ISRAEL – Modern or Future?
Putting things in Perspective
by Your servant,
Dan
Modern Israel and the
coming of the Greater Israel
(See photo below)
This photo really does put thing
in perspective. The Mediterranean Sea is
toward the upper left hand and the small country of Israel is located right
along the lower half of the beach line.
But notice the Sinai Peninsula how small it looks and actually is when
compared to the surrounding areas. The
Red Sea is the large long body of blue water stretching north from the south of
the satellite picture. No, that is not
where ancient Israel crossed. The top of
the Red Sea (YaM-Suph) splits off like two fingers projecting toward the
north. The finger to the right is the
Gulf of Aqaba (Aqabah) and the finger to the left is called the Red Sea like
the larger body to the south. The Aqaba
Gull points toward the North, toward the small sliver of land we know as Modern
Israel. This tiny country is nothing
like what it is to be in the future.
When you see the size of the land
masses surrounding this piece of real-estate we know as Israel, some things
come into perspective concerning their historical presence. When we read the Bible and look at the
biblical maps things seem much larger than they are. Even the tracing out of Israel’s path out of
Egypt, following the biblical descriptions seems to make things much more
practical and bring the whole scene into perspective. I personally believe the Bible supports the
route with the Israelites crossing the “Red Sea” at the Gulf of Aqaba. Please understand, in the days of the
crossing all three portions of the Red Sea were called the Red Sea (YaM-suph),
the Gulf of Aqaba was there but was not called the Gulf of Aqaba., it was part
of Yam surf, (Exodus 15:4, 22 – see note in NIV, where Yam Suph is given as the
Red Sea and suggested by the scholars as “Sea of Reeds”).
Sea of Reeds –
YAM Suph? The unbelieving scholars prefer to believe,
in their disbelief, that the crossing could not really have been across the Red
Sea and that the Red Sea really means Sea of Reeds, a marsh of low muddy waters
where reeds grew much further north, not even close to the mountain Sinai, or
the Mountain of Laws located in Midian, the area Moses escaped to, and met his
future father-in-law and spoke to YaHWeH by the “burning bush”. And it is this mass of water that drowned the
best of the Egyptian soldiers? What the
scholars fail to recognize is the real meaning of the term, Red Sea or, YAM
Suph, and for those wondering what YAM means – hayah, or the YaH. Biblical scholars, however, have deciphered
the reading as Yam Suph but have no idea what it really means, coming up with
Reed Sea by some guessing or suggesting the quoting of each other to reinforce
their guess which just happens to deny the Biblical account – and they call
themselves, Biblical Scholars.
In Exodus 3:14 you see the same term used, YAM, as a reference to the
God of Israel, as a name. IAM is the
Greek form of YAM. Do you see? In modern English, though, we see IAM as “I
am” and this leads readers even further from the truth. IAM, YAM has a double meaning but not the
meaning the scholars have dreamed up.
Check out this term, or Name in the Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary and you
will see that IAM mean, in Hebrew, “ha-yah”, or The YaH while the pagan
application of YAM is the god of water.
To repeat; with a little research we find that there is and was a god
known among the ancients as Yam and that god was the god of the “surf” of the
seas. This god was the god of the waters
that covered the earth and in different parts of the Middle East this name,
Yam, is found in names of various rivers and other water sources, a holdover
from the ancient past. In the account of
Moses, in the Book of Exodus, we see the God of gods identifying Himself as the
God of the Surf (Red Sea), as the God YAM Suph.
By not understanding, or
rejecting, the Name of our Creator you miss a vital point to understanding the
scriptures. When you read your Bible
keep this in mind and remember, the scholars are not the final word, the Word
itself is, and you have it in your hands.
Look at this satellite image -- the place called the Holy land where biblical
history unraveled, the arm of the Red Sea (Yam Suph) two fingers extending into
the midst of the Promised Land, the Greater Israel (Gen 15:18), from river to
river, but today Israel only occupies a nearly invisible sliver of land. Israel is to be much bigger than it is today.
The land around Jerusalem is
barely visible and Modern Israel only a speck of what it is destined to
become. Notice the area where the Nile
river spills into the sea, it is green with vegetation demonstrating the
productivity of the region aided by the flow of this mighty river. From there follow the shore line, north into
Modern Israel, and see the visible growth of fertile lands once barren, now
turned green under the hand of the Jewish population -- under Modern Israeli rule
– the contrast to the surrounding Arab territories is remarkable but is nothing
like what the future holds, when our Savior returns and Greater Israel is to be
established from River to River and that is the message the Arab nations
hate. Imagine, however, the lands
between the two rivers, the Nile and the Euphrates green with growth and
plenty. Reading Isaiah 61 we see a
bright future for the Children of Israel, not just in Israel but in the
world. Unlike today, the people of
Israel will be restored and held in high regard by the Gentile. The Israelite, the Jew will be seen as a
blessing and this is the message the Children of Ishmael hate.
Greater Israel
can be seen between the two rivers and you can understand the real threat from
Israel's Biblical claim toward the lands claimed by the Arab people.
Much of the land the Arab population, mostly Muslim, occupy is deeded to the
Jews. 77777 The small sliver of land Modern Israel occupies is nothing compared
to what YHWH has said He is going, or has, given them. Now, with this
perspective, we can see why the Arabs want to eliminate the Jew. Read
Joel 3 and see how this animosity toward the people of Israel, toward Judah and
the City Jerusalem is going to be dealt with.
