Post by Tom Green on Jan 28, 2007 1:45:20 GMT -5
10 prophecies fulfilled in 1948
These 10 Bible prophecies were fulfilled in 1948 when Israel became
an independent, united nation for the second time in history, and
for the first time in 2,900 years.
1. Jacob's descendants would regain control of Israel
Bible passage: Amos 9:14-15
Written: about 750 BC
Fulfilled: Since 1948
In Amos 9:14-15, the prophet said that there would come a time when
the exiles of Israel would again have Israel as their own land and
that they would never be uprooted again. Amos lived about 2700 years
ago, during a time when the people of Israel were being forced out
of their homeland by a succession of foreign invasions. Despite many
centuries of exile, many Jews returned to Israel and reclaimed
sovereignty over a portion of their ancient homeland. This
declaration of independence, in 1948, triggered a war with the
surrounding countries, which objected to the presence of a Jewish
state. On May 15, 1948, the day that armies from the surrounding
countries invaded, Azzam Pasha, the Secretary General of the Arab
League, said "This will be a war of extermination and a momentous
massacre which will be spoken of like the Mongolian massacres and
the Crusades." Similar quotes were uttered by others during the war
of 1948-49 and during the two major wars that followed. Despite its
tiny size, Israel prevailed in these wars, preventing its people
from being uprooted again, as they had been in ancient times.
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Amos 9:14-15
I will bring back my exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the
ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink
their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant
Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I
have given them," says the Lord your God.
2. Israel would be brought back to life
Bible passage: Ezekiel 37:10-14
Written: between 593-571 BC
Fulfilled: 1948
In Ezekiel 37:10-14, the prophet receives a vision in which Israel
was seen as a scattering of dried-up bones. In this vision, God
tells Ezekiel that the bones (Israel) would be brought back to life.
Just as Ezekiel had prophesized about 2600 years ago, the Jews were
brought back to the land, and the country of Israel was brought back
to life. Israel re-established sovereignty in 1948, a mere three
years after the end of the Holocaust, during which the Nazis killed
about one-third of the world's Jewish population.
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Ezekiel 37:10-14
So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they
came to life and stood up on their feet--a vast army. Then he said
to me: "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They
say, `Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.'
Therefore prophesy and say to them: `This is what the Sovereign Lord
says: O my people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up
from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you, my
people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and
bring you up from them. I will put my Spirit in you and you will
live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know
that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.'"
3. Isaiah spoke of a Israel being reborn in one day
Bible passage: Isaiah 66:7-8
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: 1948
In Isaiah 66:7-8, the prophet foreshadowed the re-birth of Israel in
1948. Isaiah describes a woman giving birth before going into labor,
and he speaks of a country being born in one day. This accurately
describes what happened on May 14, 1948 - when the Jews declared
independence for Israel as a united and sovereign nation for the
first time in 2900 years.
During that same day, the United States issued a statement
recognizing Israel's sovereignty. And, only hours beforehand, a
United Nations mandate expired, ending British control of the land.
During a 24-hour span of time, foreign control of the land of Israel
had formally ceased, and Israel had declared its independence, and
its independence was acknowledged by other nations. Modern Israel
was literally was born in a single day.
Isaiah said the birth would take place before there would be labor
pains. And that too is precisely what happened. A movement called
Zionism began in the 1800s to encourage Jews worldwide to move to
Israel, which at that time was called Palestine. Within hours of the
declaration of independence in 1948, Israel was attacked by the
surrounding countries of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and
Saudi Arabia.
When reading Isaiah 66:7-8, keep in mind that Israel's status as a
sovereign nation was established and reaffirmed during the course of
a single day, and that it was born of a movement called Zionism, and
that its declaration of independence was not the result of a war but
rather the cause of one.
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Isaiah 66:7-8
"Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come
upon her, she delivers a son. Who has ever heard of such a thing?
Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a
nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
than she gives birth to her children."
4. Israel would be re-established as a united nation
Bible passage: Ezekiel 37:21-22
Written: between 593-571 BC
Fulfilled: 1948
In Ezekiel 37:21-22, the prophet said that God would one day bring
the people of Israel back to Israel, as a united nation. This might
have been a shock for Ezekiel. He lived about 2600 years ago. At
that time, the people of Israel had already divided themselves into
two separate kingdoms. And, both kingdoms had been conquered by
foreign invaders, who forced many of the people, including Ezekiel,
into exile. But, when Jews reclaimed sovereignty in 1948, they did
so as a united people, creating one nation - Israel.
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Ezekiel 37:21-22
and say to them, `This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take
the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will
gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.
I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel.
