What biblical Scripture refers to God protecting Israel in the end times?

Answer 1

There are many verses in The Bible telling us that Israel (all) will be saved in the end times. It begins with Jacob (Israel) telling his 12 sons - the 4th of which is Judah for whom the Jews descent from - in Genesis 49:1-28 their collective fate in the latter days (aka the last days).

Israel (Jacob) describes the circumstances of the 12 tribes at the end of the age. Interestingly, all of the tribes of Israel will exist as distinct peoples at the time of the end, shortly before the return of Jesus Christ -- except for Simeon and Levi, of course, who will exist as peoples, but will be scattered throughout the other tribes.

The Bible states clearly that the "scepter shall not depart from Judah," -- a scepter is a symbol of kingship. Additionally, the specific time frame mentioned is stated as "until Shiloh comes" -- Shiloh is interpreted as "Peaceable and Prosperous One," or as the "Savior," or even as "To Whom It [the Scepter] Belongs," -- and for Christianas all of these are clear references to Christ, to whom would be the "obedience of the people." Since the royal line would exist until the "last days," the coming of Shiloh here must indicate Christ's second coming. Indeed, this prophecy explains that Christ will assume the throne of Judah in the end time-meaning that there has to be a throne of kings of Jewish descent in existence today for Him to return to. And indeed there is, but it is not in Israel.

This 'last day' fate of the children of Israel continued to be passed down to subsequent generations. Many years later, more details about the future of the 12 tribes would be given by Moses in Deuteronomy 33, shortly before the children of Israel entered the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua. In fact, Moses, in relating the future of Joseph in that passage, actually quotes Genesis 49:26.

Many of the prophetic books like Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah also tell of latter day events of the children of Israel joining together again with the children of Judah never to be split up again.