Prophetic Events — page 22

The Lord will gather the ten lost tribes of Israel back to their land. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Jer. 30-33; 46:27,28; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Ps. 107-150 (Fifth Book of Psalms -- particularly Psalms 120-134, "Song of Degrees", for example, ); ; (Feast of Trumpets).

The Lord will send His angels to gather His elect from among the tribes of Israel. A very large group will come from all the countries of the world, from places as distant as China (Sinim - ) and from parts of Russia (Meshech - ); ; ; ; ; .

All the remaining Jews (from the two tribes) who are not yet in the land will arrive first and will be restored to the Lord. ; ; .

The remnant of Judah (the Jews) will also be used as messengers or instructors for the dispersed tribes of Israel. ; ; ; ; .

The tribes of Israel will come weeping, broken in spirit, after their long exile of almost 2800 years. ; .

The arm of the Red Sea (the western and eastern arms of the sea, which form the Sinai Peninsula), the seven streams of the Nile River, and the river of Egypt (a small stream approximately 45 kilometers east of Suez) will dry up to open a wide and easy passage for the tribes that will return. ; ; .

The needs of the tribes of Israel in their return will be supplied by some of the Gentile nations that will flatter them through the influence of the power and glory of the Lord, which will then be manifested in the land. (; ). They will come on horses, mules, camels, chariots, wagons and in ships. ; ; ; .

The return of the ten tribes to the land of Israel will be very quick. ; . As the angels gather the elect of Israel (), a mixed multitude will also come with the tribes. The Lord will bring the returning tribes into the wilderness, at the borders of the land, and will sift them.* The rebels (those without faith) will be taken out from among them, and those who have faith will be brought into the land to return to the company of their Jewish brothers. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; Ps. 139.

[ Note: *There is a clear analogy between the journey of the children of Israel from Egypt to Canaan, and the journey of the tribes returning to their land after the tribulation. Many of the prophets relate both occasions (read ; ; ; , etc.) The children of Israel undertook their journey, leaving Egypt (a type of the world), passing first through the wilderness (the place of testing), where many who had an evil heart of unbelief fell, and going to Canaan (the promised land). The tribes of Israel that will return on the coming day will also leave from all parts of the world (), passing through the wilderness where they will be tested (), to then be brought into the promised land (). In the days when Joshua led the children of Israel to the land of Canaan, their hearts were not right with God and therefore they lost possession of it. But on the coming day they will have a new heart and a new spirit, having the law of Jehovah in their inward parts (; ), being born again, and they will possess the promised land forever (; ; ). ] When the returning tribes see the Lord they will ask "What are these wounds in your hands?". The Lord will answer: "These are the wounds with which I was wounded in the house of my friends" (the Jews). They were not in the land at the time of the crucifixion, as the Jews were, and consequently the guilt of crucifying Christ will not be on their consciences. They will, however, be guilty of being under the curse for having violated the law of Jehovah and will be restored to the Lord.* ; (Day of Atonement); ; Ps. 88; .

[ Note: *The repentance of the Jews and that of the ten tribes will be different. The Jews rejected Christ and will receive the Antichrist; the ten tribes of Israel are not guilty of either of these things.

The Jews will bring upon themselves the guilt of blood for the crucifixion of Christ (), for they are guilty of His death (). The ten tribes, however, are guilty of having violated the law of Jehovah. They will bear the guilt of this before the Lord (Ps. 88), having felt its consequence in their dispersion throughout the whole world (). ] The nation of Israel (all 12 tribes) will be born at once. ; . The Lord will make a new covenant with Israel (all 12 tribes) that will last forever. ; ; .

To all twelve tribes of Israel will be given a new heart and they will be obedient to the law of Jehovah. . All enmity will be removed and they will dwell peacefully together. The ten tribes (called Ephraim in the prophets) will not envy the Jews (Judah), and the Jews will no longer provoke the ten tribes. ; ; ; Ps. 133; .

The mouth of Israel (all twelve tribes) will be filled with laughter and their tongues with songs when, together, they rejoice. Ps. 126.

