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INDIA IN BIBLE PROPHECY
Introduction
The author has written a comprehensive booklet on prophecy for the entire world titled “World in Bible Prophecy”. Then why is there a need for writing another separate booklet detailing how Indians will be involved in fulfilling end-time prophetic events?
The reason is that the author is an Indian from North India, and he knows various peoples inhabiting India quite well. India is not one united country. Bible prophecy indicates that people from different parts of India will play different roles in world events in the very near future and even into the millennium after God’s Kingdom is established on earth. Indians need to know these details of prophecy as a warning and what actions they can take to come out alive through the catastrophic events.
The key to understanding Bible prophecy is the identity of various peoples on earth as they are mentioned by their ancient patriarchal names in the Bible. Bible prophecy was locked till the time of the end as stated in Daniel 12:8-10 (NKJV). When prophecies were being revealed to him by an angel of God, Daniel wrote: “8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 9 And he said, Go your way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.”
Major Bible prophecies were to be understood in the end time. We are now living in the end of the end times. Understanding of Bible prophecies was first revealed to Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong, through whom God founded the modern era of His Church. Mr. Armstrong wrote many times that the key that unlocked understanding of Bible prophecies was the biblical identity of the British and American peoples. The British and American people are the descendants of the biblical patriarch Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel by God. The British are descendants of Ephraim the son of Joseph and grandson of Jacob/Israel whereas the Americans are the descendants of Manasseh, Ephraim’s brother. Before his death Israel named his name on Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48:16). Bible prophecies referring to America and British Commonwealth nations (Britain, Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) are given under their ancient patriarchal names Israel, Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh.
The patriarch Jacob had twelve sons from whom are descended many nations. Besides America and British Commonwealth nations, these include the Jews worldwide and in the state of Israel, France, Ireland, Switzerland, all the Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland) and the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg) countries. Jews in Bible prophecies are referred to as Judah or the House of Judah whereas the Israelite countries, including America and British countries are referred to as the House of Israel. The American and British peoples together are referred to as Israel.
Since Jerusalem was the ancient capital of the undivided ancient nation of Israel, prophecies concerning all the nations of Israel collectively are also given under Jerusalem. After Solomon’s reign, ancient Israel split into two kingdoms called the House of Israel, consisting of ten tribes in the north, and the House of Judah, consisting of two tribes (Judah, Benjamin and a part of the priestly tribe of Levi) in the South. Since Samaria was the capital of the northern ten-tribed House of Israel, prophecies concerning the ten tribes are also given under their capital name Samaria.
The Old Testament of the Bible is mainly a history of the ancient nation of Israel. Other nations are mentioned in prophecies in how they come into contact with the nations of Israel. The New Testament is mainly a history of the beginning of God’s true Church and later the great false Church based in Rome. Bible prophecies concerning the descendants of the ancient Israelites as well as God’s Church are scattered throughout the Old Testament. But the last book of the Bible, the book of Revelation, besides adding many new prophecies, puts all end-time prophecies in proper time sequence. That enables us to make overall sense of prophecy.
Approximately one third of the Bible is prophecy and nearly 90% of Bible prophecies pertain to the end-time and beyond. That means most of the Bible prophecies pertain to our time. Since all nations will come in contact with the Israelite nations in the end time, that is why end-time prophecies cover all nations. Literally no nation will be spared the ravages of weapons of mass destruction. Indians will play a role in fulfilling these prophecies, as will all nations and peoples of the world, because end-time catastrophic events will engulf all people on earth. Once we determine the identity of various peoples of India, the Bible will reveal the specific roles various Indian groups will play in fulfilling end of the end time prophecies and beyond.
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