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THE MYSTERY OF THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL
(Mysteries Of The Bible)

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

1. Paul Says, There Are Mysteries Of God In The Scriptures And It Is The Duty Of Every Christian Espescially Ministers And Teachers And Preachers Of God’s Word To Be Stewards Of These Mysteries
1 Corinthians 4:1-2 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

Note:
* The mysteries are important for us to study because they lay the basic foundation of the christian faith
* The reason why many christians are not rooted and grounded In the word of God is because pastors and preachers do not teach this great subject of the mysteries of the word of God
* It is our duty to faithfully preach these mysteries in the word of God, so that these doctrines can strenghten and build them up so that they will never be shaken of their faith and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who would ask them for a reason for the hope that is inside of them
* It is important that we study these mysteries

SECTION 2: VERSE SHOWING THE MYSTERY

* God revelaed this mystery to Paul

1. Verse Showing The Mystery: Mystery That Blindness In Part Is Happened To Israel Until The Fullness Of The Gentiles Be Come In
Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
* Israel plays an important part in God’s plan

2. How To Prove If The Bible Is True? The Jews Prove That The Bible Is True
* The bible is a book written by Jews
* We can’t study the history without seeing the Jews being protected by God, how miracoulously this one nation has continued and will continue until the very end. Of all the nations of the world, only one has made it to the end and they are God’s chosen people.

3. Summary Of The Mystery
a. Jesus Christ was a Jew and His preaching was to Jews. Jesus said He came for the lost sheep of the house of Israel. When Jesus came, He only came for the Israel
b. When Jesus died, the apostles began their ministry to Jews, but the Jewish nation as a whole, continuously reject their teachings and when they did, that’s when God chose to go from Jews to the Gentiles. That’s what this mystery is about.
c. That’s why its so important to understand that Jesus was only for Jews and the apostles Peter began their ministry only preaching to Jews and the book of Acts is a book of transition (a change of dealings) from Jews to Gentiles and there is a change from Peter to Paul. And because of that change, God is temporarily done with the Jews as a nation. Individual Jews can still get saved today
d. In the tribulation, God will again deal with the nation of Israel. While the antichrist is reigning and ruling, the nation is protected by God so that when God comes back in Armageddon, He will save Israel and allow them to rule and reign with Him for 1000 years in the Millenium

4. The Main Theme Of The Bilble Is The Kingdom Of Heaven
* the ultimate plan of God is to rule in the Kingdom of Heaven which is literal physical Davidic Kingdom
* the kingdom of Heaven is God ruling on earth through His representative and the ultimate representative is Jesus Christ
* As christians we think that the greatest event is Jesus coming to die on the cross for our sins but for in God’s eye it is not that because it is the day when God was so shamefully treated by evil and wicked men when they crucify Him on the cross.
* That was until a point that God could not look upon His Son because He was made sin for us. Which father would enjoy the sight of his son suffering such shame and excruciating torture?
* The cross was not the greatest day for God. The crowning will be the greatest day for God when Jesus will be the Kings of Kings and Lords of Lords at the end of the tribulation and the beginnning of the Millenium

5. Jesus Will Rule The Earth At His 2nd Coming (After The Tribulation And Before The Millenium)
Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

6. In This Church Age, Jesus Is Not Ruling The Earth. The God Of This World Is Satan
a. Satan Is The God Of This World
2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

b. Satan Said To Jesus All The Kingdoms Have Been Been Given To Him And He Can Give It To Whoever He Wants
Matthew 4:8-9 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

