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Endtime Jewishness and Righteous Israel

March 2025 www.endtimeflow.com

“Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, and in this way all Israel will be saved.” (Romans 11:25-26)

The phrase, ‘all Israel will be saved’ refers to those Jews who remain on earth after the end of the seven years noted in Daniel 9:27 and move on into the Thousand Year Reign of Jesus (Revelation 20:4). These Jews are saved by faith in Jesus Christ the same as all other followers of Jesus. Zechariah 13:8 tells us that only about a third of the Jews will be left to go into the Kingdom of Jesus.

Descriptions of this Righteous Israel can be found in a number of places in the Old Testament, most especially in Isaiah 65:17-25 and Jeremiah 31:1-14. The ‘new earth’ spoken of by Isaiah in Isaiah 65:17 is actually the refurbished and cleansed old earth. Isaiah shows that sin and death

The Seven Years and Righteous Israel

The seven-year period often incorrectly referred to as 'the Tribulation' is the final seven years of 70 seven-year periods of events as explained by the angel Gabriel to the prophet Daniel:

“Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.” Daniel 9:24

According to this statement, at the end of the final seven-year period an enduring Righteous Israel will be established and the Temple site will be anointed. This passage in Daniel goes on to tell us that the Messiah will be killed in the sixty-ninth seven-year period (Daniel 9:26). It is therefore obvious that the sixty-ninth period ended two thousand years ago when Jesus was crucified. Only one more seven-year period remains before Righteous Israel is established. That final seven-year period has not yet occurred. No Righteous Israel has ever been established. We may not recognize the beginning of that final seven year period, but Gabriel told Daniel of an event that will occur in the middle of that final seven years.

Gabriel tells Daniel of a ‘ruler who will come’ and how he will behave:

“He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.” Daniel 9:27

This ‘abomination’ is further explained by the Apostle Paul

"He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple proclaiming himself to be God." (2 Thessalonians 2:4)

The ‘abomination’ is even further explained by the Apostle John in a vision where he sees the Beast Out of the Earth erecting an idol at the Temple site:

"The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast (Antichrist), so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed." (Revelation 13:15)

There is no need to erect a new Temple, the old Temple remains in the form of the current Western Wall or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. This wall remains from the ancient Temple site and is currently considered a very sacred site by the Jewish people and by many Christians. The sacrifices at this Temple site are the ‘living sacrifices’ as spoken by the Apostle Paul, sacrifices of prayers and works and attitudes. (Romans 12:1)

Jesus speaks of the ‘abomination’ as, “’the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel” (Matthew 24:15).

The final half of the final seven-year period that remains after the ‘abomination’ is referred to in various places in the Bible as 1,260 days, 42 months, or as a time, times and half a time.

The Apostle Paul speaks of redemption of the Jews in Romans chapter 11 and assures us that God has not forgotten the Jewish people. Paul’s message reinforces the statement by the angel Gabriel that a Righteous Nation will be established.

Promises relating to the future Righteous Israel can be found numerous places throughout the Old Testament (Daniel 9:24, Isaiah 2:1-5, Isaiah 4:2-6, Isaiah 11:1-16, Isaiah 14:1-2, Isaiah 25:6-8, Isaiah 49:8-26, Isaiah 51:1-16, Isaiah 52:1-12,Isaiah 54:1-17, Isaiah 60:1-22, Isaiah 62:1-12, Isaiah 65:17-25, Isaiah 66:7-24, Jeremiah 31:7-40, Ezekiel 37:1-28, Ezekiel 39:25-29, Ezekiel 40:1 – 48:35, Hosea 2:14-23, Joel 3:17-21, Amos 9:11-15, Obadiah 19-21, Micah 2:12-13, Micah 4:1-8, Micah 7:11-20, Zephaniah 3:9-20, Zechariah 8:19-23, Zechariah 9:16-17, Zechariah 10:6-12, Zechariah 13:1-2, Zechariah 14:6-21).

As can be discerned from Isaiah 65:17-25, sin and death will still exist, but they will be much diminished from all previous ages.

