Recently Fulfilled Prophecy

We know that the Bible speaks of great blessing and prosperity for Israel in the last days. In Isaiah, the prophet says that “5 Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and rejoice, because the riches of the sea will become yours, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.” Isaiah 60:5 (HCSB).

This scripture was partially fulfilled some months ago, when a huge discovery of natural gas was found off Israel’s coast.

It was reported in Business Week on January 19th: “



Moses might have had a better nose for energy than previously thought. On Jan. 18, just hours after a cease-fire began in the Gaza Strip, Israel announced the discovery of a major natural gas field off its northern Mediterranean coast…



The find, located 90 kilometers due west of the port of Haifa, is the first large field discovered in the eastern Mediterranean and is significant even by global standards. "This is one of the most significant prospects that we have ever tested, and appears to be the largest discovery in the company's history," says Charles Davidson, chairman and CEO of Houston-based Noble Energy (NBL), the U.S. partner in the consortium.”

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2009/gb20090119_996007.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_global+business





When Israel (the patriarch Jacob) was blessing his sons prophetically before his departure, he says of his son Asher 24 “… More blessed than sons is Asher; May he be favored by his brothers, And may he dip his foot in oil. Very recently, in fulfillment of these words spoken by the father of Israel, there has been a discovery of oil in the land of Israel.

Israel National News reports:

“Estimates of the amount of oil in the Rosh HaAyin discovery have rises to 1.5 billion barrels, and there is more oil off-shore, but it is not yet known how much of the “black gold” can be extracted for commercial use.

The new estimate, along with the gas and oil finds off the Mediterranean Coast, raise the likelihood that Israel will be self-sufficient for energy for the next three decades and even become an exporter of gas. The amount of oil at Rosh HaAyin represents a tiny percentage of Israel's oil consumption, but development is continuing in the area as well as in the Dead Sea.” http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/news.aspx/139163

The words of scripture are clearly coming to be fulfilled. And incereasingly so as we look and see the nations of the world, and their representative organization, the U.N., increasingly turn against Israel. And as the U.S. presidential administration increasingly favors and blesses Muslim countries, I expect the looming Israeli/Iranaian war will be the last war in which America stands with Israel. Zechariah reports the words of the LORD, “It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who try to lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it” (Zech 12:3).

When this happens, according to the prophet, the Messiah is going to return, in fulfillment of His promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the Jewish peoples through the ages. But it is not solely for the people of Israel that God acts. In fact, the Jewish people have faced worse discrimination and hostility through past history than any other nation on earth. So it is clear that God does not exist or operate just to serve and bless the Israeli people. But He says, “For My own sake, for My own sake I will act. For how can My name be profaned. And My glory I will not give to another” (Is. 48:11).

As the scripture is fulfilled, as it has been throughout past history, and continues to be, we are going to see God, the LORD of hosts, come to Israel’s aid and give her victory over all those opposed to her. If your nation is against Israel and the Jewish people, you are only hurting yourself. You should heed the words of scripture and “Kiss the Son, lest He become angry. For His wrath may soon be kindled.” Ps. 2:12.