Matt 24;31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they Rev. 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
I have long been interested in prophecies of Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Matthew 24, Revelations, and so forth. But, concerning the dispersed of Israel…one thing stands out to me. The house of Israel includes all men who are of the Faith of Abraham, both Jew and Gentile.
Gal 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. Through all the years and the marriages to Jews and Gentiles within the
nations of their dispersal, the number of the house of Israel is indeed as the sands of the sea. Then, other than the house of Jacob (Israel)..there are the Gentiles who were grafted into the Vine…..who are of the faith of Abraham…and are, therefore, Abraham (Jacob-Israel-the Chosen-Covenant People). The physical state of Israel can not contain the ‘multitude which no man can number’ …within its boundaries. While many, many pretold endtime events will and are taking place within the pysical boundaries of the nation of Israel, much scripture pertains to the ‘gathering’ of Israel at the Second Coming of Christ. As always, true understanding of the Word comes by a divine revelation from the Holy Spirit.
How do we know whether or not we are physically/genetically descended from one of those thousands upon thousands upon thousands upon thousands of members of the tribes of Israel who were dispersed all across the globe? We don’t. But, as Christians of the faith of Abraham, we are Abraham. WE ARE ISRAEL ! I suspect the reason the United States has remained so faithful to Israel is that a vast majority of us are directly descended…as many as the sands of the sea …from the innumerable sons of Abraham. Because of these things, I believe the TIME OF JACOB’S TROUBLE is both within the borders of Israel and universal, encompassing all the descendants of Israel, physical and spiritual, and that many of the following scriptures are describing the gathering of God’s people to Himself into New Jerusalem, at His return, where He and the Redeemed will fellowship for eternity.
Jer 30:10 Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
Jer 30:11 For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
Jer 31:10 Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
Eze 11:16 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
Eze 11:17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
Eze 11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
Eze 11:20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God
Eze 20:34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.
Eze 20:35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face
Eze 20:40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things
Eze 20:41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.
Eze 20:42 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.
Eze 20:43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed
Eze 28:25 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.
Eze 28:26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.
Eze 34:12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Eze 34:13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
Mt 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Rev. 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb
17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Rev. 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads
Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Good study. A message that many need to hear. Those who are of Messiah are Israel. That makes the prophecy about Jacob’s trouble look a lot different and is something that believers need to be made aware of because they are indeed Israel as you said above. We can’t continue to look at ourselves as gentiles to whom the Scriptures for the most part don’t apply but know that we are of the household of faith and fellow citizens with the saints. The Book was written to us and for us. That includes the promises of salvation and blessing as well as the warnings of punishment and correction.
May we be accounted worthy to be part of that first resurrection, of which the second death has no power over.
All blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, strength, and power unto YHWH our Elohim both now and forever more. Amen.
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littleguyintheye…the majority of my Christian family, friends, and associates here in the Southeast hold firmly to John Darby’s pre-tribulation Rapture of the Church. They pridefully affirm that ONLY the Jews, because of their disobedience to God, will be subjected to the time of Jacob’s Trouble….Tribulation….pre-Second Coming turbulence…or whatever other terms may be used. I continually think….1. How do you know you are not genetically descended from the line of Abraham? 2. What about Romans 11:20 which reminds to not be ‘highminded’…but ‘fear’. Because if He removed Israel and grafted in the Gentiles….how much sooner would he reverse the process…if He chose. The doctrine, as explained by Corrie tin Boom which I addressed in a post, is dangerous since it leaves so many unprepared and unequipped for spiritual warfare. But I continue to trust God since indeed…’the battle is the Lord’s.’
The desire of my heart is my prayer which if lifted to the Son by way of the Holy spirit. The ‘desire’ for you is that God’s will be done with you.
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Reblogged this on One Made Free and commented:
Very good study, so I will reblog it here.
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Thanks for visiting, Onemadefree. On the subject of Israel you might, too, be interested in some earlier posts titled, “Fulness of the Gentiles: Restoration of the Remnant,’ ‘Remnant: Can’t Hear Gospel’, and “No Peace for Israel.’
Again, thanks for the visit and reblog.
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