There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be
two nations or be divided into two kingdoms.
5. The second Israel would be more impressive than the first
Bible passage: Jeremiah 16:14-15
Written: sometime from 626 to about 586 BC
Fulfilled: 1948
In Jeremiah 16:14-15, the prophet said the second Israel would be
more impressive than the first. In many regards, it is. The first
time that Israel was established as a country was after Moses led
the descendants of Jacob (typically referred to today as Jews) out
of Egypt, where they had been enslaved for 400 years. They then
conquered Canaan and established Israel about 3400 years ago. But
the second time that Israel was established was after the Jews had
been scattered far and wide for a few thousand years. This time the
Jews had to return from as far away as the United States, China,
Russia and South Africa.
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Jeremiah 16:14-15
"However, the days are coming," declares the Lord, "when men will no
longer say, 'As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites
up out of Egypt,' but they will say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,
who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out
of all the countries where he had banished them.' For I will restore
them to the land I gave their forefathers.
6. Ezekiel predicted when Israel would be re-established
Bible passage: Ezekiel 4:3-6
Written: between 593-571 BC
Fulfilled: 1948
In Ezekiel 4:3-6, the prophet said the Jews, who had lost control of
their homeland, would be punished for 430 years. This prophecy,
according to Bible scholar Grant Jeffrey, pinpointed the 1948
rebirth of Israel. Here's a summary of Jeffrey's theory:
1. Ezekiel said the Jews were to be punished for 430 years because
they had turned away from God. As part of the punishment, the Jews
lost control of their homeland to Babylon. Many Jews were taken as
captives to Babylon.
2. Babylon was later conquered by Cyrus in 539 BC. Cyrus allowed the
Jews to leave Babylon and to return to their homeland. But, only a
small number returned. The return had taken place sometime around
536 BC, about 70 years after Judah lost independence to Babylon.
3. Because most of the exiles chose to stay in pagan Babylon rather
than return to the Holy Land, the remaining 360 years of their
punishment was multiplied by 7. The reason is explained in Bible's
book of Leviticus. (Leviticus 26:18, 26:21, 26:24 and 26:28). In
Leviticus, it says that if the people did not repent while being
punished, the punishment would be multiplied by 7. And, by staying
in pagan Babylon, most exiles were refusing to repent.
4. So, if you take the remaining 360 years of punishment and
multiply by 7, you get 2,520 years. But, Jeffrey says those years
are based on an ancient 360-day lunar calendar. If those years are
adjusted to the modern solar calendar, the result is 2,484 years.
5. And, there were exactly 2,484 years from 536 BC to 1948, which is
the year that Israel regained independence.
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Ezekiel 4:3-6
(In this Bible passage, Ezekiel is asked by God to symbolically act
out the 430 years of punishment)
… Then take an iron pan, place it as an iron wall between you and
the city and turn your face toward it. It will be under siege, and
you shall besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of
Israel. "Then lie on your left side and put the sin of the house of
Israel upon yourself. You are to bear their sin for the number of
days you lie on your side. I have assigned you the same number of
days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days you will bear the
sin of the house of Israel. "After you have finished this, lie down
again, this time on your right side, and bear the sin of the house
of Judah. I have assigned you 40 days, a day for each year.
7. The people of Israel would return to "their own land"
Bible passage: Ezekiel 34:13
Written: between 593-571 BC
Fulfilled: after May 14, 1948
In Ezekiel 34:13, the prophet said that God would gather the people
of Israel scattered throughout the world and bring them back
to "their own land." After many centuries of dispersion, hundreds of
thousands of Jews returned to their ancient homeland beginning in
the late 1800s. But, millions more returned after Israel declared
independence in 1948. In other words, millions of exiles returned to
their ancient homeland which was now truly "their own land" in the
sense that it was now a sovereign Jewish state.
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Ezekiel 34:13
I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the
countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture
them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the
settlements in the land.
8. God would watch over the people of Israel
Bible passage: Jeremiah 31:10
Written: sometime from 626 to about 586 BC
Fulfilled: 1948, etc.
In Jeremiah 31:10, the prophet said that God would one day gather
the Jews back to Israel and that He would watch over them like a
shepherd. Believe what you wish, but there is evidence that God
indeed has watched over the re-established nation of Israel. Hours
after Israel declared independence in 1948, the surrounding
countries attacked, hoping to replace the Jewish state with an Arab
state. These countries are much larger than Israel. But tiny Israel
prevailed in that war and was able to capture additional land,
increasing the land size of Israel by 50 percent. Israel also
prevailed in the two other major wars that followed.
