Israel
'The children of Israel,' in Isaiah 14:2, signify the Gentiles.
In Jeremiah 23:8, 'Israel' represents the spiritual natural church.
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Luke 21:28-31
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But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near."
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He told them a parable. "See the fig tree, and all the trees.
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When they are already budding, you see it and know by your own selves that the summer is already near.
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Even so you also, when you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near.