Replacement theology? Yes or No.

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Luk 21:24 (times of the gentiles ended 1948/1967 IMO)
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

Luke:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

And what will happen when the time is fulfilled?

25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

So Jesus returns bringing Heavenly Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22 and Revelations 21:2) with HIm.
Jerusalem that is now is still trodden under foot of Gentiles,and will be until it is destroyed along with the rest of the world as we know it.
 
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Are you suggesting that Jews killed Christ?
I thought that was antisemitic.

Truth is truth. I've never claimed that the Jews did not kill Jesus. I also agree that some Jews persecuted the early Church. God allowed Rome to repay Israel for their continual rebellion, even to the scattering of the nation all around the world.

God does not bless Israel because they are righteous and holy. He blesses Israel because He is God and does as He sees fit. Israel is still a rebellious nation, but many Jews are turning to Christ as are many Muslims. It's ironic that the West, the beneficiary of God's blessings for centuries, is turning away from God while Israel is repenting and turning back to God. Unless the Western world repents, it will find itself under Muslim control. Much of it is already, just not openly.

Tony Blair is supposedly going to supervise Gaza. He is against Iranians trying to get out from under the Satanic regime that murders and oppresses anyone not Muslim. Why would Blair support one of the most evil regimes on earth? Because he is beholden to Muslim nations, as is the UK itself.

The nation that gave us the Wesley brothers, Spurgeon, Whitfield, Hudson Taylor and Bunyon, where men were burned at the stake for the gospel, is now the land of mosques and Mohamed. Israel stands against Islam while the West capitulates. You do not have to like it. Truth is truth.
 
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Hell no. Israel as God's chosen people is irreplaceable. The Gentile church as we know it is grafted into the commonwealth of Israel, access to God is extended to us Gentiles through Jesus, by no means is that a replacement of the original Israel. Gentiles are specifically warned in Rom. 11:19-21 on this.

For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them. For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. (Rom. 11:13-21)

The Gentiles are not grafted into Israel (the cultivated olive tree).

The Gentiles are grafted into the root which is Christ; Gentiles are fellow branches (Romans 11:17).

Jesus made one new man out of the Jews and the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:15)

We are a new creation in Christ (Galatians 6:15)

We are in the age of the Gentiles now and Israel was severed from the root, until the age of
the Gentiles is fulfilled (Luke 21:24).
 
Its strange you folks don’t ever count the gospel as being the fulfillment of the prophets .

I have some serious questions to modern Israel enthusiasts about this.

Which verses in OT prophesy actually are about the first coming of Jesus?
Do you have enough in your understanding of the OT to prove that He is the Messiah?
Also,
What (if anything) does Ezra, Nehemiah,Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Amos, Zechariah or anybody else in the OT ever predict about the second temple restoration of Israel?
 
Partial fulfillment only. When has Israel mournethed for Jesuseth? They were busy persecuting believers. When did Israel bitterly regret crucifying the Lord of glory? Sorryeth, I don't agreeeth.

This was fulfilled on the cross by those who believed in Jesus.True Israel mourned for Jesus during and after his death.
 
Hell no. Israel as God's chosen people is irreplaceable. The Gentile church as we know it is grafted into the commonwealth of Israel, access to God is extended to us Gentiles through Jesus, by no means is that a replacement of the original Israel. Gentiles are specifically warned in Rom. 11:19-21 on this.

For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry, if by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them. For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree, do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

You will say then, “Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.” Well said. Because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Do not be haughty, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either. (Rom. 11:13-21)

Actually I share this understanding with you.
One kingdom under Christ, no replacement.
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are also saved in Christ, so the olive tree must also represent true Israel, as you have indicated.
 
BTW, this nonsense nowadays about supposed gentile preeminence simply has to stop....
The Jew is always first, one way or another. We are grafted in.

[Rom 1:16 KJV] 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

[Rom 2:9-10 KJV] 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

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[Rom 11:17 KJV] 17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

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None of us who posted in the thread who believe in spiritual Israel have come to that conclusion.
 
