Fulfilled Prophecies

Immigration to Israel: The First Aliyah (1882 - 1903)

Aliyah is the term for Jewish immigration to, or "return" to, the Land of Israel. In Hebrew, aliyah literally means "ascent" or "going up," and refers to moving to Israel, traditionally toward Jerusalem, considered a spiritually higher place.

Most of the olim (immigrants) during this period came from Eastern Europe; a small number also arrived from Yemen. Members of Hibbat Zion and Bilu, two early Zionist movements that were the mainstays of the First Aliyah, defined their goal as "the political, national, and spiritual resurrection of the Jewish people in Palestine."

In all, nearly 35,000 Jews came to Palestine during the First Aliyah.

Since the destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70 A.D., the Jewish People wandered the globe in exile, speaking the local languages of every place they inhabited. Hebrew was reserved for special occasions – prayer, religious study and blessings – and was no longer the language of the common Jew.

In the late 19th century, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, made it his goal to turn Hebrew into the everyday language of the Land of Israel. He encountered resistance from all sides – the ultra-Orthodox said Hebrew was a holy language reserved for holy purposes only, the secular said there is no need to speak an out-dated language and others were just plain skeptical.

In order to create new words for the modern world, words from the Bible, the Talmud and rabbinical literature were adapted. A classic example is the word "electricity," in Hebrew "hashmal," derived from the Hebrew word for amber (chashmal – a shining substance) from Ezekiel 1:4 "the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire."

Finally, in 1921, the British government recognized three official languages for Mandatory Palestine: English, Arabic and Hebrew.

National Hebrew Day falls every year on the 21st day of the Hebrew month of Tevet, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda's birthday.

Thanks to efforts by US Secretary of State George Shultz and others, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev eventually opened the borders and allowed all Jews to leave the USSR. Between 1989 and 2006, an estimated 1.6 million Jews and their relatives and spouses emigrated from the former Soviet Union, about 979,000 or 61 percent of them returned to Israel.

Since its founding in 1948, Israel has never stopped inventing agricultural technologies that greatly improve farming everywhere.

DRIP IRRIGATION: "Israel is ahead of the world in being extremely efficient with water because water is scarce and valuable and we want to encourage agriculture. Drip irrigation is the flagship technology, but we also consider seed breeding, choice of crops, use of protected agriculture in greenhouses and nethouses, and scheduling irrigation based on data gathered in many different ways," says Environmental physicist Alon Ben-Gal. Rice grown with drip irrigation not only outproduces conventional paddy rice, but also uses 70% less water, diminishes methane emissions to almost zero, and reduces arsenic uptake by up to 90%.

THE WORLD'S ONLY SEMIARID FOREST: "The Negev is part of the Sahara-Arabian desert belt and is one of most arid places on Earth. The desert in the United States is wetter and cooler; it looks like a garden in comparison," says Plant scientist Tamir Klein. Yatir Forest, planted by the Jewish National Fund to provide work for new immigrants in the 1950s, has turned into one of the world's only fully functional forests in hot semiarid conditions. "In dryland forestry, we are making important contributions. What we have in Israel is the driest forest in the world," says Klein.

ALMOND TREES IN THE DESERT: Tamir Klein's team discovered wild native almond trees flourishing in a dry riverbed near Mount Ramon in the Negev. "This is amazing in such a dry landscape," says Klein. By growing Ramon almond seedlings under controlled greenhouse conditions, the Weizmann scientists learned that due to their ability to resist embolisms – tiny air bubbles that block trees' water vessels — these trees tolerate drought much better than do almond trees in commercial orchards. "What we have discovered about embolism resistance could help almond growers all over the world," says Klein.

THE NATIONAL WATER CARRIER: The National Water Carrier is a real, massive infrastructure project that transports water from the Sea of Galilee to the arid regions of Israel, including the Negev. It was constructed in the 1950s and 1960s and is often described as a "man-made river" that stretches over 80 miles.

DESALINATION: Israel has made desalination a cornerstone of its water strategy. The Ashkelon Desalination Plant, is one of the largest in the world and has been operational since 2005. The Sorek Desalination Plant, launched in 2013, is the largest in the world and produces over 40 billion gallons of water annually.

REVERSE FLOW SYSTEM: The National Carrier Flow Reversal is a real and recent innovation. It involves pumping desalinated seawater from the Mediterranean back into the Sea of Galilee to replenish it. This system was completed in 2022 and is the first of its kind in the world, demonstrating Israel's ability to reverse its historic water flow. The water travels 100 to 150 kilometers from desalination plants in Ashdod, Hadera, and other coastal sites.

WASTE WATER REUSE: Israel is a global leader in wastewater recycling, with over 90% of its wastewater being treated and reused, primarily for agriculture.

In 2019, Avi Taub's mining company, Shefa Gems, discovered a deposit of precious gems near the northern Israeli city of Haifa, and soon formed a luxury commercial outlet called "Holy Gems."

The majority of the "Holy Gems" consist of blue, green and yellow Sapphire as well as red and burgundy Garnet and black Spinel.

The crown jewel is an incredibly rare Carmel-Sapphire (IMA Mineral of the year in 2018), which exists only in the Land of Israel! The very existence of this mineral is a miracle because it was previously thought to only exist in space!

