The History and Destiny of the Jews:
A Biblical View

By Ann Miller

Many have asked, “Where did the Jews come from?” and “Why should I care?” This information is vital for anyone desiring to understand all parts of the Bible.

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When will All Israel be Righteous

This text shows that Israel will recognize Who Messiah is at one point during the tribulation.

Zechariah 12: 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.¹⁰And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

All Israelis will become righteous at some point between the midpoint of the Tribulation and its end. All Israel will turn in faith to Messiah, and no Israeli will sin from that point to the end of the world.

Romans 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved as it is written, “There shall come the Deliverer out of Zion. And He shall turn ungodliness away from Jacob.”

Since the teachings of Yehovah will be written in their minds, all Israelis will refuse to sin from that point onward. The tribulation will continue until the seven years are complete. After the Israelis recognize Messiah and turn to him they will be tested. At this time in the tribulation, Yehovah will turn his wrath toward the nations.

Isaiah 45:17 And Israel shall be saved in Yehovah with an everlasting salvation. Ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end (literally, unto hiders of onward)!

Yehovah has promised a new Covenant with the House of Israel and the House of Judah (both being mentioned because of the split in Israel that openly occurred after King Solomon’s reign).

Jeremiah 31:31 “Behold, the days come,” saith Yehovah, and I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah—³²not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, which my covenant they broke although I was an husband unto them,” saith Yehovah. ³³ “But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” saith Yehovah. “I will put my law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ³⁴And they shall no more teach every man his neighbour and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know Yehovah!’ For they shall all know me from the least of them unto the greatest of them,” saith Yehovah. “For I will forgive their iniquity. And I will no more remember their sin.” ³⁵Thus saith Yehovah Who gives the sun for a light by day, the statutes of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, Who divides the sea when the waves thereof roar—Yehovah of hosts is His Name—³⁶ “If those statutes depart from before me,” saith Yehovah, “the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me forever!” ³⁷Thus saith Yehovah, “If heaven above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done!” saith Yehovah.

Yehovah guarantees that all Israel will be righteous by writing His Teachings on their heart (mind). This writing will occur during the last part of the Tribulation. It will be permanent, and will also occur on every Jewish baby born during the Millennium. No Israeli will have to learn the Torah (Teaching of Yehovah) since it will be ‘built in’ from birth from that time!

Isaiah 60:21 “Thy people also shall all be righteous! They, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, shall inherit the land forever that I may be glorified!”

An entirely righteous people will be a very good thing! Since this is spoken of the people of Israel, non-Jews who are part of this people are fully included. (Some churches of today call Jews to join their congregations. How arrogant! Members of those churches should join themselves to the God of Israel! But that would ruin things…)

Millennial Reign of Messiah in Jerusalem

Messiah will return to Jerusalem with the saints to rule over all the earth. Those who were born of God who have died will return with Messiah in their immortal bodies. Those who survive the Tribulation will remain in their mortal bodies on earth during the thousand year reign. They include both Israelis and those who helped the Israelis during the Tribulation. All others will be killed at the end of the Tribulation before the kingdom is restored to Israel. (I have seen no text that speaks of non-Jewish Saints who have nothing to do with Israel during the Tribulation.) Saints in mortal bodies will receive their immortal bodies after the Millennium, before they are transferred to the new earth, (unless they are murdered during the Millennium, in which case their murderer will be terribly disappointed when they immediately obtain an immortal body.

The following text briefly describes Messiah’s takeover of the planet. He will intentionally make it a very bloody takeover:

Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened. And behold a white horse. And he that sat upon him is called Faithful and True. And he doth judge and make war in righteousness. ¹²His eyes as a flame of fire. And many crowns are on his head. And he had a name written that no man knew but he himself. ¹³And he is clothed with a vesture dipped in blood. And his name is called The Word of God. ¹⁴And the armies in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in white and clean fine linen. ¹⁵And a sharp sword goes out of his mouth so that he should smite the nations with it. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron. And he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God! ¹⁶And he hath on the vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Work During Millennial Reign

During the millennial reign of Messiah, King David will rule Jerusalem, and Messiah will rule the whole earth as King of Kings. Avraham will then own the land of Israel.

As they were called to be, the Israelis will at this time be a kingdom of priests. They will “go into all the world and preach the gospel” at that time, fulfilling their calling.

Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, “Go ye into all the world! And preach the gospel to every creature.”

Romans 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

Satan is Arrested

Satan will be bound during the millennial reign. He will be loosed at the end of the 1000-year reign for a time.

Revelation 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon—that old serpent who is the Devil and Satan. And He bound him a thousand years ³and cast him into the bottomless pit and shut him up and set a seal upon him so that he won’t deceive the nations any more until the thousand years shall be fulfilled. And he must be loosed a little season after that.

