End Times Proofs 1

Proof 1 – Israel Restored

"God said: ‘On the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your sins, I will also cause you to live in the cities, and the wastes shall be rebuilt. And the desolate land shall be plowed, where before it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed. They shall say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the Garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities have become fenced, and are inhabited'."

Paraphrased from Ezekiel 36: 33-35.

FULFILLED!

What was the most important date in human history in the last hundred years?

Many people would point to events such as the Twin Towers Tragedy, the beginning or the end of World War One or World War Two, the Korean or Vietnam conflicts, and others. But I believe that the most important date in recent human history came on May 14, 1948, when Israel was officially recognized by the United Nations as a country. Why is this that important? For Biblical prophecy to be fulfilled, Israel must be recognized as a nation by the world. The Roman army of Titus decimated Israel and Jerusalem, and Herod’s Temple, the second Temple of Solomon, was burned to the ground in 70 AD. Israel did not exist as a nation again until relatively recently. Latter chapters of Ezekiel deal primarily with events that are to take place at the Second Coming of Christ. In order for some of those prophecies to be fulfilled, Israel must be recognized by the world as a nation. This official recognition finally came on May 14, 1948, which, by the way, was also a Jewish Holy Day. Many Arab nations refused to acknowledge that Israel was a nation until after the Six Day War. In fact, some Arab nations did not sign the official document recognizing Israel as a nation until 1974. Israel must be allowed to rebuild itself in order to fulfill prophecies like the one above. Israel is certainly being replenished now. A program of replanting trees and flowers is literally bearing fruit and the land is now fertile and being sown with many fruits and vegetables. Many of the old cities have been rebuilt and re-inhabited, and are as modern as large cities of today, even though many only started rebuilding in 1948 or later. Dates, fig trees, olive trees, and many other fruits and vegetables are grown throughout Israel. Flowers are everywhere. Israel is on an ambitious campaign to refurbish lands that were made desolate by the constant warfare around Jerusalem. Hillsides around Jerusalem and other cities that once showed the scars of war have been and are being replanted. The Zionistic movement is also another fulfillment of this prophecy. Jews are being allowed to return to Israel. Many Jews are coming from countries where emigration was previously banned, such as Russia and other Communist controlled nations. These Jews, coming from all over the world, are causing Israel to be re-inhabited. Israel is having growing pains associated with the Jewish people returning. New Jewish settlements frequently uproot non-Jewish settlements already in the area. Protests by Arabs and Palestinians in those areas are frequently ignored. All nations were not in favor of admitting Israel to the United Nations. Many Arab countries wanted to prevent their admission. But the vote was heavily in favor of admission, I believe, because of the then recent tragedy of the Holocaust. I believe that the restoration of Israel as a nation is the most important proof of prophecy available today, and the most visible sign that the end of the age is near.