In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He [Jesus Christ -Yeshua]
was in the beginning with God.
THE GENTILE NATIONS
Prophecies from God’s messengers in the Holy Bible
are relevant to both Israel and the Gentile nations. Anyone
who is not Jewish is a gentile. Gentile
nations have always been an integral part
of God’s plan for Israel. God has used the Gentile nations
to bless Israel in times of her righteousness and to judge
her in times of her disobedience and apostasy. In times of
righteousness, Israel was blessed above all nations. Because
Israel is God’s chosen people, Satan has always attempted to
use the Gentile nations to destroy her. God will not allow
this to happen because He has made an everlasting covenant
with Israel.
The prophets prophesied both intermediate and end time
events concerning the Gentile nations (see
Major Prophets
and Minor Prophets).
Daniel prophesied the coming of four
Gentile kingdoms [empires]: The Babylonian, Media-Persian,
Grecian and Roman Empires. These empires rose to world
supremacy and dominated
Israel, and they are the basis for the world’s civil and
political systems of today. Daniel also prophesied the
reemergence of the [revised] Roman Empire, which is
currently in the form of the European Union [seventh
kingdom]. The influence these kingdoms have had in the world
will soon be destroyed when Jesus Christ, the Messiah, returns
to set up His eternal kingdom on earth.
The end time events will close the times of the Gentiles, which began
in 586 BC when the Babylonians defeated the kingdom of Judah.
Daniel
prophesied 70 weeks (490 years) that God has appointed
Israel to end her rebellion against God (Daniel 9:24-27). During this
period, the Gentile nations will have treaded upon the Jewish people.
Christ was crucified at the end of the 69th week. We are living in the
age of grace, the period between the 69th and 70th week. The 70th week
represents the seven-year tribulation period, which will begin after the
rapture of the church when the age of grace comes to a close. At the end of the
tribulation, the Gentile nations of the world will converge at the
battle of Armageddon to wage a final war against Christ and for dominance over the land of
Israel. This will bring Israel to repentance for her disobedience to God. Jesus Christ, the
Messiah, will then return and judge the Gentile nations for their attempt to destroy
Israel, thus ending forever the Gentiles’ domination over Israel.