Prophecy fulfilled by Israel

Prophecy Fulfilled by Israel – Summary

About the times of the End, a body of men will be raised up who will turn their attention to the prophecies, and insist upon their literal interpretation, in the midst of much clamor and opposition.
[Sir Isaac Newton, 1642 – 1747]

Some claim that modern Israel a special nation amongst the nations of the world. And they claim that Israel will have an increasing role in the world as we near the end of this age. Prophecy fulfilled by Israel is a good test of these claims, and we need look no further back than the 20th century. During this time there are at least FIVE prophecies about Israel that have clearly been fulfilled: 1) the return of Jerusalem to the Jews, 2) the return of millions of Jews to their promised land, 3) the rebirth of the Jewish nation, 4) the protection of Israel against aggressors, and 5) the blessing of the land of Israel.

Here are Five Recent Examples of Prophecy Fulfilled by Israel

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1917: General Allenby liberates Jerusalem from Turkish rule

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Soldiers celebrate at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, 1967. Image: Courtesy Werner Braun/Jerusalem Post Archives

1. Prophecy Fulfilled: Jerusalem and the Times of the Gentiles

Historically, Jerusalem was under Jewish rule until the invasion of Judah and Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC, link. Although some Jews returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, Jerusalem was always under some form of Gentile rule until the 20th century. Then, in 1917, things started to change when General Allenby liberated Jerusalem from Turkish rule. Jerusalem then came under the 1922 League of Nations (British) Mandate for Palestine – a mandate to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Scroll on 50 years and we see Jerusalem being fully liberated from Gentile rule after the 1967 6-Day War. At this point, all of Jerusalem came under Jewish rule for the first time in some 2,500 years and Jesus’ prophecy was fulfilled:

Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled
(Lk 21.24)

2. Prophecy Fulfilled: the In-gathering of Jews from the Nations

In just 100 years the Jewish population of Israel has risen an amazing 7,700 percent (see Aliyah). Why this mass immigration to Israel? It is a fulfillment of prophecies which say that God will take His people from all the nations and bring them back into their own land (as promised to Abraham).

Behold, I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone … and bring them into their own land (Ezekiel 37.21)

Jews are coming from all over the world, from wherever they have been scattered amongst the nations. The first wave of immigration started in 1882 and particularly involved Jews from Russia and Romania. By 2008 the number of Jews living in Israel was more than any other country since the year 70 AD. Why this return? This prophecy fulfilled by Israel is an end-time sign to the nations that God is about to intervene in world affairs:

He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four corners of the earth (Isaiah 11:12)

3. Prophecy Fulfilled: Israel – A Nation Born in a Day

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Many prophecies foresaw the end-time gathering of the nation Israel from out of the Gentile nations – they were to come from the east and the west, the north and the south. This has happened over the last 100 years: in 1915 there were just 83,000 Jews in Palestine but this increased to over 6.2 million Jews in 2015, link, corresponding to an amazing 7400% increase! In comparison, over the same period the UK population increased just 55%. Equally amazing is the fact that the nation Israel was “born in a day” when the State of Israel was declared on 14 May 1948. This was fulfilment of prophecy:

Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? Who ever heard of such a thing? Has a nation ever been born in a single day? (Isa 66.8, NLT)

4. Prophecy Fulfilled: Israel is the Apple of God’s Eye

ISIS-HAMAS-HEZBOLLAH – don’t Touch!
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Israel’s Iron Dome Defense. Image: IDF & Nehemiya Gershoni Flickr, CC-BY-SA-3.0

In 1967 the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon (and later Iraq) attacked Israel with the goal “to wipe Israel off the map”. Israel defeated the attack in just 6 days even though the Arab armies had huge superiority in armour, aircraft and troops. After the war Israel held the Sinai, the Golan Heights, Gaza, the West Bank and all of Jerusalem. In fact, the area controlled by Israel after this war was the same area allotted to Israel for Jewish settlement under the 1922 Palestine Mandate!

In 1973 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 2016 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 54.15,17)
I will be a wall of fire around her … he who touches you, touches the apple of (the Lord’s) eye
(Zech 2.5,8)

Did God Protect Israel against ISIS?

Early December 2016: 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. Reports say the strange storm (dust and rain) stopped on the border of Syria and was ‘unable’ to enter Israel’s Golan Heights area. It seems the storm cloud put a barrier between Israel and ISIS. Many believe God intervened on behalf of Israel to prevent ISIS from entering Israel, link, link.

5. Prophecy Fulfilled: Blessings of City and Land

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Desertech, the annual agricultural expo for Arava agriculture. Image courtesy Central and Northern Arava R&D

Today, Israel’s industries include diamond processing, textiles, food processing, mining, agriculture and forestry. Despite the fact that more than half of Israel’s land is desert, Israel still manages to produce 95% of its own food requirements, link. 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.

Israel’s scientific and technological advances are astounding: her industry now boasts many thousands of hi-tech companies in a wide range of fields such as computer science, electronics, genetics, optics, biotechnology, medical electronics, solar energy and electric cars. The majority of these companies are from startups. All major hi-tech companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Intel and Samsung now have R&D centres in Israel. In particular, cyber-security is big business there, link, involving some 200 Israeli companies and accounting for US$3 billion worth of anti-hacking exports in 2013.

The country has been described as an “economic miracle” since it has consistently had more companies listed on NASDAQ than all of Europe combined, and consistently scores as one of the top countries for patents per capita, see Venture Capital. According to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel’s export of ‘goods’ (excluding services) has risen consistently over several decades, from $6 billion in 1980, to $31 billion in 2000 to over $63 billion in 2014.

