Modern Israel is Not the Fulfillment of Prophecy

Accepted. In stating that modern Israel [current nation of Israel] is not the fulfillment of prophecy, Pro has a considerable BoP to fulfill. My objective is show that Israel is indeed the fulfillment of prophecy and that this is entirely supported by biblical scripture. To make it clear exactly what a "prophecy" is: a. An inspired utterance of a prophet, viewed as a revelation of divine will. b. A prediction of the future, made under divine inspiration. c. Such an inspired message or prediction transmitted orally or in writing. 2. The vocation or condition of a prophet. 3. A prediction. [1.] http://www.thefreedictionary.com...; Prophecy of Return: Firstly, an exile and "scattering" of the Jews from pre-modern Israel is something clearly noted in the Old Testament. Along with verses relating to this, is the prophecy of a large-scale return to the land promised by G-d to the Jewish people. Such verses are explicitly in accordance with how the Jews left Israel and more importantly how they returned. Beginning with Amos 9:14-15, which was written in around 750 BC. "I will bring back my exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your G-d". As the "exiled people" were technically brought back, this is a prophecy come true. Jews whom had returned also rebuilt ruined cities, as well as establishing new ones from absolutely nothing, with Tel Aviv being the main example; a city that now happens to be Israel's most prosperous. Naturally, the land was also entirely re-cultivated which thus lead to the growing of gardens, fruit, etc. Israel in fact happens to be one of the largest exporters in fruits and vegetables. Ezekiel 37:10-14:"So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet--a vast army. Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign L-rd says: O my people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you, my people, will know that I am the L-rd, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the L-rd have spoken, and I have done it, declares the L-rd.’”Another verse outlining the exile, in which the Jews are to be "cut off" from their land in receiving punishment from G-d. Evidently the Jews were exiled from their homeland but as the prophecy clearly outlines, they were "brought back" to the land of Israel and "settled" within it. The fact that in the 20th century, the land of Israel experienced complete en masse migration from Jews coming from all over the world [from the East to the West] shows that this prophecy was fulfilled. This particular predication was written in around 593-571 BC by Ezekiel, long before the exile and thousands of years before the return. Isaiah 66:7-8: “Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children.”Isaiah in particular made a number of prophecies relating to Israel, its exile, and its return. This verse is particularly relevant to the modern state of Israel as it outlines it being "born in a day", which it essentially was. No sooner has any state ever come into existence than Israel did on the 14th May, 1948. Ezekiel 37:21-22: "And say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign L-rd says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land. I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. There will be one king over all of them and they will never again be two nations or be divided into two kingdoms."Once again Ezekiel makes the clear prophecy of the Jews [Israelites] being brought back into the land of Israel and being made into one nation again. This is explicit in its stating that that Jewish people will return, and that they will regain the land; which I'll point out that they already have. Again, for Pro to contend this, they are actually going to have to argue that the Jews did not return en masse during the 20th century and that they were not made into a nation again. Which due the fact they did and are, is absolutely irrefutable. Jeremiah 16:14-15:“However, the days are coming,” declares the L-rd, “when men will no longer say, ‘As surely as the L-rd lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’ but they will say, ‘As surely as the L-rd lives, who brought the Israelites up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.’ For I will restore them to the land I gave their forefathers."Once more, Jeremiah clearly predicts that the Jewish people will be brought out of the land of the "north" and out of the countries in which the L-rd had previously banished them. As promised, he would restore them to the land that he gave their forefathers.Ezekiel 34:13: "I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land."Again, Ezekiel conveys the words of G-d that His people will be brought from the nations and gathered from the countries, and settle back into "their own land". Jeremiah 31:10: “Hear the word of the L-rd, O nations; proclaim it in distant coast lands: ‘He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd."The prophet Jeremiah briefly outlines in this verse that G-d [the one who scattered Israel] will gather His people, as well as watching over them. Deuteronomy 30:3-5: "Then the L-rd your G-d will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you. Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the L-rd your G-d will gather you and bring you back. He will bring you to the land that belonged to your fathers, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers." This verse also prophecies how G-d will restore the fortunes of the Jewish people and gather them from "all the nations where where he scattered" them, even if they have been banished to the most distant. It explicitly states how they will receive the land that belonged to their forefathers and become a prosperous people again. Zechariah 10:8-10"I will whistle for them to gather them together, For I have redeemed them; And they will be as numerous as they were before. “When I scatter them among the peoples, They will remember Me in far countries, And they with their children will live and come back. “I will bring them back from the land of Egypt And gather them from Assyria; And I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon Until no room can be found for them."This one is particularly relevant as the Jews did remember G-d. Despite the fact they had been exiled to foreign land, they continued to maintain the Torah and their belief in G-d. Zechariah also clearly outlines how they will come back to the land. Sources: [2.] http://www.100prophecies.org...[3.] http://www.ucg.org...[4.] http://www.evidenceunseen.com...[5.] http://www.therefinersfire.org...