Ray (3 Dec 2023)
"The 65 years in Isaiah 7. Part 5."


 
John and Doves,

In Isaiah 7, God says that after 65 years, Ephraim shall be broken, and no more be a people. Pekah did confederate with Syrian King Rezin to invade Judah around 736 BC. Subtracting 65 years from 736 BC, Ephraim was supposed to be broken in 671 BC. But Israel was destroyed by Assyria in 722 BC, not 671 BC. Historians find some inscription from Assyria archive, which points to a few more deportation of Israelis from Ephraim years after 722 BC. But they couldn't find the 65 years was fulfilled in 671 BC. For God to give out a days or years prophecy, it has to be fulfilled precisely according to the days and years. There are no biblical and historical records that prove the last deportation of Ephraim was in 671 BC. Also, God says he shall call the 12 tribes of Israel back during tribulation per the 144000 in Revelation 7. These lost tribes shall come back in the future. But in Isaiah 7, God clearly says the people from Ephraim are no more be called people. It means they face utter destruction and are forever lost in human history. Only the Jordanians who occupied Ephraim during the 6 days war can fit God's description. They confederate with Damascus to invade Judah in 1967. Adding 65 years to 1967, Jesus returns to Jerusalem in 2031 or 2032. Through the sheep and goat judgment, these Jordanians are placed in Hades, waiting for the Great White Throne judgment after the millennium is over. Hence, it fulfills what God says about Ephraim / Jordanians are no longer be a people.


A note here. There are many old testament prophecy in which God abhors Edom, which is Jordan. It is because Edom persecutes his brother Judah
 in the past, present, and future. This nation shall be forever lost after Jesus returns to Jerusalem.



Ray