Re: James Brownlow (5 Jan 2020)
“ The Biblical 70 Year Generation”
James: The Knesset was formed
on February 14, 1949, not December 26, 1949. See
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
The citation states: “The Knesset
took its name and fixed its membership at 120 from the Knesset
Hagedolah (Great Assembly), the
representative Jewish council convened in Jerusalem
by Ezra and Nehemiah in the 5th century B.C.E.
The modern Israeli Knesset convened for the first time
ever on February 14, 1949, following the elections
from January of that same year. This inaugural sitting
succeeded the provisional
government that had functioned as the
Jewish community's parliament during the Mandate era and
first few months of the state.”
I agree with you that the 70-year period
should be “in play” based on the Fig Tree Parable of Matthew
24:32-35. The fig tree is clearly the unbelieving
nation of Israel in the end time. Another Fig Tree
Parable from Luke 13:6-9 makes this a virtual
certainty. So, the sign of the time of the end
is the return of the unbelieving nation of Israel.
That began formally on May 14, 1948 and arguably continued
in its formation process through 1950. I have
struggled to find facts in 1950 to support a 70-year view
[2020] of likely prophetic events.
I want to encourage you. I may have
found one. Isaiah 11:11-12 and Ezekiel 20:34 speak
about the nation of Israel “the second time [God] recovers
the remnant of his people”) and “will gather [his people]
out of the countries wherein ye are scattered”. (Isaiah
49:8) These two OT prophets and the Apostle Paul
(Romans 9-11) speak about this end time regathering event.
In Matthew’s chapter 24 parable, Jesus
speaks about the the fig tree which had been “cut down”
(Luke 13:9, 3:8-9). So, we know in Matthew 24 the fig
tree has sprouted up from its roots in Israel. The
scattered Jewish remnant had survived 1,900 years in exile
as a race of people with no homeland. Beginning in 1898 with
Theodore Herzl’s Zionist movement, then the Balfour
Declaration in 1917, the 1947 U.N. Resolution to create a
Jewish State in Palestine, the Jewish state was born on May
14, 1948. I surmise a three stage event: (1)
Declaration of Independence 1948, (2) War of Independence
won 1949 (following Joshua’s example after entering the
Promised Land) and, thanks to you, possibly (3) the Law of
Return in 1950. So, we see Divine perfection in these
three end time events. God is perfect!! The
window of the 70-year hypothesis for Daniel’s 70th
week [and a Pre-Trib harpazo] appears probable over this
period 1948-1950 to 2018-2020. We shall see!
The Law of Return was formalized by the
Knesset on July 5, 1950. This law was chosen on this
date to honor Theordore Hertzl. Hertzl had passed away
on July 5. The law stated that “Every Jew has the
right to come [to Israel] as an oleh, or immigrant.
This Law of Return is significant because
this enabled Jews to come from the “four corners of the
earth” (Isaiah 11:12 terminology) wherein they had been
scattered following their rejection of Messiah Yeshua,
Israel’s Messiah at His first advent, Messiah ben Joseph,
the suffering servant. He will be Messiah ben David,
the Lion of Judah at His Second Advent. (Revelation 22:16;
Genesis 22:16-18 and of course the 22,016th verse
in the Bible, Daniel 9:27!)
These Jews who came to Israel following
the 1950 law can be likened to the “leaves on the fig tree”
to quote H.A. Ironside in his Matthew 24 commentary.
Jews continue to come to Israel today. The fig tree
continues “to put forth leaves”. (Matthew 24:32)
Still no national fruit, but individual fruit as Jews and
Gentiles find Jesus. The national fruit will come
during Daniel’s 70th week. Paul informs us
that “a remnant shall be saved”. (Romans 9:27; Isaiah
10:21-23) The national salvation of Israel will be
when she corporately recognizes Yeshua as Messiah.
THIS IS THE FRUIT.
From man’s perspective, God is rarely on
time, but He is never late. Will 2020 be THE YEAR.
God is longsuffering that none should perish, but He
has drop dead dates. (Genesis 7:16; Daniel 9:27; Psalm
95:7-8; 2 Corinthians 6:2; and many more.
I have written extensively on these and
other subjects in my book titled: The Day of Thy Visitation:
The Time of Jacob’s Trouble.
See:
https://www.amazon.com/Day-Thy-Visitation-Jacobs-Trouble-ebook/dp/B07D1GCVDQ
Greg Wilson