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Jeremiah 31:10
"Hear the word of the Lord, O nations; proclaim it in distant
coastlands: 'He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch
over his flock like a shepherd.'
9. Israel's army would be disproportionately powerful
Bible passage: Leviticus 26:3, 7-8
Written: perhaps around 1400 BC
Fulfilled: 1948-49, 1967, etc.
In Leviticus 26:3, 7-8, the Bible says that the army of Israel would
have a supernatural power to prevail during times of conflict, if
the people are obedient to the Lord. This Bible passage says that 5
people would be able to chase away 100 people, and that 100 would be
able to chase away 10,000. Is there any proof to this incredible
claim? Judge for yourself:
Example 1: Within hours of Israel's declaration of independence in
1948, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon invaded Israel. The
combined population of those countries was at least 20 million at
that time. Israel had fewer than 1 million Jews. Even so, the Jews
won the war and expanded the size of Israel by 50 percent.
Example 2: During the War of 1967, Israel attacked the air force
bases of the surrounding countries and took control of Jerusalem for
the first time in about 2000 years. They also seized additional
territory. That war lasted a mere 6 days.
Example 3: On Oct. 6, 1973, Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria.
Other countries later joined the attack. But the Jews were able to
push back the attacking armies and occupy land outside of Israel's
borders.
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Leviticus 26:3, 7-8
"If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, … You
will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before
you. Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will
chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before
you."
10. The fortunes of the people of Israel would be restored
Bible passage: Deuteronomy 30:3-5
Written: perhaps 1400 BC
Fulfilled: 1948, etc.
In Deuteronomy 30:3-5, the Bible said the Jews would be scattered
worldwide and that they later would return to their homeland and
have their fortunes restored. This prophecy began to be fulfilled in
modern times during the late 1800s when many Jews returned to
Israel, from as far away as China and the United States, Russia and
South Africa. Israel declared independence in 1948. Today, Israel is
among the world's most prosperous countries. In 1999, for example,
Israel's per capita Gross Domestic Product was twice as prosperous
than the neighboring countries.
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Deuteronomy 30:3-5
then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have
compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he
scattered you. Even if you have been banished to the most distant
land under the heavens, from there the Lord your God will gather you
and bring you back. He will bring you to the land that belonged to
your fathers, and you will take possession of it. He will make you
more prosperous and numerous than your fathers.
Notes: Bible verses are from the New International Version (NIV)
translation.
These 10 Bible prophecies were fulfilled in 1948 when Israel became
an independent, united nation for the second time in history, and
for the first time in 2,900 years.
1. Jacob's descendants would regain control of Israel
Bible passage: Amos 9:14-15
Written: about 750 BC
Fulfilled: Since 1948
In Amos 9:14-15, the prophet said that there would come a time when
the exiles of Israel would again have Israel as their own land and
that they would never be uprooted again. Amos lived about 2700 years
ago, during a time when the people of Israel were being forced out
of their homeland by a succession of foreign invasions. Despite many
centuries of exile, many Jews returned to Israel and reclaimed
sovereignty over a portion of their ancient homeland. This
declaration of independence, in 1948, triggered a war with the
surrounding countries, which objected to the presence of a Jewish
state. On May 15, 1948, the day that armies from the surrounding
countries invaded, Azzam Pasha, the Secretary General of the Arab
League, said "This will be a war of extermination and a momentous
massacre which will be spoken of like the Mongolian massacres and
the Crusades." Similar quotes were uttered by others during the war
of 1948-49 and during the two major wars that followed. Despite its
tiny size, Israel prevailed in these wars, preventing its people
from being uprooted again, as they had been in ancient times.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Amos 9:14-15
I will bring back my exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the
ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink
their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant
Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I
have given them," says the Lord your God.
2. Israel would be brought back to life
Bible passage: Ezekiel 37:10-14
Written: between 593-571 BC
Fulfilled: 1948
In Ezekiel 37:10-14, the prophet receives a vision in which Israel
was seen as a scattering of dried-up bones. In this vision, God
tells Ezekiel that the bones (Israel) would be brought back to life.
Just as Ezekiel had prophesized about 2600 years ago, the Jews were
brought back to the land, and the country of Israel was brought back
to life. Israel re-established sovereignty in 1948, a mere three
years after the end of the Holocaust, during which the Nazis killed
about one-third of the world's Jewish population.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Ezekiel 37:10-14
So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they
came to life and stood up on their feet--a vast army. Then he said
to me: "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They
say, `Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.'
Therefore prophesy and say to them: `This is what the Sovereign Lord
says: O my people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up
from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you, my
people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and
bring you up from them. I will put my Spirit in you and you will
live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know
that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.'"