SECTION 3: SUMMARY OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

1. In The old testament, Adam was God’s representative to rule on the earth
2. Both the “Kingdom Of Heaven” and “Kingdom Of God” were present on earth before his fall
3. When Adam sin against God, the “Kingdom Of God” was gone and throughout the entire old testament, only the “Kingdom Of Heaven” was available.
4. Why is the “Kingdom Of God” was not found anywhere in the old testament? Because, in order for it to come back inside of man, the sacrifice of Jesus is required
5. The “Kingdom Of God” is joy peace and righteousness in the Holy Spirit. Old testament saints don’t have that. They have the righteousness of man. They have to earn their own righteousness. Christians have God’s righteousness
6. The “Kingdom Of Heaven” was here on earth until about 606bc when Jaconiah was king. This was around the time of the Babylonian captivity of Judah. Here the “Kingdom Of Heaven” came to an end.
7. From this time onwards, the “Times Of The Gentiles” (Satan’s kingdom) began. It started from the departing of The “Kingdom Of Heaven” from Israel and will continue up to the “2nd Coming of Jesus”. We are right now living in the “Times Of The Gentiles” (Satan’s kingdom)
8. When Jesus came at his 1st Coming, both the Kingdoms were present here on earth. He came offering the Jews both the kingdoms once again because he is King and God of both the kingdoms
9. When we read the bible, we see Jesus offering both the kingdoms to Israel once again.
10. What was the message preached during Jesus’s 1st coming?
a. John the Baptist and Jesus Christ preached repent for the “Kingdom Of Heaven” is at hand
b. In the book of Mark, we see Jesus preaching the “Kingdom Of God” is at hand. Both the kingdoms were offered to israel
11. If Israel would have accepted their Messiah, the “Kingdom Of Heaven” would have been established right there at the 1st coming of our Lord Jesus Christ but they kept rejecting
12. God gave the Jews chance after chance. The “Kingdom Of Heaven” was there ready to be set any moment. Up to Acts 7, when they stoned Stephen, the “Kingdom of Heaven” (the physical earthly Messianic Davidic kingdom) was gone. That was like a last chance they had for God to set up The Kingdom Of Heaven here on earth.
13. The spiritual “Kingdom Of God” continues at the church age until the rapture of the church and it will be gone once again.
14. On the earth, the Kingdom of Satan continues for at least 7 years.
15. When Jesus comes at the “2nd Coming”, He will bring both the kingdoms back The throne that Jesus sits upon is the throne of David that’s where Israel comes in.

Summary:
* In order for God to bring in the kingdom, God used Israel and Israel is the main tool for God to bring in this kingdom. That’s why when Israel rejected their king, the “ Kingdom of Heaven” was gone from Israel just like it was gone from Jaconiah in the old testament. But the spiritual kingdom continued and that’s when God went to the Gentiles. That’s a great mystery. God bringing a body of believers consisting of Jews and Gentiles together in one body. In this plan of God to bring back both these kingdoms, Israel plays a very major role

SECTION 4: MAIN TEXT TO SHOW THE CONTEXT OF THE MYSTERY

Romans 11:1-13

1. Paul Is Saying God Is Not Done With His People The Jews
Romans 11:1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

2. Paul Says God Has Not Cast Away His People. Even In The Church Age, There Are Some Remnant Of Jews That God Saved By Grace
Romans 11:2-5 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
* Noticed verse 5: there is a remnant according to the election of grace

3. Paul Repeats Himself Because It Is So Important: Paul Tells Us The System Of Works In The Old Testament Versus The System Of Grace In The New Testament
Romans 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
* under the law, one has to do the works of the law. The law was a works system.
* under the church age, its about faith and we are not saved by works, we are under grace through faith
* so its a change from being saved by works to saved by grace

4. There Were Some Remnant Of Jews Who Got Saved, But The Nation Of A Whole Rejected Jesus Were Blinded
Romans 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
* They were blinded from seeing Jesus is their Messiah. Some Jews believed Jesus is their Messiah but some Jews do not

5. Eversince They Rejected Jesus As Their Messiah, The Nation Of Israel Has Gone Through Problems And Heartaches
Romans 11:8-10 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
* they had to be cast out of many nations and wonder through out earth without a home till 1948

6. Because Of Their Fall Salvation Is Come Unto The Gentiles To Provoke Them Unto Jealousy
Romans 11:11-12 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

7. Paul Says He Is The Apostle Of The Gentiles
Romans 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
* Paul preached mostly to Gentiles but he also preached to Jews.
* What did he preach? He preached 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. Something that God revelead to him. And that’s what these mysteries are and we are under Paul’s ministry.

SECTION 5: UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE UNDER PAUL’S MINISTRY AND TRANSITION FROM JEWS TO GENTILES

1. Paul Tells Us What Jesus’s Ministry Is: Jesus Ministry Is To The Jews (Circumcission)
Romans 15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

2. Paul Preach To The Gentiles: Through The Fall Of Israel, Gentiles Can Be Saved
Romans 15:9-12 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

3. Paul Tells Us What His Ministry Is: Paul’s Ministry Is To The Gentiles
Romans 15:16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
* Contrast that with Jesus ministry which is to the Jews

4. God Will Judge Us By Paul’s Gospel
Romans 2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
* We will be judged by the gospel that God gave to Paul

SECTION 6: MAIN TEXT TO SHOW THE CONTEXT OF THE MYSTERY (CONTINUATION)

Romans 11:14-28

1. Paul Is Saying That Some Of Those Jews Back There In Jerusalem That He Knows That Are Part Of The Nation Are Not Saved Yet And He Wants Them To Be Saved
Romans 11:14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.