His arrest will prove that humans don’t need demons to sin. No one can say the devil made me do it. The Millennium will be a time of complete peace, but not a time of complete joy for sinners. They will have to ‘tow the line’ because any sin they commit will immediately be brought to light; they will immediately face that sin’s consequence. Thus, the large population of the planet, years into the Millennium will consist of avid feigners who can feign righteousness and joy while despising Messiah and His terrible totalitarian rule of righteousness!

Psalms 18:44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me. The strangers shall submit (literally, feign) themselves unto me.

Psalms 66:3 Say unto God, “How terrible art thou in thy works! Thine enemies shall submit (literally, feign) themselves unto thee through the greatness of thy power!”

Not one of those fakers will be Jewish.

The First and Second Resurrections

Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones. And they sat upon them. And judgment was given unto them and the souls of them who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God, and who had not worshipped the beast or his image, nor had they received the mark upon their foreheads or in their hands. And they lived and reigned with Messiah a thousand years.

The folks above obviously suffered during the Tribulation.

All the dead non-saints from the time of Adam to the end of the Millennium will participate in the following resurrection. (The first resurrection is of Saints; it is first in type, not in numerical order. The second resurrection is to everlasting damnation.)

⁵But the rest of the dead didn’t live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. ⁶Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection! The second death hath no power on such. And they shall be priests of God and of Messiah, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Satan’s Last Stand

Revelation 20:7 And Satan shall be loosed out of his prison when the thousand years are expired. ⁸And he shall go out to deceive the nations that are in the four quarters of the earth—Gog and Magog to gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

Obviously, a number of folks born during this thousand year period will not like Messiah’s reign.

⁹And they went up on the breadth of the earth. And they compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

Obviously, Yehovah didn’t appreciate a number of folks. There is no final battle between Yehovah and Satan, only the final effort by Satan.

His efforts will not stand a chance against Yehovah. Yehovah will take swift action against him and any followers.

¹⁰And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Though the Lake of Fire and Sulfur was made for the Devil and his angels, some humans managed to get in before them!

Some religious groups deny an everlasting and burning Lake of Fire and Sulfur. Either they can’t read, they don’t read, or they just don’t believe what they read.

They will believe it means what is says when they feel the heat of their everlasting damnation.

Satan’s Final Abode

Satan, the archenemy of the Jews, will be loosed for a short time at the end of the Millennial reign. He will be thrown alive into the lake of fire that Yehovah prepared for the devil and his angels after losing one more attempt (shown in the text above). Those not born of God will accompany him into that Lake of Fire (shown below).

The Antichrist who is depicted by one of the two beasts of Revelation and the False Prophet depicted by the other beast will be first into the Lake of Fire and Sulfur. Their attempts to annihilate the Jews and the God of the Jews will bring this ‘reward’.

Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them who worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Two fallen angels, Death and Sheol/Hades will also be cast into that damnation. Israel and all Saints will see death swallowed up in victory.

Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. ¹⁵And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

New Heavens and New Earth

Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away. And there was no more sea. ²And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

See the role that Jerusalem continues to play even after this planet is annihilated!

³And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with men! And He will dwell with them! And they shall be His people! And God himself shall be with them, their God!

Yehovah has always determined to dwell with humans.

⁴ “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. And there shall be no more death or sorrow or crying. Nor shall there be any more pain. For the former things are passed away.” ⁵And he Who sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new!” And He said unto me, “Write! For these words are true and faithful.”

John the writer is Jewish. He was given an advanced tour of the Tribulation, and his tour guide is a Jewish prophet. (See if you can detect how we discovered this using the text in Revelation.)

John’s reaction to the Tribulation is not like Daniel’s reaction, and for good reason. Daniel was sickened at the violence and bloodshed that Israel would sustain. The vengeance of Yehovah against Israel’s enemies that John saw made him glad. The Book of Revelation describes that vengeance.

⁶And he said unto me, “It is done! I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end!

(I suspect that He spoke Hebrew, and said, “I am Alef and Tof, the beginning and the end!”)

I will freely give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the waters of life. ⁷He who overcomes shall inherit all things. And I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

That water is literal and wet. Folks will freely drink the water.

Holy Jerusalem

The following text describes the future Jerusalem in some detail. It is unlike anything that has been on this planet.

Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain. And he showed me that great city—the holy Jerusalem descending out of heaven from God ¹¹having the glory of God. And her light is like unto a most precious stone—even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. ¹²And she had a great and high wall. She had twelve gates and twelve angels at the gates. And names written thereon are of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. ¹³On the east are three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates and on the west three gates.

