The 'Whole House Of Israel' Revisited
Zechariah 1:18-21
18 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
20 And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.
21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
It is interesting to note that the Four Carpenters will "fray" the four horns and "cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it."
WHO HAS "LIFTED UP THEIR HORN OVER THE LAND OF JUDAH TO SCATTER IT"?
Genesis 9:27
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Genesis 10:2-3
2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3. And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Isaiah 14:29-32
29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
HOW MANY IF NOT MOST ALL IN ISRAEL ARE CLAIMING "THE ANCIENT HIGH PLACES ARE OURS IN POSSESSION"?
Ezekiel 36:1-7
1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
2 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:
3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:
4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;
5 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER "SEVENTY YEARS"?
Jeremiah 29:10-17
10 For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
15 Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
16 Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
Jeremiah 29:10
For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
WHY IS 'SEVENTY YEARS' SO IMPORTANT?
Daniel 9:2
In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
Zechariah 1:12
12 Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
Please note Zechariah 1 in full @ http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah+1&version=KJV
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AND THE SEVENTY YEARS REGARDING THE REAL WHOLE HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Genesis 15:13-14
13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Acts 7:6
And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
Jeremiah 29:10
For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
It is fair to note that after the 'Four Hundred Years' the real 'Whole House of Israel' will return to the Land of Israel. It seems also fair that "after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon" GOD will "visit" Israel and perform HIS "good word" towards Israel causing them to return to Israel.
HOW WILL WE KNOW WHEN THE REAL WHOLE HOUSE OF ISRAEL WILL ACTUALLY BE IN ISRAEL?
See my article 'Abraham's Seed, And Heirs According To His Promise' at http://www.fresnochronicle.com/articles/view/138119
ENTREAT THEM EVIL FOR FOUR HUNDRED YEARS
See Acts 7:6 above.
What kind of "evil"?
See Deuteronomy 28:15-68
Deuteronomy 28:68
And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
Joel 3:6
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
IT IS FAIR TO NOTE
The Israelites fled into what is now known as *Africa and were later sold unto the west. The Israelites [after being sold] were also brought to the middle east, asia minor and other parts of the world.
Please note: *Africa comes from a person who was named Africanus. You might wish to visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scipio_Africanus
The 'Whole House of Israel' wil return to Israel when CHRIST is "King over them" and there will be a "covenant of peace with them". Remember, There is NO peace in Israel now.
GOD WILL BRING THE WHOLE HOUSE OF ISRAEL BACK TO ISRAEL
Ezekiel 36:24-28
24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
REMEMBER: Once again, GOD will bring the Whole House of Israel back to Israel.
ALWAYS STUDY THE WORD OF GOD
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
NO PROPHECY OF THE SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION
2 Peter 1:20
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.