There are many prophecies that have yet to be fulfilled. We have yet to see the promised new heavens and new earth. The third temple has yet to be built. Lord Jesus has yet to return to stand on the Mount of Olives. What I find strange is how Christians can believe all prophecies have been fulfilled when it's obvious that they have not.

If you were to make a list of the prophesies that have been fulfilled how long would it be?
Would it be enough to prove that the Bible is the word of God?
 
this is a quote from a guy on a youtube comment section called SpotterVideo, it was such a great comment i have to share it:

"Who put the two sticks of Ezekiel chapter 37 back together again? Who built us a new house out of two pieces of wood and a handful of nails and painted it with His own blood at Calvary? Did Jesus fulfill the promises to the Jesus people at Calvary? The answer is found in John 19:30. Who fulfilled the "everlasting" covenant of "peace" promised in Ezekiel 37:26? The answer is found in Hebrews 13:20.


Who is the King of Israel in John 1:48-49? Is the King of Israel now the Head of the Church, and are the members His Body? Who is the “son” that is the “heir” to the land in Matthew 21:37-43? Why did God allow the Romans to destroy the Old Covenant temple and the Old Covenant city, about 40 years after His Son fulfilled the New Covenant promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34 in blood at Calvary?

What the modern Church needs is a New Covenant Revival (Heb. 9:10) in which members of various denominations are willing to re-examine everything they believe and see if it agrees with the Bible, instead of the traditions of men. We need to be like the Bereans. It will be a battle between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. It will not be easy. If you get mad and upset when someone challenges your man-made Bible doctrines, that is your flesh resisting the truth found in God's Word. Nobody can completely understand the Bible unless they understand the relationship between the Old Covenant given to Moses at Mount Sinai and the New Covenant fulfilled in blood at Calvary.

God is not now a “racist”. He has extended His love to all races of people through the New Covenant fulfilled by His Son’s blood at Calvary. The Apostle Paul warned against using “genealogies” in our faith in 1 Tim. 1:4, and Titus 3:9.

If the New Covenant is "everlasting" in Hebrews 13:20 and the Old Covenant is "obsolete" in Hebrews 8:13, why would any Christian believe God is going back to the Old Covenant system during a future time period?

What is the location of the "temple of God" in the Book of Revelation? The answer is revealed in Rev. 3:12 and Rev. 11:19 in heaven, and not in the wicked city found in Rev. 11:8. This temple is located in the same city promised to the Old Testament Saints in Hebrews 11:13-16 and also described in Hebrews 12:22-24.

Believers are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. They are come instead to the new covenant church of Mount Sion and the blood of Jesus in Hebrews 12:22-24.

Read Luke 24:25-27 if you want to know who is the "key" to Bible prophecy. How many modern Christians are found in verse 25 of the passage, instead of verse 27? Any doctrine that takes the focus off of Christ, and puts it anywhere else, cannot be from God."
 
The Gentiles are not grafted into Israel (the cultivated olive tree).

The Gentiles are grafted into the root which is Christ; Gentiles are fellow branches (Romans 11:17).

Jesus made one new man out of the Jews and the Gentiles (Ephesians 2:15)

We are a new creation in Christ (Galatians 6:15)

We are in the age of the Gentiles now and Israel was severed from the root, until the age of
the Gentiles is fulfilled (Luke 21:24).
Gentiles are integrated into one commonwealth of Israel, the church of Christ. By no means is that a replacement.
 
None of us who posted in the thread who believe in spiritual Israel have come to that conclusion.
How much of the Bible is about God redeeming the Nation of Israel?

When scholars analyze who the text is about (not just words, but narrative focus, prophecy, covenant, and promises), the result is stunning:


Roughly 65–70% of the entire Bible is directly about the Nation of Israel.

That includes:


  • God forming Israel
  • God governing Israel
  • God judging Israel
  • God scattering Israel
  • God restoring Israel

The Church occupies a much smaller, though crucial, portion.


