eden. Millennial Israel will live in peace, with the land divided equally amongst the tribes of Israel. It will be a beautiful, glorious place. From there Christ will be King over all the earth and will the rule the nations with a rod of iron. Each year the nations will go up to Jerusalem to worship Him and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. I do believe that the Jews people are the nation of prophesy as written in the Bible. No nation can win the war against Israel because God always stands for His people. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. More …. Here we read the final verses of the Bible, and the promise and warning of Jesus. First, an amazing promise to those who trust in the risen Jesus:. Revelation Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. The city here is the New Jerusalem described symbolically in Revelation It seems that, for believers, time has gone full circle to what God planned in the beginning. Sadly, not all partake of this eternal blessing and fellowship with God. Jesus gives a warning:. I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. We see this in his attempts to redefine marriage for example, and in his attempts to replace national Israel with the church Replacement Theology. So Jesus gives a final warning:. The important biblical concepts discussed in these seven short articles are summarized below in a timeline:. He said that mortal man was meant to become immortal that is the plan of his Maker and then live with His Maker eternally. This is a truly mind-blowing concept, but that is what the Bible says. Listen to this secret truth: we shall not all die, but when the last trumpet sounds, we shall all be changed in an instant, as quickly as the blinking of an eye. For when the trumpet sounds, the dead will be raised, never to die again, and we shall all be changed. For what is mortal must be changed into what is immortal; what will die must be changed into what cannot die. There is a caveat here: this amazing transition to immortality is conditional , as explained below. A popular view is that when we die we go to live in heaven. But man will not spend eternity on this earth! The truth is that a New Heaven and a New Earth is prophesied. And it is in the new and perfect earth where God comes and walks with man, as He did in the Garden of Eden. A perfect God-man relationship will be restored. Such prophecies are brief and full of symbolism — little detail is revealed. But the concept and promise is there and the caveat is there too! Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. Did you see it? What about those who do not believe and are not thirsty for a relationship with their Creator? But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars — they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death. It is an agreement with promises of delivery, but also with stipulations and penalty clauses. They were to follow the statutes of holy living, various laws and observe mandated Holy Feasts at their appointed time. In Exodus we read: Now if you obey Me fully and keep My covenant, then out of all nations you will be My treasured possession. Although the whole earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. This is confirmed in Deuteronomy If you listen to these commands and obey them faithfully, then the Lord your God will continue to keep his covenant with you and will show you his constant love, as he promised your ancestors. In biblical terminology this contract between God and Israel is often referred to as the Mosaic Covenant. As history shows, the people of Israel strayed from their promise on Mount Sinai. They failed to keep to the ways God had stipulated in the contract. As punishment, her people were sent into captivity by the ferocious Babylonians. And when Jesus came He wept for His people for He knew they were going to suffer and be dispersed amongst the nations. In Deuteronomy , we read:. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. As discussed, Israel failed and broke the contract, and so in the New Testament era the contract was offered to Gentiles — namely the church. She has to preach the good news the Gospel. That said, in these end times, a remnant of Israel is once more fulfilling her mission, together with the contracted Gentiles. Today we see the return of the Jews back to their God-given homeland Canaan. We see the establishment of the State of Israel. We see a nation turning to the statutes God laid down under Moses. As a result, the nation of Israel is once more being blessed in the country abundant agriculture , blessed in the city technological innovation and blessed in the sea discovery of large natural resources. That is why his descendants, the Israelites, are blessed. Today, Israel has been restored as a nation and is blessed with progress, protection, resources and intelligence. And despite many attempts over nearly 3, years to exterminate the Jews, a remnant has always survived. In fact, the number of Jews in Israel today has increased by over 7, percent in just years! In Genesis we read how God tested Abraham. God said to him:. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you. Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. We will worship and then we will come back to you. Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he reached out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So God could use Abraham for the future and He rewarded him through several unconditional promises. That stands today. In the Creation account of Genesis, we read about a paradise-like garden called Eden, where two important trees were planted by God: the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. These trees seem to have been deliberately planted to test how humans would use their free will. As the story recounts, the first humans failed the test and were driven away from Paradise. Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground — trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there. The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis tells us that Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, which was supposed to make them die. It seems that mortality was the consequence of eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Mortality was the consequence of the wrong free will choice. Would they have been given the gift of immortality as a reward? Would they have continued to live and not die? It seems that, given free choice free will , mankind made the wrong choice. We can dismiss the Genesis account as myth, and many do. At the outset it seems unfair on the rest of mankind. But it does explain everyday experience. It explains the chosen paths of Hitler and Wilberforce for example; one man destroyed humanity whilst the other helped humanity. In a fallen world who can deny that man can do either? The Genesis account also gives hope for mortal man. The Bible says the whole of creation, including mankind, will return to a state of paradise in the future. The Apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation that Eden will be restored and populated by all who believe in Jesus. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. Why did the Creator of the universe give man the mandate to procreate and proliferate? Think about the billions of humans born since the world began. What were they born for? Where have they all gone? What did they live for? Did their lives have any real meaning? The apostle John boldly tells us that all we observe was made through Jesus Yeshua in Hebrew. From human cells to the earth and the starry heavens — all were made through Jesus John chapter 1. The atomic constants and the molecular structure of matter were made through Jesus. And the Bible tells us that this same Jesus came into the world to show man how to live. John goes on to say that all who believe in Jesus are given the right to become children of God. This is a mystery accepted by faith. The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. In John 3 Jesus said:. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Note that Jesus leaves the ball in our court! According to the Pew Research Center, an astounding 2. Interpretations of the Bible abound, but what is actually written? Or is there any value in being circumcised? Much, indeed, in every way! In the first place, God trusted his message to the Jews. Put another way, here Paul is saying that the inspired Hebrew scriptures of the Jews are the very words of God! He said creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. In Romans I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. All of creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his children … For we know that up to the present time all of creation groans with pain, like the pain of childbirth. These are powerful and inspired words. Paul is saying that both creation and man himself groan due to imperfection and mortality. He sums it up like this:. This will happen at some point in the future. As we read on in the Bible we discover that man in immortal spirit form will one day live with his Creator God on a new and perfect earth! Now that blows your mind! The millennial age is one of firm government from Christ, but also one of universal peace. In fact, they will especially honor the Jew:. When Christ returns the geology of the area will be totally changed and the Mount of Olives just east of Jerusalem splits into two enlarge image. Azal may be several km south of the present-day Mount of Olives, link. It is well known that there is a geological fault line running east-west through the Mount of Olives and just south of Jerusalem, link. Could it be that present-day Jerusalem is moved north to sit high above this valley? Ezekiel Note that healing waters flow east from the temple down into the valley to enter the northern end of the Dead sea, resulting in the restoration of fishing Ezek So here Jesus was referring to a time dispensation rather than to the literal end of the world. It appears that we currently nearing the end of approximately 6, years of human government and the start of 1, years of peace on the earth — the Millennial Age when Christ rules the earth Zech It is interesting that NASA scientists predict that, eventually, the sun will expand to become a red giant and burn up the solar system, including earth, link. Despite the intervention of the God of Israel to protect her, two end-time wars against Israel must surely take their toll? So during the last days a remnant is preserved, albeit through a time of refining and affliction:. Boycotts are social protests with the aim of changing Israeli government policy through economic damage. For instance, the global BDS campaign Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions aims to create economic and political pressure on Israel concerning so-called land occupation and Palestinian rights. Are boycotts effective anyway? Maybe not. So is there a deeper reason for the boycotts? It is claimed that the BDS campaign has a much wider objective; namely, the elimination of the Jewish State and should be stopped, link. But those who boycott Israel should heed the biblical warning:. Before Moses died he blessed the tribes of Israel and some of these blessings involved blessing of the sea and the land. Israel may be seeing these blessings today enlarge map. Recent drilling has found thick oil strata in the Southern Golan Heights north-east of the Sea of Galilee. And the Negev desert has an almost unlimited underground supply of brackish water, which is being exploited for agricultural irrigation. Image: Known oil and gas fields in the Levant Basin. Oil and gas fields in grey. Thankfully, according to Bible prophecy, such disputes will be short-lived as this age rapidly comes to a close. In fact, these future borders are almost identical to the borders of ancient Israel given to Moses in Num

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