The Carmel Sapphire consists of a complex oxide called carmeltazite (ZrAl2Ti4O11), which forms black inclusions in blue corundum crystals. It is found in cretaceous pyroclastic rocks and associated alluvial deposits at Kishon Mid-Reach in northern Israel. Its name alludes to the near proximity of Mt. Carmel as well as the three principal metals in its formula (Ti, Al and Zr).

The average market value of a 1 Carat Carmel Sapphire is $34,000 dollars.

On October 15, 2008, The US Congress approved the Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008, which had a provision requiring the President to keep Israel equipped militarily to the degree that she maintained a QUALITATIVE MILITARY EDGE.

SEC. 201. ASSESSMENT OF ISRAEL'S QUALITATIVE MILITARY EDGE OVER MILITARY THREATS. (a) Assessment Required.--The President shall carry out an empirical and qualitative assessment on an ongoing basis of the extent to which Israel possesses a qualitative military edge over military threats to Israel. (2) QUALITATIVE MILITARY EDGE DEFINED.--In this subsection, the term 'qualitative military edge' means THE ABILITY TO COUNTER AND DEFEAT ANY CREDIBLE CONVENTIONAL MILITARY THREAT.'

THE THIRD MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - In 2016, the US and Israeli governments signed their third 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on military aid, covering FY2019 to FY2028. Under the terms of the MOU, the United States pledged to provide—subject to congressional appropriation—$38 billion in military aid ($33 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grants plus $5 billion in missile defense appropriations) to Israel.

THE JOINT DECLARATION OF STRATEGIC COMMITMENT - President Trump's "Abraham Accords" normalized the relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel (signed September 15, 2020). However, Trump immediately promised to sell the UAE some F-35 jets, aggressively pushing the deal to Congress. Israel, seeing that potential enemies were going to be armed, wanted the US to reaffirm their commitment to maintaining Israel's QUALITATIVE MILITARY EDGE. Therefore US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed a "Joint Declaration of Strategic Commitment" on October 22, 2020, with Gantz saying that it will "ensure the quality edge of the Israeli defense establishment and the IDF in the coming decades."

BIDEN HALTS ARMS TO ISRAEL - Next, the incoming Biden administration placed the F-35 sale to the UAE on permanent hold, and also took no special effort to help Israel, even completely stopping military aid to Israel at the end of April of 2024 while they were at war.

This amazingly was EXACTLY 3.5 years after the US-Israel Joint declaration to keep Israel militarily ahead of it's neighbors. October 22, 2020 to April 22, 2024 is exactly three and a half years! This appeared to satisfy the prophecy of Revelation 12:14 with one exception: Israel had not yet been COMPLETELY ISOLATED (put into the wilderness) as the prophecy decrees.

PRESIDENT TRUMP BEGINS TO FULFILL THE THREE AND A HALF YEAR PROPHECY - It was only when President Trump subsequently took the presidency for a second time on January 20, 2025 that the picture became clearer. The Trump administration formed the closest ties with Israel in the history of the United States.

The US aggressively helped Israel with Operation Midnight Hammer dropping 14 bunker buster bombs on Iran's nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025. Additionally, the US used over 100 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors to counter Iranian ballistic missiles. This was a significant commitment to Israel since this was one-fourth of the total US arsenal of THAAD interceptors, and only 11 new THAAD had been produced in 2024.

ISRAEL INCREASINGLY BECOMES ISOLATED - Meanwhile Israel's decision to take over Gaza after the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas has caused international criticism and isolation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been accused of leading Israel toward pariah status, similar to where South Africa was during the apartheid years.

The United Nations and other world leaders are diplomatically isolating Israel, and declaring that they will recognize a Palestinian State, bucking Netanyahu's position to rule out any two-state solution.

THE NEW YORK DECLARATION FOR A PALESTINIAN STATE - On September 12, 2025, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously voted to support a Palestinian State. There were 142 Nations in favor and only 10 against (with 12 abstentions). This shows that Israel really has only ten friends – and many of these were small island nations. Israel voted against it, alongside nine other countries – Argentina, Hungary, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Tonga and the United States.

Nearly all the nations on the earth have decided that the ONLY SOLUTION for peace in the Middle East is to implement a PALESTINIAN STATE alongside Israel. This is despite any evidence that the Palestinians want a State next to Israel as they repeatedly refuse to negotiate. The nations are plummeting towards a confrontation with God Almighty as they insist on dividing HIS LAND and giving it to a group of invaders.

GOD'S COMING JUDGMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS

THE ISOLATION WILL BE COMPLETE BY 2028 - The United States' commitment to give Israel $3.8 billion every year will end at the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2028. If we add three and a half years to the beginning of Trump's presidency on January 20, 2025, we come to July 20, 2028, just two months before the official end of the current 10-year Memorandum of Understanding.

ISRAEL TO BE INDEPENDENT FROM THE GREAT EAGLE - The three and a half year period ends at the same time as the US Aid to Israel – September 30, 2028. Additionally, Israel has begun a process to fund it's own military without any of the United States' strings attached. On December 25, 2025, Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel would spend $108 billion dollars over the next decade to build an independent munitions industry. That is $10.8 billion a year – three times what the United States is giving them now.

It is clear that the three and an half year period of the Great Eagle helping Israel will come to an end by September 30, 2028. The Great Eagle helped Israel become independent (fly into her place - Rev 12:14) and President Donald Trump's term will be almost over. The next US president (if any) will not be as friendly to Israel.

The nation of Israel will be completely isolated and standing up on her own – until that great day!