3. Isaiah spoke of a Israel being reborn in one day
Bible passage: Isaiah 66:7-8
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: 1948
In Isaiah 66:7-8, the prophet foreshadowed the re-birth of Israel in
1948. Isaiah describes a woman giving birth before going into labor,
and he speaks of a country being born in one day. This accurately
describes what happened on May 14, 1948 - when the Jews declared
independence for Israel as a united and sovereign nation for the
first time in 2900 years.
During that same day, the United States issued a statement
recognizing Israel's sovereignty. And, only hours beforehand, a
United Nations mandate expired, ending British control of the land.
During a 24-hour span of time, foreign control of the land of Israel
had formally ceased, and Israel had declared its independence, and
its independence was acknowledged by other nations. Modern Israel
was literally was born in a single day.
Isaiah said the birth would take place before there would be labor
pains. And that too is precisely what happened. A movement called
Zionism began in the 1800s to encourage Jews worldwide to move to
Israel, which at that time was called Palestine. Within hours of the
declaration of independence in 1948, Israel was attacked by the
surrounding countries of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and
Saudi Arabia.
When reading Isaiah 66:7-8, keep in mind that Israel's status as a
sovereign nation was established and reaffirmed during the course of
a single day, and that it was born of a movement called Zionism, and
that its declaration of independence was not the result of a war but
rather the cause of one.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 66:7-8
"Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come
upon her, she delivers a son. Who has ever heard of such a thing?
Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a
nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
than she gives birth to her children."
4. Israel would be re-established as a united nation
Bible passage: Ezekiel 37:21-22
Written: between 593-571 BC
Fulfilled: 1948
In Ezekiel 37:21-22, the prophet said that God would one day bring
the people of Israel back to Israel, as a united nation. This might
have been a shock for Ezekiel. He lived about 2600 years ago. At
that time, the people of Israel had already divided themselves into
two separate kingdoms. And, both kingdoms had been conquered by
foreign invaders, who forced many of the people, including Ezekiel,
into exile. But, when Jews reclaimed sovereignty in 1948, they did
so as a united people, creating one nation - Israel.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Ezekiel 37:21-22
and say to them, `This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take
the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will
gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.
I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel.
There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be
two nations or be divided into two kingdoms.
5. The second Israel would be more impressive than the first
Bible passage: Jeremiah 16:14-15
Written: sometime from 626 to about 586 BC
Fulfilled: 1948
In Jeremiah 16:14-15, the prophet said the second Israel would be
more impressive than the first. In many regards, it is. The first
time that Israel was established as a country was after Moses led
the descendants of Jacob (typically referred to today as Jews) out
of Egypt, where they had been enslaved for 400 years. They then
conquered Canaan and established Israel about 3400 years ago. But
the second time that Israel was established was after the Jews had
been scattered far and wide for a few thousand years. This time the
Jews had to return from as far away as the United States, China,
Russia and South Africa.
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Jeremiah 16:14-15
"However, the days are coming," declares the Lord, "when men will no
longer say, 'As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites
up out of Egypt,' but they will say, 'As surely as the Lord lives,
who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out
of all the countries where he had banished them.' For I will restore
them to the land I gave their forefathers.
6. Ezekiel predicted when Israel would be re-established
Bible passage: Ezekiel 4:3-6
Written: between 593-571 BC
Fulfilled: 1948
In Ezekiel 4:3-6, the prophet said the Jews, who had lost control of
their homeland, would be punished for 430 years. This prophecy,
according to Bible scholar Grant Jeffrey, pinpointed the 1948
rebirth of Israel. Here's a summary of Jeffrey's theory:
1. Ezekiel said the Jews were to be punished for 430 years because
they had turned away from God. As part of the punishment, the Jews
lost control of their homeland to Babylon. Many Jews were taken as
captives to Babylon.
2. Babylon was later conquered by Cyrus in 539 BC. Cyrus allowed the
Jews to leave Babylon and to return to their homeland. But, only a
small number returned. The return had taken place sometime around
536 BC, about 70 years after Judah lost independence to Babylon.
3. Because most of the exiles chose to stay in pagan Babylon rather
than return to the Holy Land, the remaining 360 years of their
punishment was multiplied by 7. The reason is explained in Bible's
book of Leviticus. (Leviticus 26:18, 26:21, 26:24 and 26:28). In
Leviticus, it says that if the people did not repent while being
punished, the punishment would be multiplied by 7. And, by staying
in pagan Babylon, most exiles were refusing to repent.
