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No
Lost Tribes. None of the tribes are lost because people from
each of the tribes were living in the southern kingdom, the Kingdom
of Judah, at the time the Assyrian army deported the northern
kingdom, the Kingdom of Israel. Here is a list of all of the
tribes of Israel from the book of Revelation.
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And
I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred
and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons
of Israel: . . . Judah, . . . Reuben, . . . Gad, . . . Asher,
. . . Naphtali, . . . Manasseh, . . . Simeon, . . . Levi,
. . . Issachar, . . . Zebulun, . . . Joseph, . . . Benjamin
. . . (NASB) Rev. 7:4-8 |
Now
when we come to 2 Chronicles 15:9; 30:18; and 34:6, we discover
that people from the tribes of Ephraim (son of Joseph), Manasseh,
Issachar, Zebulun, Naphatli, Simeon, and "from all the remnant
of Israel" are present in the Kingdom of Judah. That means men,
women, and children from each of the northern ten tribes were living
in
the southern kingdom at the time the Assyrians invaded the northern
kingdom. Those living in the southern kingdom were not taken captive
and deported by the Assyrians. They were taken to Babylon. This means
that the
ten
tribes
were not
lost.
At least some of them lived in the kingdom of Judah. Also Luke 2:36
tells us that the prophetess Anna was from the tribe of Asher. This
is one more example that the tribes were not lost.
Nehemiah 11:20 tells us that men from all the tribes from the kingdom
of Israel were living in the cities of Judah - the southern kingdom.
The book of Nehemiah was written at the time the Jews were returning
from Babylon. This means that none of the tribes have been lost.
Total
Return. Scriptures also predicted that the nation of Israel will
return some day to the land. Not just a portion of Israel
will return, but all of Israel. Their return started in 1945 and
continues to this day.
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And
say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold,
I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where
they have gone, and I will gather them from every side and
bring them into their own land; and I will make them one
nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king
will be king for all of them; and they will no longer be
two nations, and they will no longer be divided into two
kingdoms. (NASB)
Ezek. 37:21-22 |
The tribes are coming together and the end times are upon us. If
all of the tribes are not already in Israel, the book of Revelation
reveals a wonderful fact. They will all be in the land some day before
the end of the world comes. The book of Revelation tells us that
God will seal 12,000 Jews from each of the twelve tribes of Israel
in the end times (Rev. 7:4-8). Everyone of the tribes exist today
some where in the world. Praise the Lord Jesus. Come quickly!
Conclusion: The
experience of Israel and Judah are spiritual messages for us. God
will deal with each us differently when we sin. Each day we receive
blessings from Him. His blessings are rich and precious. He meets
our daily needs in so many ways. Yet we often forget and become more
interested in the things He gives us. We worship His gifts. We are
not willing
to serve Him because we are more interested in His presents. We fail
to worship because we love the music He allows us to create, and
the list can go on. So He disciplines us to get our attention because
He wants our eyes only on Him. Let us ask Him to help us keep our
eyes on Him. |
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