“EVEN CLOSER THAN WE KNOW!” - Part 1 (Keep Looking Up!)

He writes, number one, Israel brought back a second time.

Isaiah 11 and verse 11.

It shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people who are left, from Assyria and Egypt, from Pethros and Cush, from Elam and Shinar, from Hamath and the islands of the sea.

Isaiah foretold a second regathering of Israel, distinct from the return from Babylon.

The first scattering occurred from 605 to 586 B.C., by the Babylonians.

The first regathering happened after the Babylonian captivity, beginning in 538 to 37 BC.

The second scattering occurred in 70 AD by the Roman Empire.

The second regathering is global in scope from the four corners of the earth, which aligns with the modern rebirth of Israel in 1948 and the ongoing Aliyah.

This regathering occurs in unbelief, setting the stage for future national repentance.

As we read in Ezekiel 37, 11 and Zechariah 12, 10.

Number two, third temple coming.

Matthew 24, 1 to 3, and verse 15.

Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and his disciples came up to show him the buildings of the temple.

And Jesus said to them, Do you not see all these things? Assuredly I say to you that not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be thrown down.

Now as he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age? And after Jesus had given them many signs, in verse 15, he also gave this striking warning.

Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place.

Whoever reads, let him understand.