Posted on 05/05/2008 5:55:45 AM PDT by Yankee Sailor
While Israel hunkers down in advance of it’s 60th birthday celebration this month, I was reminded of a curious convergence of biblical dates and numbers I noticed a few years back.
As and aside, I must say what the Israelis have done with their land is truly a wonder. I’ve visited several other countries in the region, and not only have the Israelis been able to make the desert literally bloom, but they’ve built a strong, stable democracy in a part of the world that has been in political turmoil for millennia. It’s really too bad their neighbors can’t see past their petty pride and learn a few lessons from the Israeli model.
Anyhow, back to the numbers and dates. Israel was reestablished in 1948, which many believe was not merely the fulfillment of biblical prophecy, but also a signal that mankind was closer to the Second Coming than the Resurrection. First, consider Daniel 9:24:
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