Yehovah will not permit a diminishing of the centrality of His People Israel from His plan and construction even on the New Earth.

¹⁴And the wall of the city had twelve foundations. And the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are in them.

Which twelve?

¹⁵And he who talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city and her gates and her wall. ¹⁶And the city lies foursquare. And the length is as large as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

A furlong is 1/8 of a mile. 12,000 furlongs is 1500 miles. This city is a cube with 1500-mile sides.

¹⁷And he measured her wall, a hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man—that is, of the angel. ¹⁸And the building of the wall of it was jasper. And the city is pure gold like unto clear glass.

This text indicates that truly pure gold is clear like crystal.

¹⁹And the foundations of the wall of the city are garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation is jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; ²⁰the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

You will have difficulty if you attempt to positively identify the precious stones above. They seem to elude definite identification at this time. (Future discoveries may clarify this.)

²¹And the twelve gates are twelve pearls. Every several gate was of one pearl.

Those are twelve big pearls.

And the street of the city is pure gold as it were transparent glass. ²²And I saw no temple therein, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are her Temple. ²³And the city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God did lighten it.

Do not assume the lack of a sun and moon. The text only stated that there was no need because of the light from the glory of God in Jerusalem.

And the Lamb is her light. ²⁴And the nations of them who are saved shall walk in the light of it.

Those who think there will be no races haven’t believed this text. A nation is a race in the Bible.

And the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

Kings besides Messiah will reign on the New earth and will live in their own lands outside of Jerusalem.

²⁵And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day, for there shall be no night there.

Jerusalem will be a 24-hour lively city.

²⁶And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. ²⁷And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defiles or works abomination or is a lie, but they who are written in the Lamb’s book of life. ^22:1And he showed me a pure river of waters of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. ²In the midst of the street of it and on either side of the river is the tree of life that bare twelve fruits, yielded her fruit every month.

That is one big tree! It’s trunk straddles the river! It has twelve different kinds of fruit and it bears that fruit year round. Even the leaves will be beneficial and will be used.

One can find a description that sounds very similar to this in Ezekiel 47:12:

Ezekiel 47:12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

This describes various fruit trees, however, and not the Tree of the Lives.

And the leaves of the tree are for the servicing of the nations. ³And there shall be no more curse. But the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it. And his servants shall serve him.

The New Earth will be a place to work. Yehovah designed humans and all His creation to work. (That does not eliminate rest.)

⁴And they shall see his face. And his name is in their foreheads. ⁵And there shall be no night there. And they need no candle, neither light of the sun. For the Lord God gives them light.

This ‘light’ issue is very important, shown by the amount of mention it receives.

And they shall reign forever and ever.

Eating of the Tree of Life

Revelation 22:10 And he saith unto me, “Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book. For the time is at hand. ¹¹He who is unjust, he shall be unjust still. And he who is filthy, he shall be filthy still. And he who is righteous, he shall be righteous still. And he who is holy, he shall be holy still.

Just before Messiah returns, each person will remain in his or her own immorality or righteousness. Turning at the very last moment will not occur.

¹²And behold, I come quickly!

Messiah’s return to the Jews in Jerusalem on Mount Zion and to all Saints who will be gathered there will be at a very rapid speed.

And my reward is with me to give every man according as his work shall be.

Rewards will be in the form of work assignments! That is confirmed in at least one of the parables.

¹³I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. ¹⁴Blessed are they who do His commandments so that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the city.

Those who do His commandments (even if they didn’t know Him) will have the right to the tree of life and will enter into that New Jerusalem. The ‘Sheep-Goat Judgment’ articulates this.

Conclusion

While many know something about the Jews—usually how they messed up, not many know that Messiah will again offer the kingdom to the Israelis foreknowing that they will accept it and will be fully prepared for it. They will fulfill all that Yehovah called them to be: a righteous, holy nation, a royal priesthood. They will be Yehovah’s obedient people forever.

Exodus 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

Isaiah 61:9 And their seed shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are a seed that Jehovah hath blessed.

There will be no doubt by anyone that Yehovah has blessed the Jews. When they fulfill their calling they will do great works and will amaze everyone with their knowledge and skills.

1 Peter 2:4 …to whom coming, a living stone disallowed indeed of men but chosen of God, precious. ⁵Ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. ⁶Wherefore also it is contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay a chief, elect, precious corner stone in Zion. And he who believes on Him shall not be confounded”—⁷precious unto you who believe, therefore, but unto them who are disobedient: the stone that the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner ⁸and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence who stumble at the word, being disobedient (whereunto also they were appointed). ⁹But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a segregated people so that ye shall show forth the praises of Him Who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light ¹⁰who are not a people in past times, but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

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