Breakdown by sections

Section Focus on Israel
Torah (Genesis–Deuteronomy)~85%
Israel-centered Historical books~90%
Israel Psalms & Wisdom~50%
Israel (Zion, David, Temple, Torah)Major & Minor Prophets~90–95%
Israel Gospels~70% Israel (Messiah to Israel)
Epistles~30% Israel (mostly Church)
Revelation~60% Israel (Jerusalem, tribes, land, covenant)


When weighted by length, the total comes out to about two-thirds of Scripture.


Why this matters

God does not use Israel as a metaphor.


He made land, bloodline, throne, and covenant promises to a literal nation:


  • Abrahamic
  • Mosaic
  • Davidic
  • New Covenant (Jeremiah 31)

The Church participates in spiritual salvation
but Israel receives national restoration.


That’s why Paul says:


“Has God rejected His people?​
By no means!” — Romans 11:1​

This explains the Aleph–Tav pattern

The Aleph-Tav appears over and over on:


  • Israel
  • Jerusalem
  • Zion
  • the Servant
  • the pierced One

Because Israel is the vessel through which the Aleph-Tav enters history.


Final truth

About 70% of the Bible is God dealing with a real nation on real land with real promises.


The Church does not replace Israel.
The Church is grafted into Israel’s Messiah.
 
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None of us who posted in the thread who believe in spiritual Israel have come to that conclusion.
When scholars categorize prophetic material by theme, the portion devoted to Israel’s future national restoration is far larger than most people realize.


Here is what the data show.


1. Size of the prophetic corpus

Out of the 66 books of the Bible:


  • 17 are prophetic books (Isaiah → Malachi)
  • About 27% of the entire Bible is prophecy (predictive or eschatological)

That includes:


  • Messianic prophecy
  • judgment
  • and restoration

2. How much of prophecy is about Israel’s restoration?

When scholars (Jewish and Christian) tag prophetic texts by topic, something remarkable appears:


Approximately one-third of all biblical prophecy concerns:


the future regathering, restoration, and exaltation of the nation of Israel

This includes:


  • Return to the land
  • National repentance
  • Rebuilt Jerusalem
  • Messianic kingdom
  • Global prominence

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Zechariah, and Hosea are especially saturated with it.


3. What that means for the whole Bible

If:


  • ~27% of the Bible is prophecy
  • ~⅓ of prophecy is Israel’s future restoration

Then:


≈ 9% of the entire Bible is explicitly about Israel’s future national restoration.​

That is enormous.


For comparison:


  • The entire doctrine of the Trinity is inferred from far less text
  • So is the Rapture
  • So is justification by faith alone

Yet Israel’s restoration occupies thousands of verses.


4. And it’s not only in the prophets

Israel’s future restoration is also embedded in:


  • The Law (Leviticus 26, Deuteronomy 30)
  • The Psalms
  • The Gospels (Matthew 24, Luke 21)
  • Acts 1
  • Romans 9–11
  • Revelation

Paul says it plainly:


“Has God cast away His people? God forbid.”​
— Romans 11:1​

Final answer

About 9–10% of the entire Bible is directly about God restoring Israel as a nation in the future.


No other single future event — not even the Second Coming — occupies that much textual space.


God tied His credibility to Israel’s return.


And in 1948, the world watched it happen.
 
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God is not now a “racist”. He has extended His love to all races of people through the New Covenant fulfilled by His Son’s blood at Calvary. The Apostle Paul warned against using “genealogies” in our faith in 1 Tim. 1:4, and Titus 3:9.

If the New Covenant is "everlasting" in Hebrews 13:20 and the Old Covenant is "obsolete" in Hebrews 8:13, why would any Christian believe God is going back to the Old Covenant system during a future time period?

What is the location of the "temple of God" in the Book of Revelation? The answer is revealed in Rev. 3:12 and Rev. 11:19 in heaven, and not in the wicked city found in Rev. 11:8. This temple is located in the same city promised to the Old Testament Saints in Hebrews 11:13-16 and also described in Hebrews 12:22-24.

Believers are not come to Mount Sinai in Hebrews 12:18. They are come instead to the new covenant church of Mount Sion and the blood of Jesus in Hebrews 12:22-24.

