The Restoration of Israel

As I've said before, the full restoration of Israel is very strongly testified to in scripture. It is one of the surest events in the Bible.

The covenant that God made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with regards to the physical real estate of the Land of Israel is unconditional.

It doesn't make a shred of difference what anybody thinks about anything: the Bible testifies absolutely and unalterably that the Land of Israel, by its Biblical definition belongs unconditionally to the Jews. This fact can never be changed.

A popular false doctrine is called Replacement Theology, which assumes that since the Jews killed Jesus Christ, that God's covenants with Israel have been revoked and transferred in full to the [insert your denomination here] church. This is an official doctrine of several mainstream churches, including a few of the cults, but this notion is false, and I will discuss it in detail later.

The truth is that Israel's Messiah is coming back, and Israel will be fully restored, and the righteousness of the entire world will come from Israel.

If the world hates Israel, then Bible prophecy, both Old and New Testaments is right on track. If various pagans have tried to annihilate the Jewish people, then the Bible is right on track. And like the Burning Bush, the Jewish people can never be eliminated.

In fact, during the Tribulation, righteousness before God is defined by protecting the Jewish people. This has often been practiced by Christians during the church age, with a prime example being those who sheltered Jews during the Nazi Holocaust.

At the end of the Tribulation, the Messiah comes back in glory and sets up his Kingdom in the Land of Israel and personally sits on the Throne of David in Jerusalem, and rules the world as a military dictator for one thousand years.

Therefore, if you don't believe in the State of Israel, or you don't like the Jewish people, that's just too bad.

If you think it is your duty to fight the Jews or try to eliminate the State of Israel, then you've chosen the losing side.

In fact, we anticipate a huge military strike against Israel very shortly, bent on total annihilation. And this attack will be totally defeated by God, much like the army of Sennacherib. This prophecy, found in Ezekiel 38-39 is very well-known. In the opening chapter of Left Behind, Tim Lahaye places this event a little over a year before the Rapture. It may occur after the Rapture, or even near the end of the Millennium. What makes for some exciting reading is Ezekiel 37, which chronologically would precede this event.

One thing we do know is that the last several chapters of Ezekiel, from 40-48, are about a fully-rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem complete with animal sacrifices. This is a certainty, no matter what anybody else thinks about claims on Jerusalem.