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5. Prophecies Concerning the Jews and Israel (1)

DISCOVERING DISCOVERING BIBLE BIBLE

PROPHECYPROPHECY(Presented by the Christadelphians)

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The Jews - God’s special people

“ You are My witnesses,” says the LORD, And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. ” (Isaiah 43:10)

Also see Deuteronomy 7:6-8

www.korbible.netThe Olivet Prophecy (1)

Jesus Predicted the

Scattering of the Jews“ But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then

know that its desolation is near. Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains . . . For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations . . . ”

(Luke 21:20-24)

This fulfillment began in AD70 when the Roman armies destroyed Judea and scattered the Jews into

all nations.


The Occupation

of Jerusalem“ . . . And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. ” (Luke 21:24)

Since AD70, Jerusalem has been dominated by other nations. The city was finally

repossessed by the Jews during the “Six Day War” in 1967.


Jesus is Coming!

" Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. "Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near. "

(Luke 21:27-28)

The Signs for our generation: Jerusalem occupied by Jewish People Distress of Nations Fear of the outcome of the world


“Look at the Fig Tree”

Luke 21:29The Fig Tree represents ISRAEL – see:

Jesus said that when the Fig Tree (Israel) buds once again, the Kingdom of God is near:

“Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place. ” (Luke 21:32)

Joel 1:7,12, Hosea 9:10, Jeremiah 24:1-8, Matthew 21:18-21

www.korbible.netMoses

predicted the

scattering of

Israel“Then the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other” (Deuteronomy 28:64)

“I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you; your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.” (Leviticus 26:33)

For nearly 1900 years, the Jewish people were scattered, without a homeland

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“You shall have no power to stand before your enemies . . .

You shall perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.”

(Leviticus 26:37-38)

Persecution of

the Jews in other

lands

www.korbible.netPersecution of the Jews

(Some examples)• AD70: 1,100,000 Jews killed by Romans in the siege of Jerusalem - 97,000 taken into captivity.

• AD315: Emperor Constantine decrees “Christianity” as the state religion - issues several anti-Jewish laws

• AD613: Jews persecuted in Spain.

• AD1096: 12,000 Jews killed in Germany at the beginning of the first Crusade against the Muslims.

• AD1181: French King Phillip expelled the Jews from his domain.

• AD1290: Jews were banished from England

• AD1298: Persecution of the Jews in Franconia, Bavaria and Austria - 100,000 Jews killed.

• AD1321: Jews were accused of having incited outlaws to poison wells in France. 5,000 Jews were burned at the stake

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(Some examples - continued)• AD1348: Jews were blamed for the Bubonic plague throughout Europe, especially in Germany - thousands of Jews killed.

• AD1478: Pope Leo III directs Spanish Inquisition against Jews

• AD1492: Expulsion of the Jews from Spain - 300,000 left homeless and robbed of all money & possessions.

• AD1540: Expulsion of Jews from Naples and 10 years later, from Genoa and Venice.

• AD1794: Restriction of Jews in Russia - forced to serve 25 years in military. Hundreds of thousands of Jews leave Russia.

• AD1903: Frequent pogroms (massacres) of Jews in Russia.

• AD1933: Commencement of persecution of Jews in Hitler Germany. Inception of the systematic destruction of 6,000,000 Jews throughout Nazi-occupied Europe

www.korbible.netThe Jewish Holocaust

“You shall have no power to stand before your enemies . . . (Leviticus 26:37)

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The Jewish Holocaust

“and as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies ” (Leviticus 26:36)

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“ The LORD your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the LORD your God has scattered you . . . Then the LORD your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers.” (Deut. 30:3-5)

However, Moses predicted the

Regathering of Israel

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the Jews(Some prophecies)

“For behold, the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the LORD. ‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.” (Jeremiah 30:3)

“Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the ends of the earth . . .” (Jer 31:8)

www.korbible.netRegathering of

the Jews(Some prophecies)

“He who scattered Israel will gather him . . ..” (Jer 31:10)

“Thus says the Lord GOD: “I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.” (Ezekiel 11:17)

www.korbible.netEzekiel ‘s vision of Dry Bones

(Ezekiel Ch 37)

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The meaning of the vision

• Dry Bones = Scattered Israel

“ . . . these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off! ” (Eze 37:11)

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• Assembling of the bones = regathering of the Jews to the land of Israel.

“ Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. ” (Eze 37:11)

“Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel . . . “ (Eze 37:21-22)

www.korbible.netRegathering of the Jews

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together - 1897First Zionist Congress in Basle, Switzerland, on August 29-31,

1897 led by Theodore Herzl, “In Basle I founded the Jewish state... Maybe in five years, certainly in fifty, everyone will realize it.”

www.korbible.netThe Balfour

declaration - 1917Dear Lord Rothschild:(Jewish leader)

I have much pleasure in conveying to you. on behalf of His Majesty'sGovernment, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet:

His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.

I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledgeof the Zionist Federation.

Yours,Arthur James Balfour (British foreign minister - Nov 2, 1917)

www.korbible.netAllies conquer

Jerusalem - 1917

Dec 8, 1917 - British & Australian troops led by General Allenby conquer Palestine & Jerusalem

www.korbible.netUN Partition plan -

1947On 29 November 1947, the

United Nations voted on Resolution 181 - a partition Plan for Palestine to resolve

the Arab-Jewish conflict

www.korbible.netIsrael - Risen from the dead

May 14, 1948 - Prime minister, David Ben Gurion addresses the first Israeli

parliament

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• God’s breath entering the body = The Jews will recognise their true God.

“ I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.’” (Eze 37:14)“

www.korbible.netIsrael - a modern day miracle!

“I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name’s sake, which

you have profaned among the nations wherever you went.” (Ezekiel 36:22)

www.korbible.netIsrael - a modern

day miracle!

• Survival in other countries:

“For I am with you,’ says the LORD, ‘to save you; Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you, Yet I will not make a complete end of you. But I will correct you in justice, And will not let you go altogether unpunished.”

(Jeremiah 30:11)


day miracle!

• A persecuted people:

“And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the LORD will drive you.” (Deuteronomy 28:37)


day miracle!

• A nation again:The Jews had gathered from over 140 countries to form the nation of Israel in 1948

“For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.”

(Ezekiel 36:24)


day miracle!

• Rapid population growth:

1856: 500 Jews

1948: 657,000 Jews

2006: 6,000,000


day miracle!

Many parts of the land of Israel have been transformed from a wasteland into very fertile regions.

• Regeneration of the land:


day miracle!

• Survived 4 major wars:

1948: War of Independence

1956: The Suez Crisis

1967: Six Day War

1973: Yom Kippur War

www.korbible.net1967 - The Six Day War

Arab Military force: 465,000 troops, 2,800 tanks, and 800 aircraft

Israeli Forces: 275,000 troops including reserves, 1,100 tanks and 200 planes

June 4, 1967: Arab coalition formed by Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon &

Iraq surround and threaten Israel


Jewish territory - June 5, 1967

Jewish territory - June 10, 1967


June 7, 1967: Jerusalem under Jewish control (first time for over

2500 years!)

“ . . . And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. ” (Luke 21:24)


day miracle!• A Prosperous nation:

Israel’s GDP in 2006 was $30,000 per person compared to $5,000 in Arab countries.

www.korbible.netThe Future of Israel“At that time Jerusalem shall be called The Throne of

the LORD, and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem.” (Jeremiah 3:17)

www.korbible.netThe Future of the Jews

See Zechariah 8:22-23

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