We may not recognize the beginning of the final seven years. The only event at the beginning of the seven years is a ‘covenant with many’ (Daniel 9:27). This is probably a peace treaty, and it could miss our attention since a number of treaties have occurred with Israel through the years. Even if we do not recognize the beginning of the seven-year period, we will not be able to miss the ‘abomination that causes desolation’ when it occurs at the middle of the seven years.

Jesus tells the people of Israel to run and hide when Antichrist is about to attack (Matthew 24:15-18). Although the Jews living in Jerusalem during the final seven-year period will probably not have read the New Testament passages of Matthew 24:15-18 or 2 Thessalonians 2:4, but many of them will have read the Old Testament passages of Ezekiel 38:14-16, Daniel 9:27, and Zechariah 14:3. These alert Jews will see the danger approaching and will escape the attack of Antichrist (Revelation 12:6, Revelation 12:13-16). These Jews will be supernaturally protected and will be in the ‘wilderness’ for 1,260 days (Revelation 12:6, Revelation 12:14). This period of time will take them from the ‘abomination’ to the end of the seven years. These exiled Jews will then return safely to Jerusalem and to the presence of Messiah Jesus.

The Tribulation (great distress) as defined by Jesus begins at the time of the ‘abomination’ (Matthew 24:21). This Tribulation will last until the end of the seven-year period for the Jews and until the Battle of Armageddon for the Gentile world.

The Book of Revelation from Revelation chapter 6 through Revelation chapter 19 is about the Tribulation. The events in these chapters are either caused by the Tribulation or by God’s wrathful reaction to the Tribulation.

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In Revelation 5:1 we see a Scroll with seven seals. We are not given a time period for the opening of this Scroll, but the first seal will probably be broken near the beginning of the final seven-year period. We are not told what is written on the Scroll, but it is likely that it is a document of indictment for the sins of the people of earth.

Note that the seals on the Scroll are all on the outside of the Scroll. Actual ancient scrolls sealed this way have been found. The multiple seals signify the importance of that which is written on the Scroll. The Scroll cannot be opened until all seven seals are broken. Jesus, alone, is given the right to open this very important Scroll (Revelation 5:9).

As the seals are broken, we see visions of happenings on earth. DO NOT LET THE FACT THAT JESUS IS OPENING THE SEALS CONFUSE YOU INTO BELIEVING THAT THE VISIONS YOU SEE REFLECT WHAT IS WRITTEN ON THE SCROLL OR THAT JESUS IS CAUSING THE EVENTS TO HAPPEN. Jesus is showing us a series of visions that occur over a period of several years and that reveal that God patiently waits until the evil on earth is fully developed before He unleashes His Wrath.

Opening the first four seals

Although the Bible does not directly relate this Scroll to the time of Tribulation, the opening of the first four seals introduces us to Antichrist and his militancy (Revelation 6:1-8). This does not seem to be the Tribulation but does indicate a strong leader with a strong army and a desire to gain territory. There have been many wars on earth over time. There has seldom, if ever, been a time with no war somewhere on earth. This warfare described in the opening of the first four seals is not the Tribulation because no mention is made of persecution or death of Christians or Jews. The ‘abomination’ has not yet occurred.

Opening the fifth seal

When the fifth seal is opened, we find the Tribulation in full bloom. Christian martyrs are shown at the opening of the fifth seal (Revelation 6:9-11). A reasonable explanation of the sudden change from warfare of nations to warfare against Christians would be that the ‘abomination’ event has occurred and that the Christians of the world have united to condemn Antichrist. This condemnation would arouse the anger of Antichrist against all true Christians. We also know that at this same time Satan will also set out in great anger after Christians (Revelation 12:17).

Opening the sixth seal

The opening of the sixth seal takes place sometime after the ‘abomination,’ possibly several years after. This time is required for the ‘full number’ of Christians to be martyred (Revelation 6:11). The opening of the sixth seal strongly implies the Appearance of Jesus. Up until this time, no indication is given that anyone other than the martyred Christians are considering any action that God might take. Suddenly a great earthquake and a number of heavenly signs occur to get the full attention of the population of the earth. These are not the Wrath of God, just an introduction to the Wrath that is coming. The Wrath of God will begin shortly. People are running to hide from the Father and the Son. They are calling down rocks to fall on themselves (Revelation 6:12-17).

