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Regarding a 'rapture', what we should all be looking forward to is the fulfilment of God's promises to His people, be they descendants of Jacob or grafted in, of going to live in all of the holy Land, as so well prophesied in Isaiah 60, 61 & 62. There, we will be 'wedded to Him' and live in peace. 144,000 will be selected from each tribe and sent out to the nations to proclaim the coming Kingdom of Jesus. Not a removal to heaven; to do what?
Yes, God knows who His people are, still scattered among the nations;
What if WE are Israelites?
Careful study of Scripture shows that the Lord is a God of order and in His plan for the redemption of His creation, He chose the Israelite peoples. At this stage of history, only He knows exactly who they are. The Lord made unconditional promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that their descendants would be “great nations, as many as the sands of the sea, to be His witnesses and be a light to the nations.”
Only the House of Judah [the Jews] are known at present, the other 10 tribes are lost to general knowledge, as God planned it. All twelve tribes will experience the great awakening as foretold by the prophets. Their blindness will pass away in the spiritual light that will come upon them regarding their identity and their responsibilities as the chosen people of God. Ezekiel 37
Suppose you are an Israelite? What of it? If I am saved, what difference will it make?
The Scriptures speak of far more than the salvation of the individual. Those who accept the free gift of salvation also have the responsibility of spreading the Gospel [good news] of the coming Kingdom of God. This is being done now and will be done on a greater scale by His people when they go back into the Promised Land. Ezekiel 39:27
The Bible presents us with a great volume of information, regarding the origins and history of the various races of mankind, the division of peoples into Israelite and Gentile nations and then the way of atonement for anyone who believes in Jesus. The meaning and the outcome of present world events, then Israel’s work for the period leading up to the Return of Jesus and His Millennium Kingdom.
The truth about the Lord’s plan for all Israel is a thread which runs through the whole Bible, every type, promise, Covenant, and act of God, points to the final fulfilment of His planned establishment of a people who will live as He originally intended, eventually under the rule of His Son, Jesus.
Isaiah 51:1-2 Listen to Me, all you who follow after the right, all who seek Y’hovah: consider the Rock from which you were hewn, the quarry from which you were cut. Consider Abraham, your father and Sarah who gave you birth, when I called him, he was but one. I blessed him and made him many.
Romans 4:23-24 The words “counted to Abraham as righteousness” apply not only to Abraham, but also to us: our faith, too, is to be counted: our faith in Jesus, raised to life for our justification.
When we go through Scripture and see the many prophecies about the judgement of the nations and the blessings promised to the Israelites, we see that most are for the “last days”, that is, the period leading up to the end of this age and before the commencement of the Millennial Kingdom of Jesus. That is for us, now in 2014, upon whom, as Paul says: the end of the age has come. It is evident that God wants us to be aware of coming events, He sent prophet after prophet, telling in great detail how His plans will unfold. The signs of our times, confirms that their fulfilment is imminent.
The Lord, in His mercy, has given us warning of world changing and shocking happenings. We should be aware of His plans – be ready to rejoice and praise Him for the redemption and restoration of His people.
Yes, God knows who His people are, still scattered among the nations;
What if WE are Israelites?
Careful study of Scripture shows that the Lord is a God of order and in His plan for the redemption of His creation, He chose the Israelite peoples. At this stage of history, only He knows exactly who they are. The Lord made unconditional promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that their descendants would be “great nations, as many as the sands of the sea, to be His witnesses and be a light to the nations.”
Only the House of Judah [the Jews] are known at present, the other 10 tribes are lost to general knowledge, as God planned it. All twelve tribes will experience the great awakening as foretold by the prophets. Their blindness will pass away in the spiritual light that will come upon them regarding their identity and their responsibilities as the chosen people of God. Ezekiel 37
Suppose you are an Israelite? What of it? If I am saved, what difference will it make?
The Scriptures speak of far more than the salvation of the individual. Those who accept the free gift of salvation also have the responsibility of spreading the Gospel [good news] of the coming Kingdom of God. This is being done now and will be done on a greater scale by His people when they go back into the Promised Land. Ezekiel 39:27
The Bible presents us with a great volume of information, regarding the origins and history of the various races of mankind, the division of peoples into Israelite and Gentile nations and then the way of atonement for anyone who believes in Jesus. The meaning and the outcome of present world events, then Israel’s work for the period leading up to the Return of Jesus and His Millennium Kingdom.
The truth about the Lord’s plan for all Israel is a thread which runs through the whole Bible, every type, promise, Covenant, and act of God, points to the final fulfilment of His planned establishment of a people who will live as He originally intended, eventually under the rule of His Son, Jesus.
Isaiah 51:1-2 Listen to Me, all you who follow after the right, all who seek Y’hovah: consider the Rock from which you were hewn, the quarry from which you were cut. Consider Abraham, your father and Sarah who gave you birth, when I called him, he was but one. I blessed him and made him many.
Romans 4:23-24 The words “counted to Abraham as righteousness” apply not only to Abraham, but also to us: our faith, too, is to be counted: our faith in Jesus, raised to life for our justification.
When we go through Scripture and see the many prophecies about the judgement of the nations and the blessings promised to the Israelites, we see that most are for the “last days”, that is, the period leading up to the end of this age and before the commencement of the Millennial Kingdom of Jesus. That is for us, now in 2014, upon whom, as Paul says: the end of the age has come. It is evident that God wants us to be aware of coming events, He sent prophet after prophet, telling in great detail how His plans will unfold. The signs of our times, confirms that their fulfilment is imminent.
The Lord, in His mercy, has given us warning of world changing and shocking happenings. We should be aware of His plans – be ready to rejoice and praise Him for the redemption and restoration of His people.