Israel · National Regathering

Ezekiel 37:21-22

Ezekiel · ~593 BC · Status: Disputed · Evidence weight: 87%
“I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land. I will make them one nation in the land.”
King James Version

The regathering of Israel from all nations to their own land, partially fulfilled in 1948 and ongoing.

Fulfillment References

Isaiah 11:12 Matthew 24:31

Archaeological & Historical Evidence

Modern aliyah (Jewish immigration) statistics (Jewish Agency), the UN partition vote, and 1948 Declaration of Independence all document the literal gathering from 100+ nations.

How Traditions Read This Prophecy

JewishThe modern State of Israel is seen as partial fulfillment. The full regathering awaits the Messianic era.
CatholicPoints to both the post-exilic return and the eschatological ingathering of Israel.
ProtestantBeing fulfilled — the 1948 return and continuing aliyah are stages in God's prophetic program.
DispensationalThe modern regathering is the greatest sign of the end times — fulfilling Ezekiel literally after 2,500 years.
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