Nothing but the Appearance of Jesus could so suddenly cause such panic. The description of the Appearance of Jesus in Matthew 24:27-30 closely resembles what we see in Revelation 6:12-14. After this Appearance, we immediately see the Rapture (Matthew 24:31).

Two very significant events occur immediately after the opening of the sixth seal and before the opening of the seventh seal.

144,000 Jews are sealed (Revelation 7:4-8). These will be the firstfruit of Righteous Israel (Revelation 14:1-5). They, along with those Jews who escaped into the wilderness at the time of the ‘abomination’ will be lead by Jesus and Righteous Israel will be the nation born in a day (Isaiah 66:8, Zachariah 3:8-9). This birth of Righteous Israel will occur immediately after the end of the seven years. We are not told the length of time between the sealing of the 144,000 and the end of the seven years.
We also see those Christians who have been raptured, those who have been taken out of the Tribulation (Revelation 7:9-17). These appear to be only those who were still alive at the time of the Rapture, or possibly those still alive and those martyred in the Tribulation. This appears somehow to be a special group set apart from the other Christians who died prior to the Tribulation, but who will raptured at the same time as the Tribulation Christians.

Up until Revelation 6:12, Christians have been the focus of the Book of Revelation. Christians are raptured in Revelation 6:12-14, thereby fulfilling the promise that the Apostle Paul revealed to us in 1 Thessalonians 5:9, that God did not appoint us to suffer His Wrath. Beginning with Revelation chapter 7 and up through Revelation chapter 19, the focus of the Book of Revelation is mostly on Israel and the Jewish people.

Opening of the seventh seal

The opening of the seventh seal is not shown until Revelation 8:1. We see another earthquake (Revelation 8:5), probably much greater than the earthquake at the opening of the sixth seal. Once all of the seals are broken and the Scroll can be opened, the sins of the world are laid bare. God, the High Judge, finds the world guilty and proceeds to unleash His Wrath (Revelation 8:1-5).

God’s Wrath

Those Jews who escaped into the wilderness (Zechariah 14:2, Revelation 12:6) and the 144,000 sealed Jews (Revelation 7:3-8) will continue to be protected until they occupy the Land of Israel at the end of the seven years, but the seven years will not come to a close until after the Trumpet Judgments announced in Revelation Chapters 8 and 9. The Jews remaining in Israel who have taken the mark of Antichrist and have cooperated with Antichrist will be bombarded with God’s Wrath just as the remainder of the earth will be bombarded. Those Jews will be given no special consideration. We are told in Zechariah 13:8-9 that only a third of the Jews will survive into Righteous Israel.

The Two Witnesses

Revelation Chapter 11 is an exciting history of future Israel through the entire time from the ‘abomination’ at the middle of the seven years until the very end of the seven years. Two Jewish prophets are shown who will plague the Gentile occupiers of Israel until the end of the seven years. We are not told who these two are, but they are protected by God throughout their ministry. Just before the end of the seven years, Antichrist will be allowed to kill these two. We are told that the whole world will see their bodies lying in the public square for three and a half days and will rejoice (Revelation 11:7-12). The prophets will then be resurrected and taken into heaven in the sight of the whole world. A great earthquake will follow (Revelation 11:13). It is likely that the followers of Antichrist, in great panic, will leave the country as soon as possible after the resurrection of the prophets.

Note that the Jews are told in Malachi 4:5 that Elijah will be sent to Israel before the Day of the Lord (Wrath of God). It is possible that Elijah is one of the two witnesses of Revelation chapter 11; but is also possible that Elijah would not be sent to Israel, but that he would be sent to the large number of Jews who fled into the wilderness. Whereas John the Baptist prepared Israel for the First Coming (Matthew 3:1-3) of Jesus, Elijah will prepare the people of Israel for the Second Coming.

Revelation Chapters 12 and 13

Revelation chapters 12 and 13 are flashback chapters that introduce us to the villains of the Book of Revelation. We are given details of the Dragon (Satan), the Beast out of the sea (Antichrist), and the Beast out of the earth (The False Prophet). The presence of these three may be felt throughout the entire seven year period, but the persecutions and deaths brought about by the Tribulation will not be felt until after the ‘abomination.’

