Ezekiel 11:17-20 I shall gather them [the House of Israel] from among the nations and give the Land of Israel to them. I will give them a new spirit so that they will conform to My statutes and keep My Laws. They will be My people and I will be their God.
This prophecy, along with other similar ones, tells specifically how the ten tribes of Israel, will be gathered and settled back into their ancient Land. Although some of the House of Judah has returned to a portion of the Promised Land, they have not fulfilled God’s plans for His people. That is; to be a light to the nations, His people in the world, preaching the coming Kingdom of Jesus. The Jewish people are not destined to build the third Temple, that awaits the return of all the Israelites. Zechariah 6:15
Many prophecies speak of the final judgement of Judah [Ezekiel 21:14...swing the sword of slaughter three times... First: Babylon, second: Rome, third still to come. This is the result of Matthew 27:25 and the fulfilment of Luke 19:27, Jeremiah 17:1-4
Matthew 21:40-43 The Owner of the vineyard will come and deal with the bad tenants, He will bring those criminals to justice. Jesus quoted: The stone that the builders [the Jews] rejected, has become the main corner stone. [Jesus] Therefore, I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you [Judah] and given to a nation [righteous Israel] that bears the proper fruit. Amos 2:4-5, Jer. 13:19, Isaiah 3:8-9, Zeph. 1:4-6, Psalm 118:22-24
We who have been brought up on New Testament precepts of “love your neighbour” and peace and goodwill toward all, have some difficulty with verses such as;
Nahum 1:1 The Lord is a God of vengeance, He will punish His enemies.
Deuteronomy 32:41-43 When I set My hand to judgement, My sword will devour flesh, I will punish all those who hate Me and will cleanse My peoples land.
Luke 3:16-17 ..He will baptize with the Holy spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork in His hand, He will gather the good grain into the store, but the chaff will burn forever. Isaiah 33:10-12
The Lord is the potter, it is His creation, His aim is to have a people who freely choose to love and serve Him. Isaiah 29:16, Romans 9:22-23
Over seventy prophecies tell of a forthcoming judgement of fire, the only literal explanation for Isaiah 30:26, Isaiah 13:13, Malachi 4:1, is a coronal mass ejection – a sunstrike that will particularly affect the Middle East. It will be a seemingly natural event that maintains His hiddenness to the world, but it clears and cleanses all of that area promised to Abraham and His people will know that it is the Lord who helps and guides them. Ezekiel 34:27-30, Isaiah 49:8-12
The prophecy in Isaiah 66:7-9...can a country be born in a single day? will literally come true for the House of Israel, it took Judah 50 years to form the state of Israel. Zech 3:9, Zech 9:16
Zechariah 10:7-12 The Ephraimites, [the leaders of the 10 tribes. Genesis 48:19] will be as warriors rejoicing in their God. I will whistle to call them in, for I will deliver them from among the nations where I dispersed them. they will return to their own Land, as many people as there was before. Those godless peoples will be brought low, but Israel’s strength will be in their God, they will march proudly in His name. Ref: REB, verses abridged
As we see in Ezekiel 11:17 and Jeremiah 12:14, Amos 9:14-15, it is only the House of Israel, the Northern ten tribes, who will enter the new country of Beulah [Isaiah 62:4] after this terrible worldwide judgement of fire. They will join up with the Jewish remnant that will survive in Jerusalem. Zechariah 13:8-9, Isaiah 4:3 Those Israelites will receive the great blessings as promised to the Lord’s people and will live in the land in peace and security until the time of the Anti Christ. For 3½ years, they will go and live in a place of safety, referred to as Bozrah; the sheepfold, then to go back at the Return of Jesus for His Millennial reign.
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