Israel Becoming A State

verily I say to you--This generation may not pass away till all may have come to pass;

And I have turned back <FI>to<Fi> the captivity of My people Israel, And they have built desolate cities, and inhabited, And have planted vineyards, and drunk their wine, And made gardens, and eaten their fruit. — read the full passage →

The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying, — read the full passage →

Who hath heard anything like this? Who hath seen anything like these? Is earth caused to bring forth in one day? Born is a nation at once? For she hath been pained, Zion also hath borne her sons.

And He hath lifted up an ensign to nations, And gathereth the driven away of Israel, And the scattered of Judah He assembleth, From the four wings of the earth.

Be not afraid, for I <FI>am<Fi> with thee, From the east I bring in thy seed, And from the west I gather thee. — read the full passage →

Therefore, prophesy, and thou hast said unto them, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am opening your graves, And have brought you up out of your graves, O My people, And brought you in unto the land of Israel.

then hath Jehovah thy God turned back <FI>to<Fi> thy captivity, and pitied thee, yea, He hath turned back and gathered thee out of all the peoples whither Jehovah thy God hath scattered thee.

And thou, son of man, prophesy concerning Gog, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I <FI>am<Fi> against thee, O Gog, Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, — read the full passage →

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple, — read the full passage →

In that day I make the leaders of Judah As a hearth of fire among trees, And as a torch of fire in a sheaf, And they have consumed--on the right and on the left--all the peoples round about, And Jerusalem hath inhabited again her place in Jerusalem.

Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

and I have given to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, the whole land of Canaan, for a possession age-during, and I have become their God.'

I say, then, Did God cast away His people? let it not be! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin: — read the full passage →

And it hath come to pass, in that day, I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone to all the peoples, All loading it are completely pressed down, And gathered against it have been all nations of the earth.

Therefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And it is not said any more: `Jehovah liveth, who brought up The sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,' — read the full passage →

And we ask you, brethren, in regard to the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of our gathering together unto him, — read the full passage →

Woe! for great <FI>is<Fi> that day, without any like it, Yea, a time of adversity it <FI>is<Fi> to Jacob, Yet out of it he is saved.

and so all Israel shall be saved, according as it hath been written, `There shall come forth out of Sion he who is delivering, and he shall turn away impiety from Jacob,

`And at that time stand up doth Michael, the great head, who is standing up for the sons of thy people, and there hath been a time of distress, such as hath not been since there hath been a nation till that time, and at that time do thy people escape, every one who is found written in the book.

And he hath strengthened a covenant with many--one week, and <FI>in<Fi> the midst of the week he causeth sacrifice and present to cease, and by the wing of abominations he is making desolate, even till the consummation, and that which is determined is poured on the desolate one.'

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying: — read the full passage →

For he is not a Jew who is <FI>so<Fi> outwardly, neither <FI>is<Fi> circumcision that which is outward in flesh; — read the full passage →

For lo, in those days, and in that time, When I turn back <FI>to<Fi> the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

and from the time of the turning aside of the perpetual <FI>sacrifice<Fi> , and to the giving out of the desolating abomination, <FI>are<Fi> days a thousand, two hundred, and ninety.

`And if ye walk with Me <FI>in<Fi> opposition, and are not willing to hearken to Me, then I have added to you a plague seven times, according to your sins,

I have known thy works, and tribulation, and poverty--yet thou art rich--and the evil-speaking of those saying themselves to be Jews, and are not, but <FI>are<Fi> a synagogue of the Adversary.

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth, — read the full passage →

Lo, a day hath come to Jehovah, And divided hath been thy spoil in thy midst. — read the full passage →

`And if unto these ye hearken not to Me, --then I have added to chastise you seven times for your sins;

`And now, if ye really hearken to My voice, then ye have kept My covenant, and been to Me a peculiar treasure more than all the peoples, for all the earth <FI>is<Fi> Mine; — read the full passage →

and they shall fall by the mouth of the sword, and shall be led captive to all the nations, and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by nations, till the times of nations be fulfilled.

And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury--rich men, — read the full passage →

A Song, --A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God. — read the full passage →

And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing. — read the full passage →

`And thou, lie on thy left side, and thou hast placed the iniquity of the house of Israel on it; the number of the days that thou liest on it, thou bearest their iniquity. — read the full passage →

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years; — read the full passage →

And thou, son of man, prophesy unto mountains of Israel, and thou hast said, O mountains of Israel, hear a word of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Still they say this word in the land of Judah, And in its cities, In My turning back <FI>to<Fi> their captivity, Jehovah doth bless thee, habitation of righteousness, Mountain of holiness.

And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith, `To thy seed I give this land;' and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, who hath appeared unto him.

`Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.

