The "1948 Generation"

Posted by on 16 April 2011 | 0 Comments

In 1948, the nation of Israel was reborn and Jacob's descendants regained control of Jerusalem.

Amos 9:14-15 [14] I will bring back my exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. [15] I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them," says the LORD your God.

The people of Israel, scattered throughout the world since the destruction of their temple in 70 A.D., were brought back into the land and re-established as a nation.

Deuteronomy 4:25-31 (NIV)
[25] After you have had children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time--if you then become corrupt and make any kind of idol, doing evil in the eyes of the LORD your God and provoking him to anger,
[26] I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed.
[27] The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
[28] There you will worship man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.
[29] But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
[30] When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and obey him.
[31] For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.

This miracle, the fulfillment of this sign, has caused many of us to wonder if we, "the 1948 generation" are going to witness the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.  The reasoning is fairly simple to follow; a generation, the amount of time an average person lives, is around 70-80 years. (1948 + 70 years = 2018).

The Bible commands us to watch and states that the generation that sees the beginning of the birth pains will not pass away until all these things are fulfilled and Jesus returns.  We have several "signs" recently that have grabbed my attention; great earthquakes in diverse places, devastating tsunamis, and technology explosion.  But what we haven't yet seen is equally important; the rise of the Antichrist and the False Prophet, a Jewish temple being rebuilt so that animal sacrifices can be restored, the identity of Mystery Babylon and the final ten nation empire of the Antichrist (revived Roman Empire).

This week (4.14.11) something very significant was announced.  This coming September we may witness the birth of a Palestinian state.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that his government will stand firm against any international pressure to reignite the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by accepting the PA's (Palestinian Authority) unilateral conditions.

Speaking at a Likud Party Passover toast, Netanyahu said, "We will stand for our principles and fight those who try to dictate terms that would strip us of security and peace."

Netanyahu's comments followed recent reports suggesting the UN will discuss the Palestinian demand for statehood recognition in its coming General Assembly meeting in September.

Palestinian statehood can only be accomplished by dividing the land of Israel and the holy city of Jerusalem, and this could bring about significant prophetic pain.

Zechariah 12:2-3 (NIV)
[2] "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem.
[3] On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.

Israel is the apple of God's eye. God is not done with Israel and she is the focal point of end time prophecy.  We, the Church, should be laser-focused on God's promises and in our defense and support of Israel.

Blessings,

Donnie