Read Luke 24:25-27 if you want to know who is the "key" to Bible prophecy. How many modern Christians are found in verse 25 of the passage, instead of verse 27? Any doctrine that takes the focus off of Christ, and puts it anywhere else, cannot be from God."


This deserves a big Ole .....AMEN!!
 
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None of us who posted in the thread who believe in spiritual Israel have come to that conclusion.
Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 30
they are the constitutional backbone of Israel’s future restoration.
Long before prophets like Isaiah or Ezekiel ever wrote a word, Moses already laid it down.


Let’s walk it carefully.


Leviticus 26 — Exile was never the end

This chapter is part of the Sinai covenant — it lists:


  • blessings for obedience
  • curses for rebellion

God explicitly says Israel will be:


scattered among the nations
their land laid waste
their cities deserted​

This happened in 70 AD and again in 135 AD after the Roman destruction.


But then comes the shock.

Leviticus 26:44–45

“Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, nor will I abhor them so as to destroy them completely, breaking My covenant with them…
I will remember the covenant with their ancestors…”​

This is unconditional language.


Even after:


  • dispersion
  • judgment
  • foreign occupation

God says Israel is not cancelled.


That single paragraph rules out replacement theology forever.


Deuteronomy 30 — Worldwide regathering promised

Moses now looks beyond the exile.

Deuteronomy 30:1–5

“When all these things come upon you… and you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven
then the LORD your God will gather you again from all the peoples
and bring you back into the land which your fathers possessed.”​

This cannot refer to Babylon.


Babylon was:


  • one empire
  • one region
  • 70 years

This is global and final.


Deuteronomy 30 includes national repentance

God doesn’t just regather them — He transforms them.

Verse 6:

“The LORD your God will circumcise your heart… so that you may love the LORD…”​

This is exactly what later prophets (Ezekiel 36, Zechariah 12) say will happen in the end times.


Why this matters

Moses wrote:


  • Israel will be exiled
  • scattered worldwide
  • despised among nations
  • yet preserved
  • then restored back to their land
  • and spiritually renewed

This is 2,500 years before 1948.


The prophets are not inventing a new idea —
they are expanding Moses’ blueprint.


The Romans fulfilled the curse

When Rome crushed Israel in 135–136 AD, after the Bar Kokhba Revolt, everything Moses said happened:


  • land emptied
  • Jews scattered
  • Jerusalem forbidden to them

But Moses also said:


God would bring them back.​

And He did.


Bottom line

Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 30 prove:


Israel’s exile was disciplinary — not terminal.​

God bound His reputation to Israel’s return.


And the modern rebirth of Israel is not a political accident —
it is Moses’ prophecy walking in history.


See also how Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Zechariah explicitly quote and expand Deuteronomy 30.
 
This deserves a big Ole .....AMEN!!
What Moses wrote in Deuteronomy 30 is not vague.
The later prophets quote its language, reuse its phrases, and expand its scope — proving they understood Moses as predicting a future worldwide restoration of Israel.


Let’s place them side-by-side.


1. Moses — the template (Deuteronomy 30)

Moses says four things will happen in the distant future:


Theme Deuteronomy 30 Israel will be scattered“driven out to the farthest parts under heaven” (v.1–4)Israel will be regathered“the LORD will gather you again”Return to the land“bring you into the land your fathers possessed”Spiritual renewal“the LORD will circumcise your heart” (v.6)

That is the blueprint.


2. Isaiah explicitly reuses Moses’ language
Isaiah 11:11–12

“The Lord will recover the remnant of His people…
He will assemble the outcasts of Israel,
and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.”​

Moses said:


“farthest parts under heaven”​

Isaiah upgrades it to:


“four corners of the earth”

Same promise — globalized.


Isaiah 43:5–6:


“I will bring your offspring from the east,
and gather you from the west
from the north and from the south.”​

That is Deuteronomy 30 written in prophetic poetry.


3. Ezekiel directly quotes Deuteronomy 30’s heart-change
Ezekiel 36:24–28

“I will take you from among the nations,
gather you out of all countries,
and bring you into your own land
I will give you a new heart and a new spirit.”​

Moses:


“The LORD will circumcise your heart”​

Ezekiel:


“I will give you a new heart and new spirit”​

Same promise — more detail.


