Ingathering of Exiles to Israel Heralds End of Days [Jeremiah 31]

A walk around the streets of Jerusalem can be an eye-opening experience. Jews come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. After 2,000 years of Diaspora, Jews are returning from literally every corner of the globe, bringing with them a genetic, historical, and cultural diversity that is unparalleled by any other nation, except perhaps the United States. The ingathering of the exiles is yet another part of the process of redemption, as promised in Deuteronomy, and in many places in the Prophets (Jeremiah 29:14; Ezekiel 11:17; Isaiah 56:8; Psalms 106:47).

Immigration to Israel is called aliyah, literally translated as “rising up”. For American Jews, that process usually begins with a decision made from the comfort of their home with an established support system from various American and Israeli institutions, such as Nefesh b’Nefesh (“Soul to Soul”), as Breaking Israel News reported recently.

Sometimes, as with Ethiopian Jews, aliyah more closely resembles the Exodus from Egypt. Theirs was a series of massive rescue missions, many of them covert, initiated by Israel, which mobilized its resources to save these long-lost brothers and sisters. Operation Moses, in late 1984, saved over 7,000 Ethiopian Jews and brought them to Israel. In 1991, Operation Solomon brought over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in a miraculous Exodus of near-Biblical proportions...

Jeremiah 31:10 Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say , He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

One of the most significant signs of the return of Jesus Christ is the rebirth of Israel. After over 2000 years of oblivion, Israel has been rebuilt and repopulated by Jews and ancient Hebrews from all over the world. King David wrote in Psalms 102:16 "When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory." Jesus told the Jewish people who believed in Him in Luke 21, when you see these signs (e.g. earthquakes, pestilences, rebirth of Israel, false teachers, etc.), lift up your head for redemption draws nigh!

Amos 9:14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. 15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.