The tribes of Israel, upon returning, will fill the land to such an extent that there will be no room for everyone. They will be like the sand of the sea that cannot be measured or counted. ; ;#16# 49:19,20; 54:1-3; ; ; ; .

As the Indignation continues, Gog (Russia) and its vast hordes (the great Assyria in its final form), seeing the twelve tribes of Israel resting in their land, will come from the far north in an attempt to overthrow the kingdom of Jesus Christ in Israel. This may be referred to as the second attack of the Assyrians. Ezek. 38,39; ; ; ; 36,37; 2 Chr. 32; ; ; .

The Lord will take this occasion to cause the armies of many other nations of the world to come with them. Gog (Russia) will lead this final attack. ; ; ; ; .

The news of the approaching hordes led by Gog (Russia) will reach the ears of the newly regathered Israel, and they will cry out to the Lord to save them. ; ; ; Ps. 140-143.

The Lord, then in Zion, will not allow the city of Jerusalem to be taken again. ; Nah. 1; .

The Lord will encourage Israel to trust in Him as their shelter. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .

The countless host of armies, as it approaches, will cover everything like a cloud. .

The Lord will allow a massive earthquake to occur suddenly, which will ruin the battle plan of the invading army. Dread and confusion will spread through their ranks. The tumult will spread, and the armies, in panic, will turn on each other. ; ; .

At the same time the Lord will bring about certain other natural catastrophes, such as plagues, hailstones, waterspouts and fire, which will accompany the earthquake. ; .

The Lord will also roar from Zion when He comes to tread the winepress of the wrath of God. This is the judgment of the vintage or winepress. Gog (Russia), who will then be leading the attack, will fall in the mountains of Israel. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; . Five sixths of Gog's (Russia's) armies will be destroyed. (cf. some translators, "I will divide you into six parts" -- note in the Bible translated by J.N.Darby).

The Lord, in fierce indignation, will crush the ranks of Gog's followers as He advances through the land of Jerusalem to the region of Edom, about 320 kilometers away. ; ; .

Edom (probably part of Arabia) will be the winepress of the nations that follow Gog. In His anger the Lord will thresh the pagans and in His fury trample them. The carnage of the armies will be so great that the shed blood will reach up to the horses' bridles. This will be the day of the Lord's vengeance. ; ; ; ; ,16; ; .

The stench of their corpses will rise from the earth, and the vultures will come down from the air to eat their flesh. ; . The Lord will also send a devouring fire and a great whirlwind upon the unbelievers in the land of Russia and in many distant places. The slaughter undertaken by the Lord will extend from one end of the earth to the other. ; ; ; ; .

The Gentiles who are then scattered by the Lord's desolating judgments will return to their lands and to the distant parts of the world to declare the glory of the Lord. All nations will hear and fear and will help any remaining Israelite to return to his own land. ; . The Lord's judgments in Edom, upon the nations that will gather to follow Russia in battle, will be so severe that the land of Edom itself will be left in a state of perpetual desolation. It will remain sterile and desolate from generation to generation throughout the Millennium. ; ; .

The Lord will return to Israel, coming from Edom, after having trodden the winepress alone. .

Having returned, the Lord will lead the armies of restored Israel to go out and fight and subdue any enemy that still remains in what is rightfully their territory, just as in the days when Joshua led the children of Israel in the conquests. The battle will extend so far as to reach the land of Assyria (). On this occasion Israel will take possession of the full extent of its promised inheritance, from the brook of Egypt to the river Euphrates. ; ; ; ; ; ; ; -21; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .

Edom will receive the final blow from the armies of Israel. Not a single person will remain; they will be completely extinct as a nation from the face of the earth. ; ; ; .

The Philistines will also receive the final blow from the armies of Israel, and they will never again exist as a nation. ; ; ; .

Moab and Ammon will be defeated and made tributaries of Israel. A remnant of those peoples will be allowed to remain in the land throughout the time of Christ's personal reign. ; ; ; .

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