Modern Israel is Not the Fulfillment of Prophecy

You're welcome, Pro.Rebuttals:I'd first outline that Prosresolution clearly outlines the term "prophecy", along with "fulfillment". Therefore, if I provide examples of a prophecy being fulfilled, one that is covering the exile and future return of Jews back to Israel, I have technically negated the resolution. Pros additional explanation of the resoltion:"modern day Israel does not fulfill any prophecies concerning the return of the people to the land", in fact proves my argument even further. As the 1948 establishment of Israel very much concerned the return of the people to the land. What Pro seems to neglect is that Jews returning in large numbers to the land is a prophecy in and of itself. At no point in history has the promised land ever experienced such large scale migration, which included millions of Jews from all over the world; all as outlined in the TANAKH.The verses that Pro uses all explicitly demonstrate thesame thing, particularly Ezekiel 17:21,22 and Ezekiel 37:14, which on the contrary to disproving my argument, actuallysupports it. The tribes of Israel were regathered, and the Jews did newly reestablish the nation of Israel. The fact that these two things definitively happened in 1948 proves that both prophecies were fulfilled. Concerning the Messiahstill be awaited upon, this is a future prophecy, the key part is that the return of Jews and reestablishment of Israel has already been fulfilled.Revelation from the second Testament doesn't entirely contradictmy argument, with both Luke 21:22-21 and Romans 11:23-27stating that Israel would bescattered throughout the lands. Asstated previously, the arrival of the Messiah is a prophecy that will take place after the Jews have returned to the land and after they have reestablised it as their home again. Regarding Matthew 23:37-39, once again, the Jews were restored to their land. To argue against this would be to contend that Israel was not reestablised in 1948. I'll reiterate once again that the coming of the Messiah is to be fulfilled after the Jews have returned to the land; and not other way round.Pro then further states:"None of these requirements has been fulfilled aside from a group of Jews being given the land of Israel. But this no more supports the claim that modern national Israel fulfills prophecy than does the fact that someone who was born in Bethlehem and crucified between two thieves supports his claim to being the Messiah."Firstly, it was considerably more than a "group" of Jews who were "given" the land of Israel in 1948. Millions of Jews from worldwide settled in it. The Jewish population of Israel currentlystands at 6 million, with 51% having migrated from surroudning Middle Eastern countries and an estimated 50% having migrated from Europe. Because the TANAKH explicitly does outline prophecies of the Jews returning to the land, the 1948 reestablishment of Israel absolutely is supported as being a fulfillment of prophecy.In addition, the modern state of Israel in fact does fulfill the requirement of keeping G-ds law. Rather, it's argued that Christians do not maintain these laws and reject the 613 Mitzvot of the TORAH, which are the commandments as given by G-d to Moses. Israel consistently observes the shabbat along with other Jewish holidays, as well as continuing to uphold the TORAH; which still attracts countless Jews tostudy it. The prevalence of Judaism and the importance of G-d in Israel [particlularly in cities such as Jerasalem] is in fact undenianble. Religion and the observance of it is an integral part of many Jewish Israeli lives.As for the inclusion of Revelation verse, once again it does not contend the fact that prophecy was clearly fulfilled in 1948 when Israel was as a nation. It's apparent that the Revelation verse that Pro mentions is primarily referring to future prophecy, meaning prophecy that only applies after Israel has formally been established. Note that these verses are placing emphasis on the defeat of Israel'senemies, which occurs after the prophecy of Israel being reestablished is fulfilled.Which again, applies to future prophecy. It is after the Jews have returned to the land and restored it that the nation will fight, to eventually fulfil the prophecy of defeating its. Naturally, these things cannot happen all in one go and each prophecy has to be fulfilled over a period of time first.The verse of Ezekiel 37:21-28 [as used in my own argument] has also largely been fulfilled. In the begining Ezekiel is prophesizing the return of Jews,something that's already been fulfilled. Additional parts of the verse outlining that the Jews will follow their G-d is also being demonstrated by the many practicing Jews that reside in Israel today.In Pros conclusion, they again state that modern Israel cannot be a fulfilment of prophecy due to the Jewish people not repenting, leaving one to ask how they returned in the first place, as well as the Law--I should add "Laws"-- of G-d not being kept. I'll remind Pro again that there is a number of 613 Mitzvot that are outlined in the Torah, the G-d given book that Christians formally reject. All of these commandments are a part of Judaism and many Israeli Jews continue to fully observe the Laws of G-d and make them a part of their every day life. Orthodox Jews in fact make up an increasing percentage of the Israeli population and they are all required to recognize the G-ds Laws. Prosomehwhat dismises the case of prophecy of Jewish return to Israel being fulfilled and focuses on the Law and Jewish observance of G-d, which I'll highlight again is significantly more prelevant than they may think. Not only has the prophecy of return and reestablishment been fulfilled, but Jews are also continuing to maintain their religion and follow their G-d. The main prophecies that are yet fulfilled in their entirety, isthe coming Messiah and the defeat to all of Israel's enemies.In response to mystatement that the Jews continued to maintain Judaism, Proalso asserts that: "The Bible is clear that God has divorced His people Israel and has established a new covenant which all must go through, including the Jewish people (Jeremiah 3:8, Hebrews 8)."However, the covenant that G-d made with Abraham [see Gen. 12:1-3; 17:4-8] before Moses even delivered the TORAH, is everlasting. Therefore despite exile and the fact Jews werescattered throughout other lands, G-d hadstill technically not "divorced" the Jews. They still remained His people and theystill kept the TORAH. Were it the case that the Jews had entirely rejected G-d, Jews would havestopped believing in G-d upon exile andthe religion of Judaism would no longer exist, which it very obviously does.For Pro to state: "Judaism is not honored by God and is indeed a dead religion of Spirit-less, faithless, fumbling in the dark, blind leading the blind, adultery" is nothing less than staggering and also extremely disrespectful to the Jewish people. G-d was the one who gave the TORAH to the Jews which led to the religion of Judaism, and He is the one that expects His people to maintain it, which is all to easy for Christians to forget. Using termssuch as "adultry" without any context or explanation to why Pro associates this word with Judaism, specifically when it is forbidden in G-ds commandments which entirely undermines Pros argument.Exodus 20:3 actuallystates: "You shall have no other gods before me."Pro has blatantly used this verse out-of-context. It's because Jews are to have no other G-ds before Him that they maintain the TORAH and keep Judaism alive. The G-d that Jews serve is the one that made them His people and gave them His Laws, the one that selected the Jews to show Him to the world."Show me your ways, O L-rd, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are my G-d my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." [Psalm 25:4-5]This is the G-d that Judaism upholds.