The Jews During the Tribulation [Lesson 12]

For the past two thousand years, both Jews and Gentiles have had an opportunity to enter in and accept God’s grace, but after the Bride is taken away in the Rapture, and the Tribulation sets in, God will turn back to the Jews alone (Romans 11:25-27). Because God will again deal with the Jews as His chosen people, the Tribulation is also known as the time of Jacob’s Trouble. During this time, the Jews will suffer in a greater measure than they ever have.The Antichrist will deceive the Jewish people. He will make a treaty with them during the first part of his reign; among other things, this treaty will allow them to resume the ancient sacrificial system of temple worship. In the middle of his seven-year rule; however, he will ruthlessly break his covenant, ending the sacrifices and substituting the worldwide worship of himself and his image (See Daniel 9:27). This action will reveal to the Jews his demonic nature. When that covenant is broken, tribulation such as has never been known before will be poured out upon the Jews. A third of them will survive (Zechariah 13:9), and they will cry for their Messiah to come and deliver them.