Sadly, the vast majority of the church today sees the nation of Israel as nothing more than a political entity and not the fulfillment of prophecy. This requires a great deal of overlooking of the obvious.
Ezekiel 36:22-24
“Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “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. And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD,” says the Lord GOD, “when I am hallowed in you before their eyes. For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.”’”
Ezekiel 37 gives specific details of the gathering of God’s chosen people back into their land. Chapters 38 and 39 record a battle that has no historic parallel and, thus, is in the future. Ezekiel 40-48 describe a temple that has yet to exist and will be the temple of the millennial reign of Christ on earth.
Chapter 48 of Ezekiel says the 12 gates of the city will be named after the 12 tribes of Israel. If God has cast off His chosen people, then why would the gates of the temple grounds from which Jesus will reign be named after the tribes of Israel? Why would He return to the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, and why would our eternal home that descends down from heaven be called the New Jerusalem?
None of what Ezekiel wrote was fulfilled at the time of Jesus. In fact, none of it was fulfilled for some 2600 years until May 14th, 1948, when, as Isaiah 66:8 says, a nation was born in a day.
Zechariah 14:1-3
Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, and your spoil will be divided in your midst. For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; the city shall be taken, the houses rifled, and the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, but the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.
The day of the Lord is a reference to the Great Tribulation which is the same as the 70th week of Daniel. Zechariah prophesies that a day is coming when the Lord goes on the offensive against Israel’s enemies and fights as He fights in the day of battle.
We have seen God regather His people from all the nations where He scattered them. We have seen Him empower them to be victorious against astronomical odds. And, someday after the church is gone and in the Father’s house, He is going to fight against all these nations who gather against Jerusalem. The world is turning in that direction now. That means that since we are seeing Ezekiel 36 and 37 being fulfilled, then the war of chapters 38 and 39 must be drawing near, and the content related to the millennium of Ezekiel 40-48 is not far behind.
Isaiah 43:2-3
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
How do we know that modern Israel is biblical Israel? What God spoke about them through the prophets is happening right before our eyes. He has been miraculously defending and empowering them, and soon He will fight against all the world who want to heave Jerusalem away. He is still with them!
Remember, the Savior of Israel is the Lord our God, and the Holy One of Israel is the same One who is Head of the church. Who is it? It is Jesus. As He was and is with Israel, so too will He be with us. He has not forsaken them and He will not forsake us, even when the water of life is deep and the fiery trials intense like they are now for His chosen people. He is our Savior and there is no other.
Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus, Amir Tsarfati
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