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One of the greatest Torah scholars of all time, Maimonides (1135 – 1204 AD) writes (in The Law
of Kings):

1. The Messianic King will arise in the future and restore the Davidic Kingdom to its former state and
original sovereignty. He will build the Temple and gather the dispersed of Israel. All the laws will be re-
instituted in his days as they had been a foretimes; sacrifices will be offered, and the Sabbatical years
and Jubilee years will be observed fully as ordained by the Torah.

2. Anyone who does not believe in him, or whoever does not look forward to his coming, denies not only
the other prophets but also the Torah and of Moses our Teacher. For the Torah attested to him, as it is
said:
“…then, the Lord, your God, will bring back your exiles, and He will have mercy upon you. He will once
again gather you from all the nations… Even if your exiles are at the end of the heavens, the Lord, your
God, will gather you from there, and He will take you from there. And the Lord, your God, will bring
you… “(Deuteronomy 30:3-5).

This prayer is recited today during the Jewish Shabat and other Jewish holidays:

"Lead them, swiftly and upright, to Your city Zion and to Jerusalem, the abode of Your Name, as is
written in the Torah of Your servant Moses: "Even if your outcasts are at the ends of the world, from
there the Lord your God will gather you, from there He will fetch you. And the Lord your God will bring
you to the land that your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and He will make you more
prosperous and more numerous than your fathers."

Today, The Law of Return (Hebrew: תובשה קוח, Hok ha-shvut), a legislation passed in 1950 is the
defiance of Israel as a Jewish State, hence, the main practice of the state of Israel to embody the idea of
the Gathering of Israel, by granting every Jew the right to make Aliyah to the State of Israel and to
receive a certificate of Aliyah, which grants the certificate holder with an Israeli Citizenship
immediately. xxxv Since returning to their land, the Jews have been attacked by Arab nations on
numerous times. Most notable were the Six-Day War in 1967 and the attack in 1973. Other limited
attacks are numerous from terrorists groups such as the PLO, Hamas, and Hezbollah. On October 27,
2005, “Iran's conservative new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said that Israel must be "wiped off
the map" and that attacks by Palestinians would destroy it.” xxxvi the ISNA press agency reported. Why is
Israel such a vulnerable target?

The Treasures of Israel

End time prophecies indicate that Gentile nations will covet Israel because of great wealth discovered in
the last days.

Deut. 33:19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of
righteousness; for they shall such of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.

Isaiah 45:3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou
mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

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