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Israel is the name of the country that resides in the Middle East along the eastern coast of the Meditteranean Sea. It is on the land that God has given to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by a perpetual covenant. It is also the name of the people who have descended from the twelve sons of Jacob (renamed Israel), who were the fathers of the twelve tribes. Jews are considered part of Israel. The enemies of Israel, particularly Muslim countries, refer to Israel as Palestine due of the desire of their national leaders wanting to drive its inhabitants "into the sea" since it became a nation again in 1948.

Those who believe in the futurist interpretation of the book of Revelation in the Bible believe that God still has plans involving Israel's future with Old Testament prophecies that have yet to be fulfilled, which the Left Behind books follow on.

In "The Rapture", God supernaturally protected Israel from an all-out assault by the Russians, fulfilling the prophecy of Ezekiel chapter 38.

In "Tribulation Force", Israel signed a seven-year agreement with Nicolae Carpathia and the Global Community to allow licensed use of the synthetic fertilizer formula created by Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig in exchange for Israel's protection from her enemies. This signing of the agreement ushered in the seven-year period called the Tribulation. This agreement was broken 3 1/2 years later when Nicolae desecrated the Temple in Jerusalem, causing a massive outrage among the Jews of Israel who were faithful to God.

Near the end of "Glorious Appearing", Jesus judged the world with the "sheep and goats" judgment, rewarding those who cared for "the least of His brethren" (speaking about Israel) with entrance into His kingdom, and sending those that didn't care for "the least of His brethren" into everlasting punishment.

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