2. God Came To Fulfill The Promise Of Abraham As The Physical Seed That Was Promised And We Become Part Of Abraham’s Seed As A Spiritual Seed. That Seed Is Imagined As The Tree That Grew Up. Israel Was That Tree And God Cuts Off That Tree And We Gentiles Are Grafted In. Someday God’s Going To Let That Tree Grow Up Again When He Goes Back To Dealing With The Nation Of Israel.
Romans 11:15-19 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.

3. The Nation Chose Not To Believe Their Messiah And Beacause Of Unbelieve, Blindness In Part Has Come Unto Israel
Romans 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

4. Fullness Of The Gentiles Has To Happen First
Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

5. Someday All Israel Shall Be Saved. They Will Receive National Salvation Because This Is God’s Covenant To Them
Romans 11:26-27 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

6. Concerning Gospel, Judaism Is Enemy Of Christianity. Concerning Election, They Are God’s Chosen People
Romans 11:28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.

SECTION 7: GOD IS NOT DONE WITH ISRAEL

A. ORIGIN OF THE JEWS & GOD’S PROMISES TO THEM

1. Origin Of Races In Our World, Jews Come From Shem
Genesis 10:1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
* After the flood, the ark sat at mount Ararat (Modern day Turkey). The sons of Noah went seperate directions.
* 1st Son Japeth = White People, 2nd Son Shem = Asian People, Hem = Black People
* Jews come from Shem. That’s why if one is againts the Jews, they are called anti-sematic

2. Shem’s Son Is Named Eber. Jews Are Called Hebrews. Hebrews Comes From The Root Word Eber
Genesis 10:21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
* Abraham comes from Eber’s line. Abraham is the father of the hebrews
* Abraham is not the one called Israel. Abraham had a son named Isaac who had a son named Jacob. God changed Jacob’s name to Israel. Israel has 12 tribes

3. The Jews, Israel Are God’s Chosen People
Deutoronomy 7:6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
Deutoronomy 14:2 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

4. Abrahamic Covenant
a. The Covenant With The Jews Is Everlasting, Never Broken
Genesis 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Judges 2:1 And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.

b. God Will Give The Land Grant To Abraham And His Seed Forever
Genesis 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Genesis 15:18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
* not fulfill yet
* The land God promised to the Jews is way much bigger than what they are having now. They are only occupying a very small part of this promised land

c. God Continues That Promise Of Abraham Through His Son, Isaac
Genesis 26:24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.

d. God Continues That Promise Of Abraham Through Isaac’s Son, Jacob
Genesis 28:3-4 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

e. God Continues That Promise Of Abraham Through Jacob’s Descendants
Genesis 50:24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

5. Davidic Covenant
a. Jews Will Live In a Place Of Peace Where No One Will Inflict Them
2 Samuel 7:10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
* not fulfill yet

b. David's Seed Will Built a Temple For God, David's Seed Will Be The Messiah Who Will Reign Forever
(i) This Verse Is About Solomon And Jesus
2 Samuel 7:12-14 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
* partial fulfill (fulfill Solomon’s part but not Jesus part as the Messiah who will reign forever)
* This verse is not only applicable for Solomon but to Jesus Christ too
* Noticed verse 13 (part b) and verse 14 (part a): “I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son”. This is talking about Jesus
* Noticed verse 14 (part 2): “If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:” This is not about Jesus, this is refering back to Solomon
* Here we can that this verse splits itself into a different time period and to different people
* This shows dispensationalism is in this verse and why it is so important to righthly divide
* Compare it with Hebrews 1:5. It shows that it is refering to Jesus and not Solomon

