ISRAEL’S HISTORY FORETOLD FROM THE BEGINNING

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God does not simply react to Israel’s history; He predicted it before they ever entered the land.

Key passages from Moses:

  1. Israel would enter the land
    Deuteronomy 30:5
  2. Israel would be unfaithful
    Deuteronomy 31:16–17
  3. Israel would be exiled and scattered to all nations
    Deuteronomy 28:64
    Leviticus 26:33
  4. Even from worldwide dispersion, God would regather them
    Deuteronomy 30:1–4
    Nehemiah 1:8–9

This is the very foundation of biblical prophecy: Israel’s entire national history was foretold before it happened.

THE PROPHETS CONFIRM MOSES’ PREDICTIONS

The Major Prophets build on Moses’ covenant warnings and promises.

Jeremiah:
Israel scattered for disobedience but later regathered
Jeremiah 16:14–15
Jeremiah 23:3–8
Jeremiah 30:10–11

Ezekiel:
Regathering from all nations into their land
Ezekiel 36:22–24
Ezekiel 37:21–28

Isaiah:
Worldwide return of a remnant
Isaiah 11:11–12
Isaiah 43:5–7

Zechariah:
Two‑thirds of Israel cut off; one‑third purified
Zechariah 13:8–9

Every prophetic book reinforces the same pattern Moses laid down.

THE FINAL TRIBULATION AND THE ANTICHRIST

Jesus, Daniel, and Revelation describe a last-days global crisis centered on Israel.

Daniel’s prophecy:
A final ruler (the “Little Horn”) persecutes the saints and Israel
Daniel 7:21–25
Daniel 9:26–27
Daniel 12:1

Jesus’ teaching:
When the Antichrist declares he is God in the temple in Jerusalem (midpoint of the last seven years), great tribulation breaks out for the Jews but also believers.
Matthew 24:15–22
Luke 21:20–24

Revelation:
The Beast (Antichrist) and False Prophet lead a global rebellion. Believers raptured at trumpet blast and opening of the seventh seal. At sixth seal, the prophesied celestial signs precede the Day of the Lord and it says, “the great day of their wrath has come” (Rev. 6:17) so at the seventh seal the trumpet and bowl judgements commence. Also after seventh seal, John sees the multitude of raptured believers standing before the throne of God (Rev. 7:9). Each of the seven churches represent the church in the last seven years, just as the seals represent what is unfolding in the last seven years and note it is the sixth church (Philadelphia) that is raptured at the trumpet blast opening of the seventh seal “Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world” (Rev.3:10). The Laodicean church will face the wrath of God, “For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked” (Rev. 3:17)
Revelation 13
Revelation 16:13–16
Revelation 19:19

Israel is refined in this period, exactly as Moses and the prophets predicted.

THE RETURN OF JESUS AND THE RESCUE OF ISRAEL

Jesus returns specifically to rescue Israel.

They look on Him whom they pierced
Zechariah 12:10

The Mount of Olives splits when He comes
Zechariah 14:3–4

Israel calls on the Messiah
Hosea 5:15
Matthew 23:39

The Beast and his armies are destroyed
Revelation 19:11–21

The Satan is bound for 1000 years
Revelation 20:1–3

This is the turning point of human history.

THE MILLENNIAL KINGDOM OF JESUS

Jesus, Christ and the Saints rule on earth with a rod of iron for 1000 years as the curse is only partially lifted off the Cosmos mainly in Israel.

Duration:
Revelation 20:4–6

Jesus and the Saints reign with a rod of iron
Psalm 2:6–9
Revelation 19:15

The resurrected saints reign with Him
Revelation 20:4
2 Timothy 2:12

Israel becomes the chief nation
Isaiah 2:1–4
Isaiah 60
Isaiah 66:20–22
Zechariah 14:16–19

Jerusalem becomes the spiritual center of the world
Isaiah 24:23
Isaiah 65:18–19

The nations come up to worship the King
Zechariah 14:16

The Millennial Kingdom is a time of peace, justice, and restored creation.

THE RELEASE OF SATAN AND FINAL REBELLION

After 1000 years, Satan is released briefly.

Revelation 20:7–9
He deceives nations “as the sand of the sea,” gathering them against Jerusalem—but fire from God destroys them instantly.

Satan is cast into the lake of fire permanently
Revelation 20:10

This ends all evil forever.

THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT

The second resurrection and final judgment occur.

Revelation 20:11–15
All the unrighteous dead are judged and condemned.

This concludes the old creation.

THE NEW HEAVEN, NEW EARTH, AND NEW JERUSALEM

John sees the final eternal state.

