Free Implosion by Joel C. Rosenberg Page B

white with a Star of David in its center. And everyone sees. And everyone hears. And everyone knows—that our hope is not lost. [141]
    It was an extraordinary moment. Rarely has any world leader given a major address on an international stage declaring that End Times prophecies from the Bible have come true. Yet that is exactly what Netanyahu did.
    Other Hebrew Prophets Foretold Israel’s Rebirth
    Ezekiel was by no means the only Hebrew prophet who foretold Israel’s miraculous rebirth and the Jews’ return to the Holy Land after centuries of exile. Consider several other key passages of Scripture:
    • Isaiah 66:8-9 —“‘Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth all at once? As soon as Zion travailed, she also brought forth her sons. Shall I bring to the point of birth and not give delivery?’ says the L ORD . ‘Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?’ says your God.”
    • Jeremiah 16:14-15 —“‘Therefore behold, days are coming,’ declares the L ORD , ‘when it will no longer be said, “As the L ORD lives, who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,” but, “As the L ORD lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of the north and from all the countries where He had banished them.” For I will restore them to their own land which I gave to their fathers.’”
    • Jeremiah 31:3-9 —“The L ORD appeared to him from afar, saying, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness. Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! Again you will take up your tambourines, and go forth to the dances of the merrymakers. Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the planters will plant and will enjoy them. For there will be a day when watchmen on the hills of Ephraim call out, “Arise, and let us go up to Zion, to the L ORD our God.” . . . Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, and I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together; a great company, they will return here. With weeping they will come, and by supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of waters, on a straight path in which they will not stumble; for I am a father to Israel.’”
    • Amos 9:11-15 —“‘In that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David, and wall up its breaches; I will also raise up its ruins and rebuild it as in the days of old; that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by My name,’ declares the L ORD who does this. ‘Behold, days are coming,’ declares the L ORD , ‘when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; when the mountains will drip sweet wine and all the hills will be dissolved. Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel, and they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them; they will also plant vineyards and drink their wine, and make gardens and eat their fruit. I will also plant them on their land, and they will not again be rooted out from their land which I have given them,’ says the L ORD your God.”
    Jesus and the Rebirth of Israel
    The Lord Jesus himself repeatedly reaffirmed the teachings of the Hebrew prophets from the Old Testament. Indeed, he challenged people for not having read or understood the Scriptures.
    • Matthew 5:17 —“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.”
    • Matthew 19:4 (NLT) —“‘Haven’t you read the Scriptures?’ Jesus replied.”
    • Matthew 22:29 (NLT) —“Jesus replied, ‘Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.’”
    By reaffirming the truth and the value of the Old Testament Scriptures, the Lord Jesus reaffirmed the truth and