While reading about Israel in The Bible,
We’ll discover much that is chronological.
This is clearly so about things historical,
But it’s quite a patchwork about things eternal.
That’s because in those books in which her history is dispersed,
The Lord’s eternal prophecies about her are interspersed.
Revelation is the book that’s most eschatological,
Yet its references about Israel …are quite minimal!
Thus, to learn of The Lord’s plans for her that are infinite,
We turn our focus to those books that are called prophetic,
Though most of them are contextually historical,
They focus on The Lord’s perspective that’s spiritual.
The Old Testament mentions, forever, 400 times.
But only twice is it linked to the new Earth paradigm!
First, to Isaiah was The Lord’s new Earth plan revealed.
So he and John had a broad ‘futuristic windshield’. 1
The Book of Ezekiel may be unique in this regard.
Deciphering its past, present and future events isn’t as hard.
Since it includes chapters that span several millennia,
Of The Lord’s perspectives, it gives us a great panorama.
Some years after, by The Lord’s judgements, Judah was afflicted,
A post-Babylon exile restoration was predicted.
Though un-stated, this would start the lengthy process,
Of preparing for the virgin birth of Jesus! 2
But decades after their Messiah’s crucifixion,
Jews were scattered again, due to their rebellion. 3
For His sake, not theirs, The Lord promised once again,
He would launch another ‘regathering campaign’.
The next one would include nations He’d earlier divided,
Judah and Israel together, one nation, unified.
This would start lengthy preparations for His promised return,
When, over them and the whole world, with His saints, He will govern!
The whole world witnessed His ‘down payment’ on this promise,
on the date,
Jews began to migrate to Palestine in 1948!
First, the state of Israel was formed, formally,
And 12 days later, ‘an exceedingly great army!’ 4
The scene suddenly shifts in The Lord’s protracted purview!!!
Israel is over-run with Jewish migrants, beaucoup!
Spilling across its borders, into Jordan and Lebanon,
She’s being invaded, with NO ARMY to rely upon!!!
Such a great army that was ‘just created’, is then gone!
And there are no allies Israel can rely upon!!! 5
These are the fruits of SEEDS The Lord had long ago sown:
Jews, the world over, reliant upon Him …ALONE!!!
At that pivotal time in their and the world’s history,
The Lord will intervene, and then He’ll ‘capstone’ His story:
His long-awaited Millennial Reign as global King.
He’ll thin-out Jewish ranks, leaving those who to Him will cling. 6
This chapter portrays parts of the early years of The Lord’s reign,
Post-apocalypse. Most people and animals will’ve been slain.
That will be Earth’s MOST GLORIOUS time since Eden,
>>To be there, He’s giving you an invitation.<< 7
Conclusion
Friends, from this review, I hope you can see what I see:
Four consecutive chapters span 4 ages of history --
Pre-cross, post-cross, tribulation, and Millennial Reign,
The Lord’s ‘Israel and Earth restorations campaigns’.
Part 2 discusses 7 notions
of how IDF could dissolve.
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1 See: Isaiah 65:17-18 and 66:22. See also: Revelation 21 – 22. 2 Peter 3 references Isaiah’s revelation.
2 Throughout their history, Hebrews/Jews have had ‘yo-yo’ experiences with the promise land. Abram’s arrival in the land was for the preparation of a unique family lineage – a separated (i.e., holy) people. Just as their departures were rooted in various gross sins, their returns always had a spiritual significance and long-term objectives:
(a) Their return from Egypt was the fruit of The Lord’s promises to their patriarchs;
(b) Their return from Babylon/Persia was to prepare the nation and culture for the arrival of The Lord via His virgin birth;
(c) Their return in 1948 was to prepare for His predicted return to Earth as global King.
3 In AD 70, just as Jesus had predicted.
4 Curiously, in Ezekiel 37:10-11, The Lord inspired the prophet to use the phrase, ‘…an exceedingly great army’, in reference to ‘the whole house of Israel’. Some Bible teachers erroneously teach this does not refer to the post-Babylonian exile period, but to the Millennial Reign age. I know of no Scripture reference that likens Israel to an army during that age. Rather, there are several Scriptures that predict that age will be one of no warfare, but global peace! Such errors can be avoided when we allow Scripture to interpret Scripture. See: Missed Insights from Ezekiel 37, and the broader Missed Insights (Series).
5 See: A People Un-walled (Series), and Isaiah 26:20-21.
6 See: Zephaniah 43:8-13.
7 See: Prayer of Salvation (Poem), and The Millennial Reign (Series).
