Overview
Evangelical Christians who emphasize biblical prophecy often point to the modern establishment of Israel (1948) and the return of Jewish people to their ancestral land as significant in God's redemptive plan. This connects Old Testament promises about Israel's restoration with New Testament teaching about God's faithfulness to His covenants.
Key Scriptures
"I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth" (Isaiah 43:5-6, ESV).
"Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from all around, and bring them to their own land" (Ezekiel 37:21, ESV).
"And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written, 'The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will banish ungodliness from Jacob'" (Romans 11:26, ESV).
Application
Believers should study biblical prophecy carefully while maintaining hope in God's sovereign plan for all nations and peoples.