http://www.truthnet.org/Islam/Islam-Bible/ 1 Islam and Israel an Introduction The linking of the nation of Israel with the emergence of Islam as a major world religion, encompassing over 20% of the earth’s population is just a coincidence to some. However,...
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http://www.truthnet.org/Islam/Islam-Bible/ 1 Islam and Israel an Introduction The linking of the nation of Israel with the emergence of Islam as a major world religion, encompassing over 20% of the earth’s population is just a coincidence to some. However, for those who know Bible Prophecy there is no such thing. Central to the scriptures is God’s prophetic plan for the nation of Israel and the Jewish people. To understand these amazing circumstances, we need to comprehend the emergence of the nation of Israel in 1948, a recent event. Prior to this period, the last time an independent Jewish Kingdom existed was during the Maccabean period 1 , which lasted about 100-years (164-63 B.C.), over 2000-years ago. In A.D. 70, the Roman Empire, which invaded the land of Judah over 100years earlier, had enough of the rebellions of Jerusalem; they destroyed the city and the Temple. According to the Jewish historian Josephus, over 1,000,000 Jews died in the destruction of Jerusalem. Another Jewish
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