ARE THE JEWS BEING CALLED 'HOME' TO ISRAEL FOR JUDGMENT?

The Jewish Exodus from Egypt was a deliverance. However, entry of the Jews to the Promised Land is always preempted by God bringing them out to test them to see what is in their heart, and, in disobedience He judges them, with the intent always to redeem them, in order to make the Jewish nation worthy ‘Adams’ to reenter His Holy Land that man lost in the fall recorded in Genesis 2, 3. 

How severe are the tests? The conditions in the desert were so unbearable the nation cried out in their unbelief for delivery. But, they cry was to go back to the land of Mizraim, rather than endure the wilderness to inherit God’s land. That generation never made it ‘home.’ only Y’hoshuaand Calev entered the land of milk and honey. It that scenario going to happen for Modern Israel?

The second generation of Israel entered and occupied the holy land, the first generation that left Egypt never saw Paradise! When second generation Israel entered the Promised Land, there were commands given to them by YHWH how to treat the land. They were to plant the land, harvest the land, rest the land, purify and holify the land, and prepare themselves and the land for the coming Messiah. There were laws given to Israel they were to obey and rituals they were to observe. “Going up” to Israel was a visual of “going up” to heaven, for the Jewish people.The Hebrew word Aliya meaning “going up” to the land was a lesson on aliya to heaven. 

There have been a number of aliyas occurring silently over the past 10-15 centuries. 

1. The first aliya was 1880-1904 when Jews made exodus from Russia due to the pogroms of the Czar, the Dreyfus Affair in France, and the circulation of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. 

2. The second aliya was 1904-1914 prior to World War I, when Jews made an exodus from Russia due to the failed Russian Revolution and continuing pogroms by Russian officials. 40,000 Jews exited Russia, and inspired by socialism and nationalism the first kibbutz was formed in Israel, Kibbutz Dagania and the kibbutz where our Mission/Tour teams always enjoys lodging when in Israel.

3. The third aliya was 1919-1924 with 35,000 Jews coming from Russia. Once in Israel they created a sustainable Jewish agricultural community. A door was wide-open to Jews because of the Balfour Declaration, and the Hagganah or Israeli Defense was formed in Israel.

4. The fourth aliya was from 1924-1929 mostly of Polish Jews due to economic discrimination and anti-Semitism in Poland and Hungary. 70,000 Jews came to Israel.

5. The fifth aliya took place from 1930-1939 due to the persecution of Jews in Poland, and German Nazism spreading in Europe. Nearly 225,000 Jews came to Israel and many professionals, doctors, lawyers, and artists came to make Israel helping to make it an even more thriving economy.

Other aliyas have occurred, like the Ethiopian or Falasha Jews who came to Israel in the mid 1970s. In 2015 the highest number of immigrants to Israel in the former twelve years occurred, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and the anti-Semitic climate, the rise of neo-Nazi fascist groups, and also those accusing Ukrainian Jews of masterminding the downfall of the government of Ukraine. Jewish people are still “going up” to Israel. The Russian financial crises was the primary reason for Jews leaving in 2015, a 40% spike in Jews exiting the country. 

In France anti-Semitism has been a catalyst for French Jews to undertake aliyah to Israel. French Jews have been the target of terror attacks and fears exacerbated by the recent influx of refugees into France are the reasons for emigration. At present some 200,000 Jews are considering making aliya from France. 

Yemen also has seen a dramatic emptying of its Jews due to a covert operation by the Jewish Agency for Israel. More than 50,000 Yemenite Jews have immigrated to Israel since 1948 (Operation Magic Carpet in 1949 and 1950). 

Chinese Jews are attempting to make aliya for the purpose of formally converting to Judaism and becoming Israeli citizens. “Lost tribes” [their words] in India are attempting to come ‘home’ and 2,000 have already made aliya. 

Even American Jews are leaving the US for Israel to lay the foundation for the future ‘history’ of their nation. This exodus of Jews from around the globe is only a beginnings of what is going to occur in the future according to the prophets, but the modern exodus of Jews is one in unbelief (i.e. of Yeshua) and into a country of unbelief. Of Israel’s 8 million population only near 20,000 are believers –way less than 1% of the population. Oy Vey!

Israel’s population increase due to immigration is may be applauded by some, especially Christians considering this to be prophecy fulfilled. But their exodus from other nations to come to Israel may be for judgment. Our great God has given and is now giving Israelis a space to repent during this present ‘Church age’ and turn to their Messiah, Yeshua!  

What follows Israel's disobedience of accepting God's only begotten son, is what the Bible calls The Great Tribulation. It is the judgment itself for those who intentionally reject God’s only begotten son, Yeshua, the only way, truth, and life of salvation.  

Israel has designated the 7^thday of the Hebrew month Chesvan(corresponding to our November) as AliyaDay with Torah readings and recognition of immigration, but the dire need for all Israelis, all Jews, and all Gentiles across the earth is recognition of Yeshuaand calling upon His name for salvation.                             Continued on page 3