The History and Future of the Israelites

Isaiah 41:1 Keep silent before Me you coasts and islands; let the peoples renew their strength. Let them draw near, let them speak up. Together we go to the place of judgement. Five steps are mentioned here by the prophet; keep silent - When ancient Israel migrated from their captivity in Assyria, they remained hidden until they regained their strength. Then, let them come near – awaken to the true gospel, evangelism from John Wycliffe to Billy Graham, etc. Let them speak – proclaim the good news around the world, the great missionary endeavour of the last 200 years. Still to come is ‘Together we go to the place of judgement’ Isaiah 41:8-9 God will soon call His people back to the Land, where His people will be passed under the rod of judgement. Ezekiel 20:34-38 Then the administration of His commandments and Laws will be restored. Ezekiel 36:27 Jeremiah 3:8 Israel and Judah were divorced from God and sent into captivity for their sins. God took Ezekiel in a vision to a valley full of dry bones; Ezekiel 37:11 These bones are the whole house of Israel [the 12 tribes] They say: our hope is gone, we are cut off. [from God] Ezekiel 37:9-10 The Lord God says: let the winds [Gods spirit] come and breath into the slain [spiritually dead] that they might live. They came to life and stood up; a mighty company! [of true believers in God] Ezekiel 37:12-13 I will bring you up from your graves [our present condition] and restore you to the Land of Israel. Isaiah 51:1-2 Listen to Me, all you who know the Law [the common Judeo-Christian Law of our countries] You who seek the Lord [Christian peoples] consider your origin, where you came from- Abraham and Sarah are your parents. I blessed them and now you are their offspring. Through Isaiah, God gives a message to Israel, identifying them as a people who have lost the knowledge of their origin and forgotten their ancestors. The great national awakening of all Israel is symbolically represented as life from the dead, for through the Resurrection of Jesus, God demonstrates His power and by the Atonement is enabled to do this; Ezekiel 37:14 I shall put My spirit into you and you will live. [a true Godly life] Thus you will know that I, the Lord has acted and spoken. God is looking forward to the day when He can fulfil the great promises to His people. In over forty prophesies, we are told the story of how righteous Israel is gathered, redeemed and settled into the Promised Land. And in Ezekiel 37:26-28 I shall make an everlasting covenant with Israel. My sanctuary will be in their midst, I will be their God and they will be My people. The Glory of Y’hovah will be present in the new Temple, as in ancient times. Eze. 43:4 The return of Jesus for His Millennial reign will come later.