Paula Fether Supporter Lifelong student of the scriptures

Jeremiah 31:36 says, 
The Lord affirms, “The descendants of Israel will not cease forever to be a nation in my sight. That could only happen if the fixed ordering of the heavenly lights were to cease to operate before me.”

They've been exiled before and returned to the land, so there's no reason to think God won't bring them back:

Jeremiah 29:14
I will make myself available to you,’ says the Lord. ‘Then I will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,’ says the Lord. ‘I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.’

Lest anyone say this has been fulfilled in the past:

Acts 15:16
‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the fallen tent of David; I will rebuild its ruins and restore it.

And in Rom. 11 it says,
11 So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew!...

So yes, Israel will be a nation again. But there remains 7 years to purify them (see Dan. 9) so they must first be in their land in unbelief, which is the present situation. Only then "all Israel will be saved" (Rom. 11:26).

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Dean Mathes Supporter

Christians have been waiting for the second coming of Christ for 2000 years. Christian’s didn’t have currently fulfilled prophecy to prove that the Bible was true. There are many prophecies in the Bible that were given and fulfilled. Many other prophecies were given and have yet to be fulfilled. A recent fulfillment happened in 1948 when Israel became a nation. God prophesied in the Bible that He would bring the Jews back to Israel in the end times. Ezekiel 37 is the prophecy of the dry bones. You may remember the gospel song “Dem bones dem bones dem dry bones.” The song describes a valley of dead dry bones. The bones come together, receive tissue, and life. God told Ezekiel to prophesy over the dry dead bones of Israel, that they would become a nation.

Ezekiel 37:11-12 WEB
Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost. We are completely cut off.’ [12] Therefore prophesy, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, my people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.

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Jack Gutknecht Supporter ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church

Genesis 12:2-3 is foundational to understanding God's covenant with Abraham. This promise not only points to the formation of the nation of Israel but also emphasizes the universal blessing that comes through Abraham’s lineage, which Christians believe is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

Genesis 12:2-3 states, 

"I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." (NIV)

In these verses, God makes several promises to Abraham, and the first one is this:

Formation of a Great Nation (Genesis 12:2)
The first part of the promise is that God will make Abraham into a "great nation." This directly points to the establishment of Israel, Abraham’s physical descendants, and their special relationship with God. The nation of Israel is central in the biblical narrative, and through them, God’s covenant and law are revealed.

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