Israel: Who are these people?

 

There is a question about the nation of Israel in 2025. Who are these people? Simply stated Israel is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy that their nation would be regathered by God in the last days. For instance Isaiah 11 verse 12 says this "He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth." and Jeremiah 31 verse 10 says this “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it in the coast-lands far away; say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock."

In 1948 these prophecies were finally fulfilled and Israel was restored to the land of Palestine which was the land that God gave them nearly 3000 years ago. Over the past eighty years the nations of Islam have risen against Israel and there has been continual war including the campaign against Gaza that the IDF are waging at the moment. Many in the world consider this to be genocide and it might well be.

 

Many Christians support Israel in this campaign but I would hasten to remind them that Israel is not a Christian nation and they are waging this war as Israel under the Law of Moses not as Christians under the name of Jesus Christ. If they were to repent then I believe that God would intervene. In fact, in the book of Revelation there is a depiction of Israel fleeing from the dragon into the desert where God hides her.

 

This is the remnant of Israel who accept Jesus Christ as their messiah in the coming tribulation. They are led to flee in that time and God protects them from Satan. They are kept safe until the end of the seven years of the day of judgement are completed and Christ returns in victory to establish the Kingdom of God.

 

This will be the Second Coming of Jesus. Come Lord Jesus!