(ii) This Verse Is About Jesus Christ
Hebrews 1:5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
* Noticed what God said about Jesus, His Son (capital S)
* Noticed verse 5 (part b): “I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?”
* Where was this verse quoted from? Its From 2 Samuel 7:14
* So, 2 Samuel 7:14 is refering to Jesus but not all of 2 Samuel 7:14 refers to Jesus. The 2nd part is refering back to Solomon
* How do we confirm this is the right interpretation? Because other verses shows it. We are to compare scripture with scripture to find the right interpretation

c. The Jewish Kingdom Will Reign Forever
2 Samuel 7:16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
* not fulfill yet

6. Messianic Prophecies And Davidic Kingdom
a. Prophecy To The Jews About Their Messiah Who Will Govern And Reign On The Throne Of David On Earth Forever
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
* Noticed it’s a promised of a physical earthly kingdom reign of Jesus on the throne of David
* the verse talks about Jesus forming a government with judgement and justice and increase of governance with peace forever

Note:
* These covenant and prophecies shows that God made many earthly physical promises with the Jews
* Here we also see there are many promises of God to the Jews are still unfulfilled.
* Abrahamic Covenant is about God’s promise to the Jews about their promised land, blessings and multiplication of Jews
* Davidic Covenant is about God’s promise to the Jews about an everlasting Davidic kingdom where they will stay in peace where no one will afflict them and they will have their ruling Messiah
* Prophesy from Isaiah is also about the everlasting kingdom on earth where their Messiah will reign on the throne of David forever
* The Jews lost their kingdom and their land at the time of Jeconiah (David’s line of kings) during the babylon captivity.
* The land God promised is even way much bigger than what they had.
* Every Jew is hoping and waiting for their promised Messiah, kingdom and land

B. GOD STILL HAS PLANS FOR ISRAEL

1. Until The Fullness Of The Gentiles Come In, Paul Says Blindness In Part Has Happened To Israel
Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
* fullness of the Gentiles will be at the rapture of the church

2. Then Israel Will Be Saved (National Salvation). This Is God’s Covenant To Them When God Shall Take Away Their Sins
Romans 11:26-27 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

Wrong Teachings (I):
* There are so many christians like Roman Catholics and protestant christians who believe that God is fully done with Israel and God will never ever deal with Israel as a nation again. They believe in this replacement theology nonsense that the Gentiles fully replaced the Jews. They use the following verse.

They Use This Verse: Paul’s Opinion On The Jews (His Own People): He Said They Are The People Who Killed Jesus And Their Own Prophets
1 Thessalonians 2:15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
* based on this verse, many Christians think that God is finished with Israel

Answer: God’s Wrath Has Come Upon Them To The Uttermost (To Its Very Limit)
1 Thessalonians 2:16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
* uttermost means to its very limit
* God’s wrath will be poured on the earth at the tribulation and the Jews will suffer the most

False Teaching From New Bible Versions
* KJV says God’s wrath has come upon them to the uttermost (to its very limit): “wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.:”
* New bible versions changed it to say God’s wrath has come upon them finally (completely and forever): “ [God’s] wrath has come upon them at last [completely and forever]”

a. New Bible Versions Corrupt The Word Of God
[AMP] 1 Thessalonians 2:16 forbidding us from speaking to the Gentiles (non-Jews) so that they may be saved. So, as always, they fill up [to the brim] the measure of their sins [allotted to them by God]. But [God’s] wrath has come upon them at last [completely and forever].

Note About Wrong Teachings:
* There are many christians who believe and teach that God is finished with Israel
* Because they think that God is finished with Israel, they spiritualize almost 75% of the bible and there would be no doctrinal meaning anymore. Everything for them is devotional, everything is aimed at making the person listening to them feel good because they spiritualize everything in the bible
* Even from what we can see in history till now, these christians still cling to this foolish teaching that God has completely given up on Israel
* If God had completely given up on Israel, Israel would never have become a nation once again in 1947-1948

3. Prophecy About The Jews Leaving Their Land And In The Latter Days, They Shall Return
Hosea 3:4-5 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

a. 1 Day To God Is 1000 Years
2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

b. After 2 Days God Will Revive Us, The 3rd Day God Will Raise Us Up And We Shall Live In His Sight
Hosea 6:1-2 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

4. God Said They Will No More Be Pulled Out Of Their Land
Amos 9:14-15 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.

