Why The World Will Envy Israel - Bill Perkins - www.compass.org
Zech. 12:3 "And it will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against [Israel].
There is coming a day when every nation on earth will be against Israel. Not a single nation will support her.
As you can see in the map above, the number of countries that fully support Israel today is diminishing throughout the world. And, of course, Israel is viciously hated by the Arab nations.
And as we watch Israel become heavier and heavier for the world to bear, it's hard to imagine a post-Rapture situation when she will not only be hated, but also will be the envy of the world.
Envy? Why envy?
Yep, "envy." The Bible says there will come a day in the not-too-distant future when Israel will be the envy of the world. This is based on the verses in Ezekiel 38 & 39 where it talks about Israel returning to her land in the latter years, which now she has fulfilled (Ezek 38:8), and being attacked.
The Bible says that when Israel returns to her homeland after being scattered around the world (which happened in 1948), at some point the Israelis will discover something that is so valuable, so desirable, so huge, that a consortium of countries, including Russia and Iran, will band together and invade Israel in order to capture the booty.
'Thus says the Lord GOD, "It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan, and you will say, 'I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will go against those who are at rest, that live securely, all of them living without walls, and having no bars or gates, to capture spoil and to seize plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places which are now inhabited, and against the people who are gathered from the nations, who have acquired cattle and goods, who live at the center of the world.' Ezek 38:10-12
What is it in Israel that is so valuable that Russia, Iran and others risk starting a world war? The Bible doesn't specify, other than to say it's extremely valuable. So valuable that nations will band together and invade to get control of it!
Today there is nothing in Israel of any great importance. Certainly nothing worth invading a sovereign nation. Israel has no known natural resources and the land is mostly desert. Therefore something hugely valuable will be discovered in the future... maybe the near future.
Some have theorized that since the Dead Sea is shrinking, it will eventually expose a rich diamond and/or gold deposit. But half of the Dead Sea belongs to Jordan... a much easier nation to conquer.
So I think the most likely scenario is that Israel will discover a huge oil reservoir within her boundaries. The Bible even suggests there is something under Israel:
Gen. 49:25 From the God of your father who helps you,
And by the Almighty who blesses you
With blessings of heaven above,
Blessings of the deep that lies beneath,
Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
There are at least two companies drilling for oil in Israel today. And an incredibly large gas field has already been found. As oilmen say, "Where there's gas, there's oil."
In the last ten years, Israel has been busy licensing companies to drill for oil. Those companies who have obtained drilling licenses believe that the largest oil field in the world is somewhere under Israel.
And if/when oil is discovered in Israel, they'll be able to ship oil directly via the Mediterranean Sea, bypassing the oil-rich Muslim countries and thereby having a huge delivery price advantage.
If you think the Arabs hate Israel now, imagine how livid they will be if they lose their world oil monopoly to Israel!
Whatever the "riches of Israel" turn out to be, they'll be discovered in the future and make the world quite envious.
And if I'm correct that the Ezekiel 38-39 invasion to steal these riches takes place immediately following the Rapture, then it is likely they will be discovered just prior. Which means we should see all this happen soon if we're close to the Rapture.
Keep your eyes on Israel!
Shalom!
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