Please note that it is possible, even likely, that the Beast out of the earth (the False Prophet (Revelation 19:20) is a powerful Jew from Israel. The word ‘earth’ can also be translated as ‘land’ or ‘country,’ (see the Greek dictionary in Strong’s Concordance). Since we are speaking of events in Israel, it is likely that the Beast out of the earth is from Israel.

Salvation after the Rapture

We know that Antichrist is already in power prior the beginning of the seven years because he facilitates a ‘covenant’ with Israel. Although Antichrist is in power, he cannot bring force against Israel until the time of the Abomination. Paul tells us in that someone is holding Antichrist back from attacking Israel (2 Thessalonians 5-8). Most Christians who incorrectly believe that the Rapture will occur before the beginning of the seven years believe that the Holy Spirit is removed with the Christians at the time of the Rapture. This cannot be. Many Jews and Gentiles will be saved during the Tribulation. Those persons receiving salvation receive it through faith in Jesus Christ and are indwelt with the Holy Spirit just as has been true for two thousand years. Those who will be saved during the Tribulation will be both the Jews and the Gentiles who survive and who will populate Israel and also the Gentile nations during the Reign of Jesus (e.g. Isaiah 2:4, Zechariah 14:16, Revelation 20:3). Only those who have taken the mark of Antichrist are excluded from the possibility of salvation (Revelation 14:9-13).

The Protector of Israel

Two questions remain. Who was protecting Israel before the ‘abomination’ and where will he go? Who? The Archangel Michael, the guardian angel of Israel (Daniel 12:1). Where will he go? After he hurls Satan to earth (Revelation 12:7-9) at the middle of the seven years, Michael will probably assigned to protect those Jews who flee into the wilderness (Revelation 12:6, Zechariah 14:2). We can be sure that an angel mighty enough to overcome Satan (Revelation 12:7-9) will not be left jobless during the Tribulation.

The end of the seven years

The two witnesses of Revelation chapter 11 will prophesy for 1260 days (Revelation 11:3). This is the last half of the seven years and will bring us to the end of the seven years. The enemies of Israel will either leave Israel in great fear after the events surrounding the resurrection of the prophets, or will be killed as Jesus and His army take control of what will now be Righteous Israel.

Because Revelation Chapters 12 and 13 are flashback chapters, Revelation chapter 14 follows chronologically immediately after Revelation chapter 11. As chapter 14 begins, we see Jesus with the 144,000 in Jerusalem at the Temple site (Revelation 14:1). This may well be when the Temple site is anointed as stated by the angel Gabriel (Daniel 9:24). Jesus would be the most likely Priest (Hebrews 7:11-28) to anoint the Temple site, since the final seven years have now ended.

Since the Jews who fled into the wilderness were to stay there only 1,260 days (Revelation 12:6), they also will be returning to Israel at the end of the seven years. It is likely that Jesus has been spending the time after His Appearance and until the end of the seven years with both the 144,000 sealed Jews and the Jews who fled into the wilderness. All of these will now be faithful followers of Messiah Jesus.

The Bowl Judgements

The end of the seven years does not end the Wrath of God. In Revelation chapters 15 and 16 we see the Bowl Judgments. These Judgments are not applied to the newly established Righteous Israel because as we know, both the 144,000 sealed Jews and the returnees from the wilderness are protected by God. The Gentile world is still subject to God’s Wrath. The Bowl Judgments will bring God’s Wrath to an end (Revelation 15:1).

The end of the enemies of Israel

The Bible indicates that after righteous Israel is established, it will attack some of its ancient enemies who have not repented of their hatred of the Jews (Isaiah 41:12-16, Jeremiah 49:2, Ezekiel 25:14, Obadiah 18, Micah 4:13, Micah 5:7-9, Zephaniah 2:9, Zechariah 10:5, Zechariah 12:6, Zechariah 14:14). We know that these listed battles must yet be future since there has been no time in the history of Israel when they could have happened after these prophecies were given.