5. Prophecy Of Israel Being Scattered Away From Their Land And God Will Gather Give Them Their Land
Ezekial 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.
Ezekial 36:24, 26 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

6. One Day, Jews Will Know God. They Will Prophesy, Dream Dreams And See Visions
Joel 2:27-28 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

7. God Will Use Signs And Wonders To Save Israel
Joel 30-32 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

8. When Jesus Comes, They WIll Know That Jesus Is Their Messiah
Zechariah 12:10-11 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

9. God Will Make Another Covenant With Them In The Future: To Take Away Theirs Sins At That 2nd Coming
Romans 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

10. At The Times Of Refreshing (2nd Coming Of Jesus And Millenial Reign Of Jesus), Their Sins Will Be Bloted Out
Acts 3:19-20 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

11. At The Times Of Restitution (Israel Will Be Given Back What Rightfully Belongs To Them)
Acts 3:21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

12. God Will Make A New Covenant With Them After They Are Nationaly Saved
Hebrews 8:7-12 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

a. This Is The Verse About Their New Covenant Hebrews Was Quoting From
Jeremiah 31:33-34 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

13. Only A Part Of Israel Will Remain When God Comes Back In His 2nd Coming
Zechariah 12:10-14 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
13 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

14. A Promise Of The Restoration Of Israel
Jeremiah 31:35-36 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
36 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.