Clearly, Israel’s cities and land are prospering. Why? Is it simply God’s end-time plan for Israel? Or is it a blessing from God because a majority of the Jews in Israel honour God by observing “halakhah” (the “Jewish Law”) e.g. by observing God’s feasts, keeping Shabbat, and praying once or twice a day? 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 27.6)
If you observe carefully all His commandments … (then) blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country (Deut 28.1,3)

 

Prophecies about Israel – Abraham to the Millennium

Here are 54 Bible prophecies about Israel, many of which have been fulfilled.

 
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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. Why? 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! Today we are seeing prophecy fulfilled by Israel.

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. That’s better than any “two-state” solution!

God’s People: Israel

God promised Abraham and his descendants (the people of Israel) all the land of Canaan (modern Israel) as an everlasting possession. He promised Abraham that he would become a great nation, and that this nation would be God’s own people, a unique people on the face of the earth. They are God’s chosen servant to be a witness to Himself and to make a name for Himself. Today, after 2,500 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.

Aliyah: the Ingathering of Israel

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. Jews call this ingathering or mass immigration back to their own land ‘aliyah’ or ‘ascent’. It has been underway now for over 100 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!

The Refining of Israel

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.

God’s Protection & Blessing of Israel

The refined remnant of Israel receive God’s protection and blessing. 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. At last the nations acknowledge that Israel is God’s true witness of Himself and that His glory rests on the people of Israel.

Millennial Israel

Millennial Israel will live in peace, with the land divided equally amongst the tribes of Israel. The people will grow vineyards and build houses, and any foreigner (Gentile) will be treated equally as though they were God’s own people. Part of the land near Jerusalem will be set aside for Christ’s sanctuary, the seat of His Kingdom on earth. 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.


13 comments

  1. You guys keep dreaming, we Jews will never accept Jesus as nothing, because he was nothing, so good luck with your God-man-pagan-Greek invention, that wasn’t born at Christmas, stop eating him and drinking his blood, because I don’t think God likes it, and you might have an indigestion. And guys please learn Hebrew because you got some serious issues with your translations.
    [Thanks. We agree about Christmas. But please also see Zechariah 12:10 – “And I will pour upon the Bais Dovid, and upon the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, the Ruach (Spirit) of Chen (grace) and of Tachanunim (supplications for favour); and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced [dakar, “pierce through”], and they shall mourn for Him (Moshiach) (Orthodox Jewish Bible) Ed.]

    1. Sadly you will accept or perish at the hands of the man of sin you have ruling over you & will be removed 30th June 2026 who fulfills All prophecy you fail to understand as did Yeshu ha Moshiach…..took me almost 40years but HE lives ….Baruch Hashem …old Messianic Jew.

    2. 33 as it is written,
      x“Behold, I am laying in Zion ya stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
      zand whoever believes in him will not be aput to shame.”
      8 and
      x“A stone of stumbling,
      and a rock of offense.”
      They stumble because they disobey the word, yas they were destined to do.
      16 therefore thus says the Lord GOD,
      r“Behold, I am the one who has laid1 as a foundation sin Zion,
      a stone, a tested stone,
      a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation:
      ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’

  2. After World War Two, Therese Neumann, a German stigmatic mystic, received a vision about the fledgling State of Israel. She confirmed that Jews have received another chance from God and that their third exile, a tad longer than the Assyrian and the Babylonian, was coming to an end.
    But she added that Jews had to convert. To Catholicism, that is to say… Have they? Are they willing?
    Michał Obrębski
    [Ed: The Bible says that a remnant will recognise their true Messiah (Yeshua – Jesus) at the end of this age i.e. soon! (Zech 12) Many see Catholicism as the false religion/Babylon of Revelation 17]

    1. Not Catholicism just Christian- Messianic Jews like me…..Babylon the Great Harlot is ofcourse the ‘Great City [Rev 11] with the sacred blood on it – Jerusalem- to be burnt up with fire by the now reigning man of sin/anti Christ magnified himself by changing his name to ‘the right hand son[Benjamin] & God’s Gift[ Netanyahu.hebrew] & becoming Matt 27;37 as is Jesus & known as ‘the little horn'[son i.e. the BIBI [baby] son…..we are in the Last Week & the 666 man [in OLD Hebrew Gematria as Jesus counts] will be removed after 42 month final Authority -30th June 2026…..Baruch Hashem ..old Messianic Jew.

  3. The anti christ must have been Caesar Nero. Rome burning while he celebrated, the smoke could be seen by all, merchants cried and wailed…Literally everything lines up with Nero being the antichrist and Rome being Babylon.

  4. Why continue to refer to the Jews as “Israel”, when even after the tribes distinctly labeled as “Israel” departed and were disbursed, the Jews were continually referred to as “Judah” in the bible? The distinction is there for a reason. I think this falls in line with the faulty ascription of being “Jews” to Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and others who were clearly not Jews. The distinction is there for a set of very important reasons. To just interchange everyone is to dilute truth.

    1. Thank you for your comments. This site normally refers to Jews as from the tribe of Judah (and Levi and Benjamin). The scattered northern kingdom is the house of Israel.

  5. I am at once amazed and saddened that so many still reject God (some of my loved ones as well) when undeniable proof of his existence and almighty power is before every, single soul on this planet.

    1. Satan is “The Prince and Power of the Air,” filling the air with lies via media, thought, sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll, etc. I was saved in 1974, and lived for Yeshua for a short time before I allowed the weeds of the world, sex, drugs and rocknroll to smother the Holy Spirit. It took me forty years to get back to Jesus. I should be dead or worse.

  6. Praise God the Almighty the God of Israel.

    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.
    Amen!

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