New Heaven and Earth
Revelation 21:1

The Holy City (new Jerusalem) descends from God
Revelation 21:2
Revelation 21:9–27

God dwells with His people
Revelation 21:3–4

No more death, sorrow, or curse
Revelation 21:4
Revelation 22:3

ISRAEL’S RETURN, JUDGEMENT & THE MILLENNIUM

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Jonathan Cahn preaches on the many end-times prophecies, starting with the rebirth of Israel and the great falling away in denominational institutional churches and ending with the coming Millennial reign of Jesus from a restructured/rebuilt Jerusalem.

Jonathan like many born-again leaders knows we are in the last days before Jesus returns and is preparing his congregation for what is ahead. My only concern is that he does not address the timing of The Rapture and the fact Christians need to prepare for the coming tribulation, even great tribulation. As Jesus and Paul told the disciples that they would see the Abomination of Desolation (Antichrist) (Matthew 24:15, Mark 13:14 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4) seated in the Temple declaring himself to be God. This takes place midway through the last seven years before Jesus returns to Earth with the Saints. The Rapture timing is at the end of the sixth year, the sixth seal, and the sixth church (church of Philadelphia).

SIXTH SEAL (Celestial signs that precede Jesus coming to rapture the Saints and signals the great day of God’s wrath has come): “When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?” Revelation 6:12-17

CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA: “Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name… Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.” Revelation 3:8,10

Moreover, the Church of Laodicea is the church that is left behind to face the wrath of God which hopefully leads to repentance and saving faith.

ALIYAH EXPLOSION! 70,000 Immigrate to Israel From 95 Countries in 2022

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The most olim in more than two decades arrived in Israel this year, representing a dramatic increase from 2021.

Some 70,000 people from 95 different countries immigrated to Israel in 2022 with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel, in cooperation with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration.

It was the most olim in 23 years and a dramatic increase from 2021 when about 28,600 immigrants arrived in the country.

Even before the Israelites went into the Promised Land, Moses told them they would be cast out of the land and scattered across the earth but then regathered from all the nations where God has scattered them. Look also what God told Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Isaiah. Can there be any doubt about Biblical prophecy, the inerrancy of God’s Word, and Jesus coming Millennial Kingdom.

“Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you . . . and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God drives you, and you return to the Lord your God. . . that 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.” Deuteronomy 30:1-3

“Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land. And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms. They shall not defile themselves anymore with their idols and their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all the backslidings in which they have sinned and will cleanse them, and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.” Ezekiel 37:21-23

“Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when it shall no longer be said, As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ but As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.’ For I will bring them back to their own land that I gave to their fathers.” Jeremiah 16:14-15, repeated again in Jeremiah 23:

“In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea. 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.” Isaiah 11:11-12

The regathering actually began before 1948 when Israel was miraculously re-established as a nation. Israel being reborn was the first major prophesied “end-times” sign.

Jewish Agency data for the period between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, 2022, shows that 37,364 olim arrived from Russia; 14,680 from Ukraine; 3,500 from North America, with assistance from Nefesh B’Nefesh; 2,049 from France; 1,993 from Belarus; 1,498 from Ethiopia as part of Operation Tzur Israel; 985 from Argentina; 526 from Great Britain; 426 from South Africa; and 356 from Brazil. Final totals for 2022 will be available after the year concludes.

Approximately 27% (about 19,000) of this year’s olim are young people between the ages of 18 and 35, who will boost Israeli society and the economy, including professionals in fields where there is a labor shortage in Israel such as medicine, engineering and education. Around 24% (16,500) of the olim are ages 0-17; 22% are between 36 and 50 years old; 14% are aged 51-64; and 13% are 65 and over.

Israel Celebrates 28,000 New Immigrants in Past Year on ‘Aliyah Day’!

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Some 3.5 million Jews have made Aliyah since 1948, making up 42 percent of the total population.

Israel Celebrates 28,000 New Immigrants in Past Year on ‘Aliyah Day’!

Established in 2016, Aliyah Day is celebrated on the seventh day of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, coinciding with the reading of the Torah portion in which Abraham is told by God to leave his home to go to Israel. The day is marked with celebrations in the Knesset, a special cabinet session, and events at the president’s residence, schools, and army and police facilities.

Even before Israel went into the Promised Land, Moses revealed to the Jews, the scattered, persecuted future that will be their lot as a result of the nations disobedience to God. God had revealed to Moses Israel’s entire history, fortunately, including the regathering of a scattered nation, and finally, the end of the story with their Messiah, Jesus, ruling and reigning from a restored Jerusalem.

“Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God drives you, and you return to the Lord your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul, that 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. If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. Then the Lord your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it.” Deuteronomy 30:1-3

The past year saw an increase in the number of Olim (someone who makes Aliyah) to Israel. Since the beginning of 2019, more than 28,000 new immigrants from all over the world immigrated to Israel and the positive trend continues. In 2018, 26,000 Olim came to Israel. The majority of Olim this year came from Russia and the Ukraine.

In 2019, over 70 years after the Holocaust, the world’s largest Jewish population lives in Israel. This figure represents 43 percent of world Jewry now back in their homeland as God prophesied.