C. HISTORY OF ISRAEL

* Note: dates provided may vary

Rule Over The Land (Year)	Description (http://www.odyeda.com/en/)
Egypt & Canaanites (2200 BCE - 1273 BCE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Egypt & Canaanites* * During the Bronze Era, prior to the conquest of Israel by the Israelites, the land of Israel was occupied by a number of small nations called the Canaanites. The Canaanites lived most of this period under Egyptian hegemony. *1523 BCE: Journey to Egypt* * Because of famine, Jacob and his sons went to Egypt to buy food and they met Joseph *1313 BCE: Exodus from Egypt under Moses* * Ten Commandments at Mt Sinai
Israel (1273 BCE - 924 BCE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Israelites* * After wondering 40 years in the desert, they occupied the land under Joshua (appointed by Moses before his death). They frequently suffered wars with neighboring nations. Prosperity and peace peaked during the reigning of King Solomon. *957 BCE 1st Temple built (by King Solomon)*
Israel (northern kingdom) & Judah (southern kingdom (924 BCE -720 BCE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Israel & Judah* * After the death of Solomon, all the Israelite tribes except for Judah and Benjamin refused to accept Rehoboam, the son and successor of Solomon, as their king. The kingdom split into the nothern kingdom called Israel and the southern kingdom called Judah. Jeroboam was proclaimed king of Israel. The split of the kingdom weakened both sides and led to internal and external wars *924 BCE: Divided Kingdom: Israel (Northern Kingdom) and Judah (Southern Kingdom)*
Judah & Assyria (720 BCE -597 BCE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Judah & Assyria* * Assyria conquered Israel but not Judah.The the ten conquered tribes of Israel either fled to Judah or were exiled to Assyria. *720 BCE: Exile of the 10 Tribes by Assyria (Ten Lost Tribes)*
Babylon (597 BCE -538 BCE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Babylon* * Babylon (under Nebuchadnezzar) conquered the Assyrian Empire and Judah. Jews exiled to Babylon (modern day Iraq) and the Babylonians destroyed the 1st temple *586 BCE: Destruction of the 1st Temple by Babylon*
Persia (538 BCE - 332 BCE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Persia* * The Persian Empire conquered Babylon. Cyrus the Great, the Persian king, permitted the Jews that were exiled to return to their land and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. *538 BCE: Return of the exiled Jews to Zion from Babylon following Cyrus decree* * Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah lead the Alyia waves *515 BCE: 2nd Temple built* * The 2nd Temple was built on the ruins of the previous one.
Greece (332 BCE - 164 BCE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Greece* * Greece, under the leadership of Alexander the Great, conquered Persia and took its place as the region's empire. The relationships with the Jews were good at first but deteriorated after Alexander's death.
Hasmoneans (164 BCE - 63 BCE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Hasmoneans* * Antiochus Epiphanes, King of the Greek-Seleucid Empire, outlawed the Jewish religious practices, desecrated the holy sites and ordered a pagan altar to be set up in the temple at Jerusalem. These actions led to a national revolt led by the Maccabees. The revolt succeeded and the temple was dedicated. Hanukkah, was instituted by Judas Maccabeus, to be celebrated annually as memorial of the dedication of the altar. The Maccabees succeeded in gaining full independence a few years later, and that is how the Hasmonean State was born. *164 BCE: Re-dedication of the Temple thanks to the Maccabean Revolt*
The Roman Empire (63 BCE - 395 CE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: The Roman Empire* * The Roman Empire easily swallowed the Hasmonean State. This huge empire was one of the cruelest and most devastating for the Jewish people. They were the ones who killed Jesus, destroyed the 2nd temple, killed many of the disciples and later suppressed the Jewish revolts and killed millions of Jews, exiled or sold them as slaves in the Roman markets to built the Roman Colosseums. * After the exile by the Romans, the Jewish people migrated to Europe and North Africa. In the diaspora (scattered outside of the Land of Israel), they established rich cultural and economic lives, and contributed greatly to the societies where they lived. * When people today speak of the almost 2000 year span of Jewish homelessness and exile, they are dating it from the failure of the revolt and the destruction of the Temple. *4 BCE-33 CE: Time of Jesus Christ* * When Jesus came back, they were in their land *66–73 CE: Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire* * The revolt was due to Roman and Jewish religious tensions and escalated due to anti-taxation protest and attacks upon Roman citizens by the Jews. They fought in Roman-controlled Judea, resulting in the destruction of Jewish towns, the displacement of its people and the appropriation of land for Roman military use, as well as the destruction of the Jewish temple *70 CE: Destruction of the 2nd Temple by Rome* * Roman army led by Titus to suppress the Jewish big revolt did so brutally. The suffering in Jerusalem was terrible. According to Josephus, even before the siege was ended, 600,000 bodies had been thrown out of the gates. *135 CE: Bar Kokhva rebellion suppressed* * Roman anti-Jewish laws lead to the Bar-Kokhva revolt. The revolt was firmly suppressed after three years. As many as 580,000 Jews fell in battle, not including those who succumbed to hunger and pestilence. It was then when the Romans gave the name “Palestine” to the land of Israel so that the Jewish connection to the land would vanish. For the same reason Jews were not allowed into Jerusalem and Jewish traditions were outlawed.
Byzantine (Roman Catholic) (395 AD - 636 AD)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Byzantine* * The Roman Empire was split into Western Rome and Eastern Rome. * The Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) followed emperor Constantine's adoption of Roman Catholicism * Israel became roman catholic dominated country. Churches and monastaries were built. * Jews were deprived of their right to hold public positions, and were forbidden to enter Jerusalem except on one day of the year to mourn the destruction of the Temple
Arabs (Islam) (636 CE - 1099 CE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Arabs* * The Arabs fought Byzantine and won and took its place in the land of Israel and Syria. * Jews were granted status of dhimmi (protected non-Muslims), which safeguarded their lives, property, and freedom of worship. However, they need to pay heavy in taxes. Their circumstances hardly improved, and this forced them to leave the country. *691 CE: Dome of the Rock built on the Temple's ruins followed by the Al Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount* * Temple mount refers to the elevated plaza above the western wall in Jerusalem
