dispersion of Israel may have taken them, even though it be to the outmost

parts of heaven.

This gathering will take scattered Israel back to the land which

their fathers possessed, and they shall possess it.  That land is Palestine,

and cannot possibly be Great Britain or any other country on earth.  This

prophecy is explicit, it is basic, it is definite; it cannot be made to mean

anything other than what it actually says.

The reference to the 'outmost parts of heaven' seems

to have been in mind when that typical anticipatory 'gathering' took place on

the day of Pentecost, for we read:

'And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every

nation under heaven' (Acts 2:5).

Leaving this testimony of Moses, let us acquaint ourselves with the

witness of the Prophets.  Isaiah 11 is one of the passages which seems to be

rightly called Millennial.  It is linked with the presence of the Lord (Isa.

11:1,4 and 10):

'And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set His

hand again the second time to recover the remnant of His people, which

shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from

Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the

islands of the sea.  And He shall set up an ensign for the nations, and

shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the

dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth' (Isa. 11:11,12).

Let us once again pause to consider this prophecy.

This gathering of Israel takes place at the Second Coming of

Christ for He shall not only fulfil Psalm 72, and judge the poor, but

shall 'smite the earth (erets, or with some codices ariz "the

oppressor", verse 4) with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of

His lips shall He slay the wicked or the lawless one' (Isa. 11:4).

(See 2 Thess. 2:1 -8).

The countries of the dispersed remnant are named, but the full

quota of Israel and Judah will come from the four quarters of the

When this gathering takes place, the whole house of Israel,

including the ten tribes, and Judah will become one nation again, as

Ezekiel 37:16 -22 declares.

This gathering will be 'the second time' of Acts 7:13 and Hebrews

Isaiah 43 contains a glowing prophecy of Israel's regathering:

'For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave

Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.  Since thou wast

precious in My sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee:

therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.  Fear not:

for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather

thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south,