Miracle in the Sky: End-Time War — What Just Happened? | Rabbi Singer Explains

The captain of the plane was a hero. He somehow marshaled the strength to open the door that is designed to prevent passengers from reaching the cockpit. But it would be this one instance when passengers desperately needed to get into that cockpit to rescue the plane from a terrorist who was a pilot. Maybe they got lucky. Just roll the dice enough times and it'll come up. We have a holy book like that. The book of Esther. the king killing his queen. That wasn't the first time it occurred in history and it won't be the last. Morai was a poly linguist. He overheard an assassination plot. That was not the first time someone plotted to kill a king. It wouldn't be the last. And he was at the right place at the right time and was able to give over the warning. And he gained favor with the king. Esther must have been beautiful. Alkashes took a liking to her. In the end, Hmon who sought to destroy the Jewish people. He and those who plotted with him were all executed on the very gallows that were intended the Jewish people. The book of Esther is very striking because God's name is nowhere to be found explicitly in the text. One could say that too was serendipity, chance, a lot. In fact, that's what the name pura means. It's just a lot. And you just won the lottery when all the points intersect exactly at the right place. And the key of that generation was that they were able to view all these events and go, "No, God is behind all of it." And I recognize him and I accept him. is my only lord, my only king. And I know you're there behind these events. I know what just occurred appeared to be amazing fortune that a plumber could pilot a plane from a nose dive and pull the yolk just perfectly got lucky. Or was God behind it all after all? And that's the role of our generation. The role of our generation is to look at these events and go this is the hand of God. And just like the name of God doesn't appear in the book of Esther but the name is very much hidden in the words of the book of Esther he's there just look a little closer. And unlike the event at Mount Si when God reveals himself completely here God is hiding behind the characters. He was then and he is today. One could attribute the events that are happening here in the land of Israel. Look, a tenacious people desperate emerging from the ashes of Ashit somehow return after thousands of years. Or maybe it was a promise. Maybe Jeremiah 30:3 is the word of God and God is keeping the promise that he made to his people to a prophet who walked these streets. Jeremiah did so did Isaiah who tells about a nation that would be gathered in Isaiah 43. >> The waters won't harm you. The fire will not burn you. I will call to the north, give up, the south, even to the ends of the earth. I'll bring you back to this place. Isaiah preached right here. So did Sofana who spoke about a time when all the nations would know and would speak of one accord and they would speak Mafa buro in a pure speech. And Ezekiel, he told of a time that the nation would return a valley of dry bones. Did he say the god was alone? These bones can live. This is the nation of Israel. This is the promise. A sages tell us that in the messianic age, the books that will be studied are of course the five books of Moses and the book of Esther. What about Isaiah, the eternal word of God? But imagine for a moment. It could be days away, weeks away, months away, God forbid. But when it all happens, would we really be exploring Isaiah chapter 1, where we're told that the way Jerusalem will be redeemed is through justice and repentance. Verse 27. looking forward to a time when the world will be restored and this is what you need to do. Well, while those oracles are sacred of the word of God in the messianic age, it already happened. But that book of Esther we poured over in the messianic age. Why is not the book of Esther the blueprint for the messianic age? But God is acting behind actors and behind characters. One could attribute the fortune event to a lot a purim, good luck and serendipity where fortune comes together. But no, in the messianic age, we see that God is behind all the characters. He's there. He's just dressed up as others. We're living in a remarkable time. Ezekiel provides us with an enormous amount of saturated information about the messianic age that's unfolding now. He makes it clear that it'll occur in real time where the nations will see the glory of God. Ezekiel 39:21. In the ancient world, if there was a war going on in southwestern Asia, that's what we are, people wouldn't know about in Southeastern Asia, for a very long time. It would take years for that kind of information to get out. Oh no. [snorts] In the messianic age, all the nations will know. They'll be watching this war more than any other. the nation of Israel. What do we do now? That war occurs. We're told in Ezekiel 39:22, so the children of Israel will know that I am Lord. What's the reason for it? Look at the end of Ezekiel 38. So all the world will know. And all the nations will bend their knee only to the true God. And every tongue will only swear in his name. That's the moment we're prepared for. In order to accomplish that task, you have to recognize the events that are unfolding very rapidly and recognize that what the miracle in the sky is not an accident. It's not good fortune, not the winning of a lottery. It's the hand of God who's acting in the clouds of heaven as the Messiah comes. the ancient of days. Now we turn to him [music] alone. This long night, this long exile, it's coming to an end. And the morning is coming. Arise and shine, for your light is come. [music] Kings will go by your light. Are you prepared to gaze at the events that are unfolding now and recognize that God is behind it all? Are you ready? Shalom. If you enjoyed this program, please like and subscribe.