Is Bible Prophecy Unfolding Right Now in Israel?
What does the Bible really say about the end of days?
Author Joel Rosenberg believes some of the events unfolding around us hold biblical significance, particularly when it comes to Israel and the Middle East. Rosenberg, an expert on biblical prophecy who now lives in Israel, recently spoke with CBN News about Hamas, the war in Gaza, and how current events might play into what the Bible says about future happenings and the end of days.
"That is the number one question I'm getting asked ... 'Can you put this [current moment] in a prophetic context?'" Rosenberg said. "I would say, number one, we're definitely in a birth pang, right? Jesus speaks in Matthew 24 that there's going to be contractions and releases, moments of wars and rumors of wars, and kingdom against kingdom, nation against nation, as well as earthquakes and famines and other disasters."
He continued, "Those are contractions, and just like when your wife gets close to delivering ... the contractions are longer and more painful, and the release moments are shorter." Here’s more: