A REVIEW OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND OUR CURRENT IDENTITY AS GRAFTED INTO ISRAEL

In the previous several postings we have discovered who God’s people are. We have allowed the Bible to interpret itself and define who is a Hebrew, who is a Jew, who is Israel, and how gentiles have been grafted into Israel—not what is currently defined as Judaism.


Jew and Gentile “together are Israel” in the Millennial Kingdom.

This is not a knock on Jews or Judaism. We are allowing the Bible to show us truth which has been hidden in PLAIN SIGHT for two thousand years. The world and organized religions do not want to hear this or understand it. It is not in their nature. Disciples of Yeshua are grafted into Israel. At this time Israel is divided into two sticks (Ezekiel 37.15-28).

The Book of Revelation uses the word deceived seven times (Rev 12.9; 13.14; 18.23; 19.20; 20.3; 20.8; 20.10). The world has been deceived by Satan. There is a spiritual church and an earthly church. Many have been deceived.

Isn’t it interesting that this term is used seven times in Revelation—Yahweh’s complete number seven. The number of the creation and final day of rest. When will we rest and allow the scripture to interpret itself?

Seeking the word is like digging for gold. It is not found in every place. We must dig and move dirt! We seek the entire scripture for truth and laboriously put the pieces together in order to discover truth. Most do not have the inclination to dig. Become a digger—a mover of earth and you will find the spiritual meanings.

We have learned from scripture that Abraham was called a Hebrew—“one who has passed over”. He is the father of us all in the earthly sense. He was promised that multitudes and nations would come from his descendants. Abraham is never referred to as a "Jew" in scripture. He is a Hebrew.

His son Jacob, who later was renamed Israel, birthed the 12 tribes of Israel from four different wives. Israel’s sons became the tribes and nation of Israel.

Israel’s favorite son, Joseph, birthed two sons with Asenath the daughter of the priest of the Egyptian god On. These two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, were adopted and grafted into the nation in Genesis 48. Israel was adopting them--grafting them in to the tribes. He put his name and his father's Abraham and Isaac's name on these two.


They represent the gentiles/nations as being grafted into Israel when Jacob/Israel puts the name of Abraham, Isaac, and himself upon them (Gen 48.16).


Genesis 49 is Jacob/Israel’s blessings on HIS SONS. These are the 12 tribes of Israel/Jacob.

Later the nation will divide into north and south. The north are the 10 tribes and the South Judah and Benjamin.

The Assyrians take the northern tribes captive around 720 BC. The vast majority of them do not return to the Holy Land or Judah. The books of Kings and Chronicles document their relocation and replacement in the land. They will mix with gentile nations (Hosea).

People are brought in from Assyria to replace them. Some of these people will later be known as Samaritans (2 Kings 17.24-41). The woman at the well that spoke with Yeshua was of those people that were relocated into Samaria in the territory of Ephraim.

In 586 BC the southern kingdom of Judah is taken captive to Babylon and after 70 years return to the land. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah document this. These people are those of the current Jewish people—they are the stick of Judah in Ezekiel 37. They will be known as "Yehuda" or Jews from here on.

At the end of the “time of the Gentiles” both Judah (Jews) and Ephraim (nations) will be reunited and once again become one kingdom of Israel. Until then we are awaiting the return of our King Yeshua who will bring us together as one nation in the Millennial Kingdom. The scriptures to read are listed in the previous postings and some in this one.

This is foundational information. In order to understand current world events and those which are to come prophetically it is critical to understand all of this.

It is also critical to understand the feasts of the Lord in Leviticus 23. These also contain prophetic information. This link is an excellent source: https://www.elshaddaiministries.us/feasts_pages.php

The Bible is written according to the Biblical calendar and the manner in which the Bible keeps time. The Biblical day is begins at 6 PM and ends 24 hours later when a new day begins at 6 PM. This is 6 hours different from the Roman way of time keeping where a day begins at 12 midnight.

Understanding these things are the foundational steps to understand end time eschatology. Too many prophecy teachers do not understand this and therefore are teaching some things erroneously.

Our number one rule of study is: Allow the Bible to interpret itself. If you sincerely approach it in this manner you will begin to understand many things that have been cloudy. In future postings we will explore some of these things.

For now, make sure you understand all of what I’ve been sharing with you. If you have questions, pose them on the post. Below is a link to a new book by Mark Biltz on understanding the type of person the Antichrist will be:
https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Antichrist-End-Times-Future/dp/1629995975/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ET1WG0I4I407&keywords=decoding+the+antichrist&qid=1552837510&s=books&sprefix=decod%2Caps%2C255&sr=1-1