ISRAEL’S
60TH ANNIVERSARY
What a monumental year was 1948! I cannot let this issue
be published without commemorating the rebirth of the nation of
Israel and God’s plan. In a couple of
weeks, May 14th, Israel marks its 60th
anniversary!
Israel’s
re-establishment marked a major turning point in how many people view Bible
prophecy today! For almost 2,000 years God scattered the people of
Israel around the earth with no home
to call their own. But amazingly, they kept their identity, unlike any other
nation that had become so dispersed. But God had promised that one day He would
bring them back into His Promised Land –and has.
It is an amazing testimony to the fact that Bible
prophecy is inspired by God. The rebirth of Israel in 1948
converted faith into reality.
The rebirth of the nation Israel
is part of God’s overall plan to redeem descendents of the 12 Tribes in the Last
Days. Even more important, their return points to the soon physical return of
our Messiah and Lord, Jesus Christ!
I believe what we are witnessing is further evidence of
the preparations for what is about to come. The Lord is moving major pieces on
His “Prophetic Game Board”. He is aligning nations of the world into position
for these end-times. You can’t watch TV without seeing something about this tiny
country and those that want to destroy her.
Paul makes it clear in Romans 11:1-5, 26-27 that God has
a plan and purpose for Israel and her people. He planned for
them be re-established and to exist TODAY.
Jeremiah 31:35-36 says “Thus says the Lord, who gives the
sun for light by day, and the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by
night, ‘If this fixed order departs from before Me,’ declares the Lord, ‘then
the offspring of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before Me forever.’
Its not going to happen!
What a prophecy! God declares Israel ‘will
be’ in the end times. There
should be little doubt that we are living in the times He
foretold.