Israel is Back…But the Prophecy Isn’t Fulfilled Yet

I am often asked if Israel’s presence in her own land today is the final fulfillment of God’s promise to regather His people. Many assume it is, but I have to tell them the answer is no! What is happening in Israel today is primarily the result of a secular Zionist movement, whereas Ezekiel wrote about a spiritual return of God’s people to Him when he said:

I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God. (Ezekiel 36:24–28)

The return of Jews to the refounded nation of Israel is the first stage of that prophesied regathering, but it certainly does not fulfill the requirements of a spiritual return to the Lord.

From the moment of God’s promise to Abraham to this present hour, the prophecies concerning Israel’s total possession and blessing in the land remain unfulfilled. The most dramatic events lie ahead of us. Israel today is an island of a few million immigrants surrounded by a sea of three hundred million enemies, many of them militant and eager to wipe the tiny nation off the map. From a purely human point of view, it would seem inevitable that, sooner or later, Israel will be destroyed.

The Jewish people have survived by remaining vigilant, but they long for peace. According to the Bible, a future leader will fulfill this longing by brokering a seven-year peace deal with Israel’s enemies. But Scripture also tells us that this peace plan will be broken, and Israel will be attacked once again, this time as never before. Countless armies will amass against the boxed-in nation, leaving it with no human hope of victory.

Only Christ’s return, His judgment, and His reign will finally bring true peace to Israel. It is then that God’s covenant with Abraham will reach its ultimate fulfillment. The Jews will return to the Lord. They will be His people, and He will be their God.

REMEMBER: Though Israel has been chosen by God to be His special people, salvation is found in no one but Jesus Christ. It will only be when the people of Israel turn to Jesus that they will be saved.