The Battle of Armageddon

The only hope for Antichrist and his followers at this point will be to attack Israel and to defeat Israel. They will attempt to do this after they have had time to organize the largest and best equipped army in history. This will be the Battle of Armageddon. This Battle will be the final Bowl Judgment (Revelation 16:16-21)

Why do the nations conspire

and the peoples plot in vain?

The kings of the earth rise up

and the rulers band together

against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,

“Let us break their chains

and throw off their shackles.”

The One enthroned in heaven laughs,

the lord scoffs at them.

He rebukes them in his anger

and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,

“I have installed my king

on Zion, my holy mountain.”

Psalm 2:1-6

The Battle of Armageddon will result in the complete annihilation of Antichrist’s vast army (Revelation 16:16-21). This battle is described in Zechariah14:12-15, and the aftereffects of the battle are described in Ezekiel 39:11-16 and in Revelation 19:17-21.

Gog

Note that the name ‘Gog’ is used for Antichrist in the book of Ezekiel. In Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39 we find an account of both Antichrist’s attack of Israel at the middle of the seven years (Ezekiel 38:10-16) and an account of the Battle of Armageddon. The aftermath of the Battle of Armageddon (Ezekiel 38:17-39:24) and the description of Righteous Israel are also found in these chapters (Ezekiel 39:25-29). Many details are left out of Ezekiel’s account, but there is sufficient detail given to indicate that it is the endtime event. Ezekiel’s reference to Antichrist being the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal probably indicates that he has dominance over the modern nation of Turkey.

Separating the sheep from the goats

There will still be people left on the earth after the enemies of Israel are killed and after the Battle of Armageddon. Some of these (the sheep) will go into the Thousand-Year Reign of Jesus (Revelation 20:4-6), and the remainder (the goats) will be departed to spend eternity in Hell. (Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 13:37-43)

Daniel 12:12 suggests that by 1,335 days after the ‘abomination’ that only those moving into the Kingdom of Jesus will remain on earth. This will be 75 days after the end of the seven years. These 75 days will oversee the cleansing of the nations that opposed the Jews, the Battle of Armageddon, and the separation of the sheep and the goats.

Righteous Israel during the Thousand Years

Ezekiel Chapters 40-48 describe the Nation of Israel at the time of the reign of Jesus. The topography of the land will have changed dramatically. The Judgments of God’s Wrath and the number and intensity of the earthquakes explain how the Temple site will be at the top of a mountain (Isaiah 2:2, Ezekiel 40:2, Micah 4:1).

One of the facts most difficult to understand concerning Righteous Israel is that animal sacrifices will still be offered (Ezekiel 44:15-13). The sacrifices and offerings throughout the Thousand years will be changed from those in the Law of Moses, and these changes are explained in the last chapters of Ezekiel. This seems to be contrary to all we know about animal sacrifices – we know that these sacrifices signified the death of Jesus that was yet to come (Romans 6:10, Hebrews 7:27-28, Hebrews 9:11-15). Righteous Israel will know that Jesus has already given them eternal salvation and that no other blood sacrifices are necessary for them. What, then, is the purpose of sacrifices during the Thousand Years? The only answer that occurs to us is that, just as humans must be born again (John 3:3), so must Righteous Israel be re-established. At the end of the seven years as Righteous Israel is being established, the Ark of the Covenant is seen in God’s Heavenly Temple (Revelation 11:19). This is a remembrance of the Law of Moses. It also reminds the Jews that they were unable to consistently observe the Law. Now they will have a second chance.

The Jewish population of Righteous Israel will understand that these animal sacrifices do not grant forgiveness, but that they are a remembrance of the Old Testament sacrifices, sacrifices that were often avoided or were offered with wrong or evil motives. Even the Old Testament sacrifices were only signifying what was to come. They never did offer salvation. Righteous Israel is a ‘do-over,’ of ancient Israel and the sacrifices are part of what God will require of the Jews living at that time. We may not understand this, but we must accept it.

“As the heavens are higher than the earth,

so are my ways higher than your ways

and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9

Gentile nations during the Thousand Years

Jesus will be Lord on earth. Peace will prevail (Revelation 12:5).

"He will judge between the nations

and will settle disputes for many peoples.

They will beat their swords into plowshares

and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will not take up sword against nation

nor will they train for war anymore. Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3

Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles (Zechariah 14:16).