Restoration Will Come

ROMANS 11:1-2a

SUBJECT: ISRAEL’S FUTURE

THEME: God will regather, redeem, restore, and return to reign over the nation of Israel.

INTRODUCTION: The nation of Israel will be saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (New Covenant) and according to the covenant of God to Abraham. Therefore, Israel’s rejection is not permanent and certainly not final—she has a brilliant future before her. Like the rest of the world her hope is in Christ Jesus.

In many regards, Israel’s history and future serves as an object lesson teaching us something about God’s grace, wisdom, power, and faithfulness. The following passages outline God’s future plans for the Nation of Israel. Today, they are an unbelieving nation; a people who have rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ. According to God’s dispensational management, they have been temporarily set aside (Rom. 11:1-2). However, everything God promised Israel will be fulfilled within the context of her national experience. Israel will be saved nationally and spiritually by the grace of Almighty God; this is the profound eschatological reality—a clear fact of Scripture.

LESSON:

Is There a Biblical Foundation for Israel’s Restoration in the Future?

The Scriptural and Theological Foundation for the Restoration of the Nation of Israel is Abundant and Strong.

Here is what we know from clear statements in the Word of God:

1. We Know the People of Israel Will Be Regathered

Matt 24:31, And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect [Israel] from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Deut 30:3-6, That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. 4, If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: 5, And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 6, And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. (Ezek. 20:33-44)

2. We Know the Nation of Israel Will Be Redeemed

Rom 11:26-27, And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27, For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

Isa 45:17, But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

Isa 54:5-10, For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. 6, For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. 7, For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 8, In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. 9, For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 10, For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

3.  We Know the Kingdom of Israel Will Be Restored

Dan 7:17-18, These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. 18, But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

Dan 7:22, Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

Dan 7:27, And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

4. We Know the True King of Israel Will Return

Isa 9:6-7, For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7, Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. (Matt. 24:29-31)

CONCLUSION:

If you take the Word of God as the final authority, then restoration will come to the nation of Israel. Yes, restoration will come! This study simply permits the holy Scriptures to speak with brilliant clarity. The truth that Israel has a promising national future cannot be denied. God will regather, redeem, restore, and return to reign over the nation of Israel in the person of Jesus Christ. Nothing in Scripture can be more certain than this. To believe these teachings is to believe the Lord God Almighty who promised such developments thousands of years ago.

Nations, regimes, and terrorist organizations may oppose and attack Israel today, but the nation will not ultimately be destroyed. Hitler’s Nazi’s could not cancel this promise! The world cannot prevent these developments no matter how they use the United Nations to oppose Israel. Israel will ultimately be sustained by a faithful God who keeps covenant and promises!

Our Lord God can be trusted; He is supremely faithful to His Word. Go ahead and trust Him; it is entirely safe. Trust Him as Savior and Lord. Trust Him as your Source of everything—your Provider. Acknowledge Him as your Creator…the one to whom you are accountable. Take His promises to heart and walk in the power they avail…the grace He wills for you. Each of us should be daily hanging on to some specific promise God made in the Scriptures. Even if it is as basic as 1 John 1:9, its God’s promise to you and me for forgiveness, cleansing, restoration, and renewed fellowship. So, again go ahead and take Him at His Word. It is entirely safe to do so.