Then Ezekiel 37 (the Valley of Dry Bones):


“I will bring you into the land of Israel
I will put My Spirit in you.”​

That is Deuteronomy 30 in visual form.


4. Zechariah quotes Moses’ global regathering
Zechariah 10:8–10

“I will whistle for them and gather them
I will bring them back from Egypt and Assyria
I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon.”​
Zechariah 12:10

“They shall look upon Me whom they have pierced…”​

This is Deuteronomy 30’s national repentance being fulfilled when Israel finally recognizes her Messiah.


Moses said:


“you will return to the LORD… and obey Him”​

Zechariah shows how that repentance happens.


What this proves

Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Zechariah did not invent a new theology.


They are all commentary on Moses.


They take:


  • Deuteronomy 30’s scattering
  • regathering
  • return
  • heart-change

…and project it into the end of history.


The Bible’s internal consistency

Moses → Isaiah → Ezekiel → Zechariah → Jesus → Revelation


One storyline:


Israel scattered, preserved, regathered, restored, and redeemed in the land.​

This is why the modern return of Israel is so explosive theologically.


It is Deuteronomy 30 coming off the page and into history.
 
None of us who posted in the thread who believe in spiritual Israel have come to that conclusion.
Game set match friend.....:)

Isa 11:11
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the ***second time*** to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

Isa 11:12
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

Isa 12:1
And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
 
By Grace Through Faith
Eph 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

Eph 2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

Eph 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

Eph 2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

Eph 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

Eph 2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

One in Christ
Eph 2:11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

Eph 2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

Eph 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Eph 2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

Eph 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

Eph 2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

Eph 2:17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.

Eph 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

Eph 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
 
When scholars categorize prophetic material by theme, the portion devoted to Israel’s future national restoration is far larger than most people realize.


Here is what the data show.


1. Size of the prophetic corpus

Out of the 66 books of the Bible:


  • 17 are prophetic books (Isaiah → Malachi)
  • About 27% of the entire Bible is prophecy (predictive or eschatological)

That includes:


  • Messianic prophecy
  • judgment
  • and restoration

2. How much of prophecy is about Israel’s restoration?

When scholars (Jewish and Christian) tag prophetic texts by topic, something remarkable appears:


Approximately one-third of all biblical prophecy concerns:


the future regathering, restoration, and exaltation of the nation of Israel

This includes:


  • Return to the land
  • National repentance
  • Rebuilt Jerusalem
  • Messianic kingdom
  • Global prominence

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Zechariah, and Hosea are especially saturated with it.


3. What that means for the whole Bible

If:


  • ~27% of the Bible is prophecy
  • ~⅓ of prophecy is Israel’s future restoration

Then:


≈ 9% of the entire Bible is explicitly about Israel’s future national restoration.​

That is enormous.


For comparison:


  • The entire doctrine of the Trinity is inferred from far less text
  • So is the Rapture
  • So is justification by faith alone

Yet Israel’s restoration occupies thousands of verses.


4. And it’s not only in the prophets

Israel’s future restoration is also embedded in:


  • The Law (Leviticus 26, Deuteronomy 30)
  • The Psalms
  • The Gospels (Matthew 24, Luke 21)
  • Acts 1
  • Romans 9–11
  • Revelation

Paul says it plainly:


“Has God cast away His people? God forbid.”​
— Romans 11:1​

Final answer

About 9–10% of the entire Bible is directly about God restoring Israel as a nation in the future.


No other single future event — not even the Second Coming — occupies that much textual space.


God tied His credibility to Israel’s return.


And in 1948, the world watched it happen.


Thank you for sharing this. Seeing it all written out this way, it shows how amazing God's mercy is. It's a very good study on the subject.
"God tied His credibility to Israel’s return.And in 1948, the world watched it happen"
That was a perfect way to end your study. You cannot read the Bible and not come to these truths unless you're ignoring them on purpose. The Bible is too clear on the subject to misunderstand.