Worldwide persecution over the centuries has further scattered God’s Chosen People to the four corners of the earth, causing many to hide their heritage and faith Some were forced to convert, at least outwardly, to other religions
For centuries, the Beta Israel of Gondar, the Beta Abraham of Addis Ababa, and the Gefat of Woliso and Hosanna have endured persecution for their felasha or “foreigner” status among Ethiopians. Many believe they are from the tribe of Dan.
“I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: 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).
“So in the same way also at this present time there has come to be a remnant according to God’s gracious choice” (Romans 11:5 TLV).
ARE WE LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS. All around us, there are signs that the world is being made ready for Messiah’s return. The most important of these is the restoration of the People of Israel to a right relationship with God.
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14). The word used in this passage of Scripture is the Greek term ethnos, which actually means race, tribe or people group.
We affirm that the re-establishment of Israel and Jerusalem returning to Jewish sovereignty is key in our understanding of the times and seasons in which we are living. According to the Bible, at the End of Days, Yeshua returns to Jerusalem.
Anti-Semitism has always existed in the world.
Israel should have disappeared hundreds, or even thousands, of years ago with the rest of the cultures of the Ancient Near East. Yet Israel remains—against all odds. Without a homeland until 1948, Israel should have assimilated and ceased to be a recognizable people group.
