The Law of Return

Matt 24:32-34 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Dan 9:24-25 Seventy weeks (shabuas) are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city. . . Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

Some believe that the reestablishment of Israel is the fulfillment of Matt 24. According to scripture, the state of Israel is the "fig tree". Therefore, if this is so, according to Matt 24, the generation born to see the nation of Israel restored would not pass away until all of the End Times prophesies of Matt 24 are fulfilled.

The prophesies of Daniel have multiple fulfillment. But they also apply to the Last Days as well. Daniel tells us that after a command goes forth to rebuild Jerusalem, there is a special 70 "Shabua" time period set aside until Jerusalem and the temple are fully restored and sanctified. Shabua can mean "a week of 7 days" or can refer to the "Feast of Weeks". Therefore, 70 Shabuas can mean 490 years or it can mean just 70 years.

So, when is the start of Daniel's timeline of 70 prophetic years? Some start the clock at the UN declaration creating the Nation of Israel in 1947. I do not agree with this. It is my personal opinion that Daniel's clock begins with the "Law of Return" where the Jewish government itself called for the gathering of Jews to Israel on July 5, 1950 (20 Tammuz 5710).

Accordingly, if Daniel's prophetic timeline begins in 1950, and 70 Shabuas = 70 years, then it should end in 2020. I'm not saying this marks the Second Coming of Christ. No man knows the day nor the hour. However, Daniel seemed interested in telling us when to expect the restoration and sanctification of the 3rd Temple in Jerusalem.

That said, the final 7 years from Shabua 62 to 69 seem to be a period of tribulation, war, and desolation. This Tribulation period is described as the 7 Trumpets by John in Revelation which preceeds the 7 vials of wrath. While the righteous are not appointed unto wrath, believers will be subject to the trials and adversity of the Tribulation. So, we should be prepared. When should the Tribulation begin? If "The Law of Return" starts the clock, and 70 Shabuas = 70 years, then the 62nd Shabua should begin in the year 2012. The Abomination of Desolation will occur in the midst of the Tribulation week (Dan 9:27).

Although the Tribulation period will be painful like any medical procedure. Remember, God is allowing the wicked to unleash these trials to wake us up and get the is to repent to turn back to Him. The Tribulation can only be as bad as man has technology to torment man. This may include technology to trigger Earthquakes in strange places, arson, disease, famine, steer and potentiate storms, civil unrest, and war. Satan has no power over astrological phenomenon. Celestial signs and wonders are Gods domain and is saved for the Wrath upon the wicked only. Just remember, that Zion waits just on the other side of the Tribulation.

2020 may also mark the 120th Jubilee (Gen 6:3).