(Gen 15:18) On that day the YHWH made a covenant with Abram and
said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to
the great river, the Euphrates--
Israel's New Future
Everywhere you read LORD in capital
letters you should read, YHWH – YaHWeH – restore His Name –
YaHWeH is the English transliteration of His Name, the title “LORD” is
not. This first verse in Isaiah
demonstrates the double play in the name substitution game – GOD for YHWH and
LORD for YHWH. Keep this in mind as you
read Isaiah – Isa YaH, means YaH saves.
(Isaiah 61:1)
The Spirit of the Lord GOD
(YHWH) is upon me; because the LORD
(YHWH) has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he has sent me to
bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening
of the prison to them that are bound;
(Isa 61:2)
To proclaim the acceptable year of YHWH, and the day of vengeance
of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
(Isa 61:3)
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for
ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of YHWH,
that he might be glorified.
(Isa 61:4)
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise
up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the
desolations of many generations.
(Isa 61:5)
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the
alien shall be your plowmen and your
vinedressers.
(Isa 61:6)
But you shall be named the Priests of YHWH: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the
riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall you boast yourselves.
(Isa 61:7)
For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion
they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess
the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
(Isa 61:8)
For I YHWH love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and
I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with
them.
(Isa 61:9)
And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring
among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which YHWH
hath blessed.
(Isa 61:10)
I will greatly rejoice in YHWH, my soul shall be joyful in my
God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me
with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride
adorneth herself with her jewels.
(Isa 61:11)
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the
things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord YHWH will cause
righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
The people of Israel have much to go through, still. Modern Israel is a small precursor of what is
to eventually come, but Modern Israel is not the fulfillment, as some teach, of
the blessing of YHWH. This proclamation
from the inspired Isaiah is not about the Christian Church either; it is about
Israel, the seed of Israel, and a New Covenant being made with them. Read this chapter a couple of times and you
will see the truth of a future Israel.
Here is Isaiah
61 from a modern translation (NIV) for those troubled by the KJV Old English
--
(Isa 61:1-11)
The Spirit of the Sovereign YHWH is on me, because YHWH has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the
prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of
our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion--
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness
instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of YHWH for the display
of his splendor.
They will rebuild the
ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the
ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.
Aliens will shepherd your
flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. And you will be called
priests of YHWH; you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth
of nations, and in their riches you will boast.
Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and
instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will
inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
For I,
YHWH, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity. In my faithfulness I will
reward them and make an everlasting covenant with them. Their descendants will be known among the
nations and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will
acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed."
I delight greatly in YHWH;
my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like
a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the soil makes the sprout come up and
a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign YHWH will make righteousness
and praise spring up before all nations.
Israel has a bright future but first they must still
suffer and continue refinement. Today
Israel is 90% sectarian and 10%, approximately, of any kind of religious
belief. This is an incredible situation
for a people responsible for much of the writings and records of the One True
God around which the Christian faith is built.
The Hebrew Scriptures told of the coming of our Savior, YaHshua, around
whom the New Testament books were written and inspired. It is absolutely incredible that Modern
Israel is so lacking in accepting their identity as the people of YHWH, but
this is going to change and it is not going to be an easy path.
Modern Israel is not the fulfillment but a speck of what it
is destined to be. The God of the Holy Bible,
the Father of the People of Israel will one day, under a new Covenant, call
their God Husband, but first Modern Israel is going to pass, again, through the
fire. They will be forced to wake up and
realize their only salvation is in the one to come and at their lowest point
YHWH will hear their cries and repentance and He will give them a heart of
flesh, breaking their hearts of stone.
That’s right; the people of Israel are hard hearted, hearts and minds of
stone. Did you know that many of the
Seeds of Abraham are atheists? It is
true some of the most famous atheists are or were born Jewish. Karl Marx, father of communism, born a Jew is
one of the most visible examples. The
list is endless and while the world hears about the religious Jew, they are the
minority.
Israel is going
to be brought to their knees again, for a final time, but their end will be
greater than all of their beginnings as they will become the pride of
YaHWeH/YaHshua and the world will seek them out to learn about their God. They will be honored by the Gentiles and
Nations of the future as opposed to being hated and blamed for the world’s
problems of today. The Jewish solution
is a restoring of the People of the Living God to leadership among the Nations
as the people of YHWH. Israel is going
to enjoy a resurrection of the flesh and King David is going to rule over them
– they are going to get the SECOND CHANCE – Not for their sake but for the sake
of YHWH, YaHshua, and our Heavenly Father as their words and promises are true
even if ours or Israel’s are not.
Israel has a
wonderful future and will take their place at the head of the Nations, at the
head of the table as the people the rest of the world should and will look to
as representatives of the Creator God and will readily accept Him as their
Savior YaHshua. David will be restored
to his physical throne as a resurrected being, along with all of Israel.
YaHshua will be recognized as King of Kings and He will essentially rule the
world aided by His chosen Saints. The
Saints of the Resurrection will be of the Spirit, not of the flesh; these are
those having received eternal life at the appearance of our Lord YaHshua. It is
these that will rule, by His permission, alongside the King of Kings, helping
flesh and blood man come to the truth and knowledge of the way to salvation,
through and by YaHshua. Yes, even in the
coming Kingdom of a thousand years, acceptance or rejection of YaHshua will
still be voluntary, the difference, however, will be the absence of Satan and
His evil Angels influences.
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