I am not saying that. God is!
As Moses said,
“It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to the voice of Yahweh your God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you this day, who Yahweh your God will set you on high above ALL the nations of the earth:”
Deut 28:1 (emphasis added)
Today most nations admire and envy the United States of America. One day ALL the nations will admire and envy Israel. It will be the preeminent nation of this world, and if I am reading prophecy correctly, it will produce a city without parallel in this world … ever!
Let’s go back to Isaiah 14.
It has been noted that physical Israel will possess their enemies
“The peoples shall take them, and bring them to their place; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of Yahweh for servants and for handmaids: and they shall take them captive whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.”
Isa 14:2
As has been noted, there was a return which began in 538 BC, but the “peoples” did NOT take the Jews to Palestine, and were not after that ruled by the Jews. This has not happened!
One of the issues in prophecy is that the passages talking about the church, and the passages talking about converted Israel, and the passages talking about heaven, ALL OVERLAP EACH OTHER!
Premillenialism is built on confusing these issues.
Foreigners will build the walls of Jerusalem
“10 Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you: for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor have I had mercy on you. 11 Your gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive. 12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.”
Isa 60:10-12
Remember What Jesus said.
Not a jot or a tittle of the old law can fail “until all things are accomplished,” Mtt 5:18. So if it hasn’t happened, it must!
This is not some premillenial delusion,
of which there are infinite varieties. This is Scripture. As the most completely Christian nation in world history, the Jews will be abundantly blessed by God. They will turn back many of the plans of Mystery Babylon the Great, and the Mystery of Lawlessness, and will become a militant Christian nation, a powerful influence for good world-wide, and will truly become blessing to all nations.
How long will this status last before the end, the Second Coming of Christ? Scripture does not tell us. I suspect it may be quite a while (centuries?) before the final beast of Revelation comes on the scene and demands world-wide worship.
There will still be the need to Watch Mk 13.37, until the final round of conflicts come, which assure the final victory of the saints over all.
Scriptures are from the World English Bible WEB, a copyright free revision
of the original ASV American Standard Version 1901.