4. So, if you take the remaining 360 years of punishment and
multiply by 7, you get 2,520 years. But, Jeffrey says those years
are based on an ancient 360-day lunar calendar. If those years are
adjusted to the modern solar calendar, the result is 2,484 years.
5. And, there were exactly 2,484 years from 536 BC to 1948, which is
the year that Israel regained independence.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Ezekiel 4:3-6
(In this Bible passage, Ezekiel is asked by God to symbolically act
out the 430 years of punishment)
… Then take an iron pan, place it as an iron wall between you and
the city and turn your face toward it. It will be under siege, and
you shall besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of
Israel. "Then lie on your left side and put the sin of the house of
Israel upon yourself. You are to bear their sin for the number of
days you lie on your side. I have assigned you the same number of
days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days you will bear the
sin of the house of Israel. "After you have finished this, lie down
again, this time on your right side, and bear the sin of the house
of Judah. I have assigned you 40 days, a day for each year.
7. The people of Israel would return to "their own land"
Bible passage: Ezekiel 34:13
Written: between 593-571 BC
Fulfilled: after May 14, 1948
In Ezekiel 34:13, the prophet said that God would gather the people
of Israel scattered throughout the world and bring them back
to "their own land." After many centuries of dispersion, hundreds of
thousands of Jews returned to their ancient homeland beginning in
the late 1800s. But, millions more returned after Israel declared
independence in 1948. In other words, millions of exiles returned to
their ancient homeland which was now truly "their own land" in the
sense that it was now a sovereign Jewish state.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Ezekiel 34:13
I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the
countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture
them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the
settlements in the land.
8. God would watch over the people of Israel
Bible passage: Jeremiah 31:10
Written: sometime from 626 to about 586 BC
Fulfilled: 1948, etc.
In Jeremiah 31:10, the prophet said that God would one day gather
the Jews back to Israel and that He would watch over them like a
shepherd. Believe what you wish, but there is evidence that God
indeed has watched over the re-established nation of Israel. Hours
after Israel declared independence in 1948, the surrounding
countries attacked, hoping to replace the Jewish state with an Arab
state. These countries are much larger than Israel. But tiny Israel
prevailed in that war and was able to capture additional land,
increasing the land size of Israel by 50 percent. Israel also
prevailed in the two other major wars that followed.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Jeremiah 31:10
"Hear the word of the Lord, O nations; proclaim it in distant
coastlands: 'He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch
over his flock like a shepherd.'
9. Israel's army would be disproportionately powerful
Bible passage: Leviticus 26:3, 7-8
Written: perhaps around 1400 BC
Fulfilled: 1948-49, 1967, etc.
In Leviticus 26:3, 7-8, the Bible says that the army of Israel would
have a supernatural power to prevail during times of conflict, if
the people are obedient to the Lord. This Bible passage says that 5
people would be able to chase away 100 people, and that 100 would be
able to chase away 10,000. Is there any proof to this incredible
claim? Judge for yourself:
Example 1: Within hours of Israel's declaration of independence in
1948, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon invaded Israel. The
combined population of those countries was at least 20 million at
that time. Israel had fewer than 1 million Jews. Even so, the Jews
won the war and expanded the size of Israel by 50 percent.
Example 2: During the War of 1967, Israel attacked the air force
bases of the surrounding countries and took control of Jerusalem for
the first time in about 2000 years. They also seized additional
territory. That war lasted a mere 6 days.
Example 3: On Oct. 6, 1973, Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria.
Other countries later joined the attack. But the Jews were able to
push back the attacking armies and occupy land outside of Israel's
borders.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Leviticus 26:3, 7-8
"If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, … You
will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before
you. Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will
chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before
you."
10. The fortunes of the people of Israel would be restored
Bible passage: Deuteronomy 30:3-5
Written: perhaps 1400 BC
Fulfilled: 1948, etc.
In Deuteronomy 30:3-5, the Bible said the Jews would be scattered
worldwide and that they later would return to their homeland and
have their fortunes restored. This prophecy began to be fulfilled in
modern times during the late 1800s when many Jews returned to
Israel, from as far away as China and the United States, Russia and
South Africa. Israel declared independence in 1948. Today, Israel is
among the world's most prosperous countries. In 1999, for example,
Israel's per capita Gross Domestic Product was twice as prosperous
than the neighboring countries.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Deuteronomy 30:3-5
then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have
compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he
scattered you. Even if you have been banished to the most distant
land under the heavens, from there the Lord your God will gather you
and bring you back. He will bring you to the land that belonged to
your fathers, and you will take possession of it. He will make you
more prosperous and numerous than your fathers.
Notes: Bible verses are from the New International Version (NIV)
translation.