The Dead Sea Scrolls

Sunday, August 4, 2024

On November 29th 1947, an archeologist named Eliezer Sukenik was deciphering the writings of some parchments he'd just obtained from Bethlehem. On the other side of the globe in Flushing Queens, the newly formed United Nations was voting on whether Israel would be resurrected from the dead. Sukenik's son was listening to the radio reporting the vote of each country. At the very moment Israel was declared a nation after 2000 years of dispersion, Sukenik was reading the ancient words of the Dead Sea Scrolls prophecy from the scroll of thanksgiving. He read, "I was driven from my home like a bird from its nest; I was cast down, but raised up again." The words perfectly matched what was happening to the Jewish people; they were being raised from the dead. God keeps His promise even when it takes 2000 years! So rejoice, because if He is faithful to keep His promises to His ancient people Israel, how much will He also be faithful and keep His promises to you who follow Him?

From Message #291 - The Mystery of the Hidden Scrolls