Crusaders (Roman Catholic) (1099 CE - 1244 CE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Crusaders* * The Crusades were a series of religious wars directed by the Latin Church in western Europe to recover Jerusalem and the holy places to the hands of the Roman Catholics. The mobs accompanying the first three Crusades attacked the Jews in Europe, Israel and other places, and slaughtered many of them to death. * When they opened up transportation routes from Europe, pilgrimages to the Holy Land became popular and, at the same time, increasing numbers of Jews sought to return to their homeland. *1099 CE: The Crusaders conquer Israel and massacre its Jewish inhabitants*
Mamlukes (Islam) (1244 CE - 1516 CE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Mamlukes* * The Mamluks were non-Arab Muslims, who were first slaves and later took over Egypt. As Egypt's leaders they led a war and defeated the Mongolians and thus secured rule over Israel and Syria. * This is a period of decline in Israel with plagues, locusts, and devastating earthquakes. Ports were destroyed for fear of the crusades. The country's towns were virtually in ruins, abandoned and only about 1,000 poor Jewish families. *1290 CE: Jews Expulsions from England and France* * Most countries in Central and Western Europe expelled their Jews between the 12th and the 15th centuries. England did so in 1290. The expulsions were generally accompanied by robbing their belongings and nationalizing their houses. Occasionally the Jews were allowed to come back and then robbed and expelled again after several years. *1348 CE: Jews blamed and persecuted for the Black Plague* * The Black-Death was a violent pestilence which ravaged Europe between 1348, and 1351, and is said to have carried off nearly half the population. A myth arose, especially in Germany, that the spread of the disease was due to a plot of the Jews to destroy Christians by poisoning the wells from which they obtained. All over Europe mobs against Jews arose and thousands of them were slain over these false accusations. *1492 CE: Jews Expulsion from Spain (Spanish Inquisition)* * An edict of expulsion was issued against the Jews of Spain to order all Jews to leave the kingdom in 4 months, leaving their houses, gold, silver, and money. Approximately 200 thousand Jews fled Spain, 50,000 converted, and dozens of thousands were killed or died from diseases on the journey.
Ottoman Empire (Islam) (1516 CE - 1917 CE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Ottoman Empire* * The Ottoman Empire led by Sultan Selimto defeated the Mamluk Sultanate and took over its dependencies including the land of Israel. * The Ottoman Empire are of Turkic origin, Persian language, culture, literature and habits. * With orderly government, brought improvements and stimulated Jewish immigration to about 10,000, and the town had become a thriving textile center as well as the focus of intense intellectual activity. * The study ofJewish mysticism and clarifications of Jewish law flourished, many missionary activities such as studies of biblical archeology; Britain, France, Russia, Austria, and the United States opened consulates in Jerusalem. * Steamships began to ply regular routes to and from Europe; postal and telegraphic connections were installed; the first road connecting Jerusalem and Jaffa was built and canals were opened * Jews increased. They built their first neighborhood outside the walls. Lands for farming were purchased; new rural settlements established; Hebrew language was revived. The stage was set for the founding of the Zionist movement to promote the return of Jews to the Land; where Jews would be free from persecution and able to develop their own lives and identity. *1648 CE: The Ukrainian massacre* * The Ukrainians slain between 100,000 to 300,000 Jews in less than 2 years. Terrible massacres spread over the course of the next ten years to Poland, Russia and Lithuania killing dozens to hundreds of thousands Jews. *1897 CE: 1st Zionist Congress* * The First Zionist Congress was held in Basel, Switzerland represented by Jews from all over the world where it was decided that they would make efforts to get the homeland back for the Jews *1903 CE: Kishinev massacre* * The Kishinev massacre was an anti-Jewish persecution that took place in Russia. Dozens of thousands of Jews were murdered. This had great impact on migrations (more than - 2 million Jews migrated mainly to America) *1914-1918: World War 1: To prepare the land for the Jews.* World War 1 resulted in the Balfour Declaration. It took a world war to restore Israel to the Jews
Great Britain (1917 CE - 1948 CE)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Great Britain* * The land of Israel was conquered during World War 1 by Great Britain. A few years later, the League of Nations passed an instrument granting Britain a mandate over the area. The purpose of the Mandate was to prepare a national home for the Jewish people in that territory. The territory included the land that is occupied today by Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian authority. *1917: Balfour Declaration* * This declaration says that the land of Israel belongs to the Jews. But the Jews being offered the land did not want to go back to Israel because there was nothing there. The Jews at this time were very properous in all the countries that they were scattered. The Palestinians living there in Israel were living in poverty. The land were in a mess like a desert and the wilderness. So, for 2000 years, these Palestinians who claim Israel to be their homeland never did anything for their homeland. In fact, they completely spoiled and destroyed it. *1939 CE: The Holocaust* * The Nazi’s murdered over 6 million Jews as they intended to perish the existence of Israel. The Holocaust is an offering to the devil. A blood sacrifice of God’s chosen people, the Jews to the devil. *1939-1945: World War 2: To prepare the Jews to go back to the land* * They Jews were persecuted everywhere. They lost everything. After this incedent, the Jews were looking forward to go back to their land
Israel (1948 CE and on)	*Rule over the Land of Israel: Israel* * The state of Israel established on May 14, 1948 with the declaration of independence made by the Jewish People's Council. Mass immigration of Israelites back home. * Israel Goverment and Defense Forces and diplomatic relations established. Many wars and peace treaty continues *1948 CE: The State of Israel established* *Future: National salvation for Israel* * Israel will be receive their national salvation in the future at the 2nd coming of Jesus. Till now, Israel has only been restored as a nation. Once the church is raptured, God will deal primarily with with the Jews in the tribulaiton