Israel: today and the future. Revisiting my 2014 post.

Back in 2014, which is over 9 years ago, I have written a post titled “The future of Israel, Messiah and the World (the Jewish version)” In light of the recent events here in Israel and the reaction to them around the world, I was reminded of it. Here are some excerpts from it:

Five, ten, twenty, fifty (or more) years into the future…. The hatred of Jews anywhere they live and animosity toward their national home, Israel, is reaching a fever pitch. Their enemies are demonizing the people being brought home from their long exile, with the new antisemitic contagion spreading rapidly across the globe. Once again, Jews find themselves with very few friends they can turn to. At the same time, all is not lost – Israel is still a nation to be reckoned with, instilling fear into the hearts of her enemies. With dark clouds gathering and threats coming from every direction, Israel’s very future as a people is being threatened. If only they had a leader who could guide them through this perilous time…..

With Jews living around the world increasingly coming under attack, Israel redoubles her efforts to gather the last of the scattered Jews to their ancestral home, the Land of Israel. Many military and terrorist attacks against Israel break out, but the Jewish leader leads Israel in defeating their many enemies in adjacent hostile countries. However, with the spreading knowledge of Torah and Judaism, with renewed proliferation of Jewish understanding of G-d, many Gentiles from all over the worlds are streaming into Israel. They are either converts to Judaism or those who have rejected idolatry of their ancestors in order to worship the G-d of Israel and Him alone. They have come alongside the Jewish people and settled in the land as if they were natives. They are here to help, whatever the cost.

Determined but widely condemned by the world, the work in rebuilding the Third and final Temple commences. True prophets once again appear in Israel, devout, holy men gifted by G-d with a special insight. They are few in number, for now. Many Jews flock to them, seeking G-d and the prophets exhort them to learn the Torah of G-d to learn His will for the Jewish people. These prophets are not just teachers and predictors of the future – they are able to recognize the lineage of all Jews, including of priests, Levites and especially that of the Messiah himself. In this generation, many Jews have embraced G-d, Toran and their covenant, even those who have been wholly secular all their lives. The eyes of the nation are on G-d and Israel is being transformed. The yeshivas and synagogues are overflowing beyond capacity, and new ones springing up every month. The spirit of G-d is drawing His people closer to Himself.

You can read the rest of the post here.