Remember former things of old, For I <FI>am<Fi> Mighty, and there is none else, God--and there is none like Me. — read the full passage →

(For a day of vengeance <FI>is<Fi> to Jehovah, A year of recompences for Zion's strife,)

`Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets--I did not come to throw down, but to fulfil; — read the full passage →

And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth--to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth <FI>are<Fi> of old, From the days of antiquity.

and I have appointed a place for My people, for Israel, and have planted it, and it hath tabernacled in its place, and it is not troubled any more, and the sons of perverseness do not add to afflict it any more, as in the beginning, — read the full passage →

then hath Jehovah thy God turned back <FI>to<Fi> thy captivity, and pitied thee, yea, He hath turned back and gathered thee out of all the peoples whither Jehovah thy God hath scattered thee. — read the full passage →

`And the land is not sold--to extinction, for the land <FI>is<Fi> Mine, for sojourners and settlers <FI>are<Fi> ye with Me;

`And when they may finish their testimony, the beast that is coming up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them, — read the full passage →

`But I have against thee a few things: That thou hast there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who did teach Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit whoredom;

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

Lo, days are coming, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have made with the house of Israel And with the house of Judah a new covenant,

And they have built the wastes of old, The desolations of the ancients they raise up, And they have renewed waste cities, The desolations of generation and generation. — read the full passage →

I am saying to the north, `Give up,' And to the south, `Restrain not.' Bring in My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth.

for a holy people <FI>art<Fi> thou to Jehovah thy God; on thee hath Jehovah thy God fixed, to be to Him for a peculiar people, out of all the peoples who <FI>are<Fi> on the face of the ground. — read the full passage →

For the saving grace of God was manifested to all men, — read the full passage →

`Jehovah giveth thine enemies, who are rising up against thee--smitten before thy face; in one way they come out unto thee, and in seven ways they flee before thee.

My strength and song is JAH, And He is become my salvation: This <FI>is<Fi> my God, and I glorify Him; God of my father, and I exalt Him. — read the full passage →

And Israel saith unto Joseph, `Lo, I am dying, and God hath been with you, and hath brought you back unto the land of your fathers;

And there came one of the seven messengers, who were having the seven vials, and he spake with me, saying to me, `Come, I will shew to thee the judgment of the great whore, who is sitting upon the many waters, — read the full passage →

And these <FI>are<Fi> the names of the tribes: From the north end unto the side of the way of Hethlon, at the coming in to Hamath, Hazar-Enan, the border of Damascus northward, unto the side of Hamath, and they have been his--side east and west, Dan one, — read the full passage →

But, `Jehovah liveth, who brought up The sons of Israel out of the land of the north, And out of all the lands whither He drove them,' And I have brought them back to their land, That I gave to their fathers. — read the full passage →

And the seventh month cometh, and the sons of Israel <FI>are<Fi> in the cities, and the people are gathered, as one men, unto Jerusalem.

`And against all the sons of Israel a dog sharpeneth not its tongue, from man even unto beast, so that ye know that Jehovah doth make a separation between the Egyptians and Israel; — read the full passage →

and the Writing having foreseen that by faith God doth declare righteous the nations did proclaim before the good news to Abraham-- — read the full passage →

for it pleased well, and their debtors they are, for if in their spiritual things the nations did participate, they ought also, in the fleshly things, to minister to them.

and the nation whom they shall serve I will judge, said God; and after these things they shall come forth and shall do Me service in this place. — read the full passage →

And it hath been, after My plucking them out, I turn back, and have pitied them, And I have brought them back, Each to his inheritance, and each to his land.

this first knowing, that there shall come in the latter end of the days scoffers, according to their own desires going on, — read the full passage →

who are Israelites, whose <FI>is<Fi> the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,

and we were hoping that he it is who is about to redeem Israel, and also with all these things, this third day is passing to-day, since these things happened.

and these things beginning to happen bend yourselves back, and lift up your heads, because your redemption doth draw nigh.'

`We heard him saying--I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;'

And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land, — read the full passage →

When they fast, I hearken not unto their cry, And when they cause to ascend burnt-offering and present, I accept them not, For by sword, and by famine, And by pestilence, I am consuming them. — read the full passage →

As the shame of a thief when he is found, So put to shame have been the house of Israel, They, their kings, their heads, And their priests, and their prophets,

Lo, My servant doth act wisely, He is high, and hath been lifted up, And hath been very high.

The ransom of a man's life <FI>are<Fi> his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke. — read the full passage →

And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it! — read the full passage →

Thou hast sorely thrust me to fall, And Jehovah hath helped me. — read the full passage →

And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace. — read the full passage →

He doth give to thee according to thy heart, And all thy counsel doth fulfil. — read the full passage →

The wicked do turn back to Sheol, All nations forgetting God. — read the full passage →

And the people see him, and praise their god, for they said, `Our god hath given in our hand our enemy, and he who is laying waste our land, and who multiplied our wounded.' — read the full passage →

as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, in like manner to these, having given themselves to whoredom, and gone after other flesh, have been set before--an example, of fire age-during, justice suffering. — read the full passage →

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

Because of this it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside, — read the full passage →

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

for he is our peace, who did make both one, and the middle wall of the enclosure did break down, — read the full passage →

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time <FI>are<Fi> not worthy <FI>to be compared<Fi> with the glory about to be revealed in us; — read the full passage →

And dost thou think this, O man, who art judging those who such things are practising, and art doing them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

`I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him, — read the full passage →

Afterwards turned back have the sons of Israel, and sought Jehovah their God, and David their king, and have hastened unto Jehovah, and unto His goodness, in the latter end of the days.

The appearance of their faces witnessed against them, And their sin, as Sodom, they declared, They have not hidden! Woe to their soul, For they have done to themselves evil. — read the full passage →

and whether we be in tribulation, <FI>it is<Fi> for your comfort and salvation, that is wrought in the enduring of the same sufferings that we also suffer; whether we are comforted, <FI>it is<Fi> for your comfort and salvation; — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent, — read the full passage →