Israel Today - Part Five

We learned last week that Jehovah God has actually hidden the identity of Jesus as their Messiah from the Jewish People and that this is a temporary situation. Our desire is to end this series of messages with some uplifting news from God's Word - "All Israel Will Be Saved." (Romans 11:26) Hallelujah!

How and when will this happen? We will look first at the timing of this event. Romans 11:25 says, "For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that hardening in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in." The difficulty for Israel to see Jesus as their Messiah is referred to in this verse as a hardening and it will last until all Gentiles who will be saved have come into the Kingdom of God. This is believed to take place at the end of the Tribulation Period.

What will soften the hearts of Israel? The time is coming when Jehovah God will fight for Israel and defeat her enemies. Zechariah 12:2,3,9 says, "Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it . . . it shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."

At approximately the same time "All of Israel will be saved." How will this happen? Notice Zechariah 12:10 says, "And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on me whom they have pierced." Israel will realize Jesus is the one they have pierced and that He is their Messiah and Savior.

We serve a loving and caring God who desires for all people, Jews and Gentiles, to be saved. Again, the timing of this miraculous event is believed to be at the end of the Tribulation Period. Next week's message will start a new series entitled "The Future of Israel." Stay Tuned!

May The Lord Bless You This Day And Every Day,

Frank