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 An excerpt from the introduction:

“This book is centered around the relationship between ethnic Israel and biblical eschatology. For at the heart of biblical eschatology is what Isaiah referred to as “the controversy of Zion” (Isaiah 34:8) and what Jeremiah termed “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jeremiah 30:7).

The “controversy of Zion” refers to the historical continuum of spiritual and natural conflict over the city of Jerusalem; the past, present and future Land of Israel; and the Jewish people whose ancient history and prophetic destiny are inextricably connected.

The “time of Jacob’s trouble” refers to the Age-ending suffering of the Jewish people and the glorious restoration that follows. It is this time of “trouble” that lays the ancient contention and controversy to rest through the “restoration of the Kingdom to Israel” and the decisive once-and-for-all “judgment of the nations” who take part in the “final” assault on the people and the Land of Israel.”

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Reggie Kelly

Preface

Introduction: Why This Book Was Written 

PART ONE: THE FOUNDATIONS

The Lord’s Controversy with the Jewish People

The Church’s Controversy with the Jewish People 

The Church’s Controversy with the Jewish Land

The Time of Jacob’s Trouble: The Nature of the Trouble

The Time of Jacob’s Trouble: The Beginning and Length of the Trouble

The Time of Jacob’s Trouble: The Climax of the Trouble

PART TWO: THE PROPHECIES

The Modern State of Israel: Jacob’s Final Crucible

The Difference between the Modern State & the Future Nation

The Difference between the Recent Return & the Future Return

The Devastation and Restoration of Israel in the Book of Isaiah

The Devastation and Restoration of Israel in the Book of Daniel 

Expositions of Various Prophecies Concerning the Future Regathering 

The Church’s Identification with Israel During the Time of Jacob’s Trouble

PART THREE: THE LAND

The Question of Jewish Right To the Land: The Controversy of the Covenant

The Question of Jewish Right To the Land: The Conditions of the Covenant

The Question of Jewish Right To the Land: The Vengeance of the Covenant

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX I: The Biblical Definition of Israel: The Man, the People, and the Land

APPENDIX II: The Centrality & Significance of Jerusalem by Reggie Kelly

APPENDIX III: How to Read and Interpret the Prophecies of Israel’s Restoration. Gleanings from Spurgeon, M’Cheyne, Bonar and Ryle

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