Israel sits at the heart of end-times prophecy. Scripture presents it as the central stage for the final geopolitical realignment, and recent events are pushing the region in that direction faster than many expected. The United Nations Security Council’s approval of a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Trump’s Gaza plan highlights a widening divide between global diplomacy and Israeli public sentiment.
The resolution claims that “conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.” But Israelis overwhelmingly disagree.
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According to new polling, “70% of Israelis now oppose the establishment of a Palestinian state,” with opposition rising to 79% among Jewish Israelis. When asked directly about the U.S. proposal, “57% of Jewish Israelis oppose any Israeli declaration of future support for a Palestinian state,” and only “20%” would consider it under strict conditions.
The Oct. 7 massacre reshaped Israeli thinking. The attack “fundamentally altered how Israelis view territorial compromise,” and many now regret the 2005 disengagement from Gaza. Regret is turning into a political trajectory that points toward the possibility of annexing Gaza, then Judea and Samaria—territory the world calls the West Bank. Still, the Bible identifies it as Israel’s heartland.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made the government’s posture clear, vowing to demilitarize Gaza “the easy way or the hard way.” A nation that rejects withdrawal and opposes statehood is a nation preparing to assert greater control over its land. That direction aligns with prophetic patterns of Israel standing on its own, often without the backing of surrounding nations.
Under Trump, annexation is unlikely. His close relationship with Netanyahu, and his own investment in the resolution, he celebrated as “a moment of true historic proportion,” makes any drastic move improbable. But the dynamic could change immediately with a new Democratic president. The Democratic Party strongly supports a Palestinian state, and a future administration could pressure Israel in ways similar to the Biden years—only now with the Israeli public firmly against concessions.
If relations sour again, Israel may act unilaterally. That possibility matches the biblical picture of Jerusalem becoming the focal point of global dispute, with Israel forced into decisions the world condemns. Annexation of Judea and Samaria would intensify tensions over the Temple Mount, potentially leading to a direct confrontation over the site and laying the groundwork for discussion of a future Third Temple.
Meanwhile, Palestinians also reject the two-state plan that the world insists on. Gallup polling shows 55% oppose it, and 66% prioritize regaining all of historic Palestine. As the article notes, “the supposed beneficiaries reject the destination as firmly as the Israelis reject the journey.”
The Security Council can vote, but Israel’s cooperation is essential. With 79% of Jewish Israelis opposed to a Palestinian state and national sentiment hardened by trauma, the resolution may operate more as diplomatic symbolism than actionable policy. The international community “cannot force a nation traumatized by massacre to embrace the very outcome that trauma has taught it to reject,” according to Israel365 News.
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Events are moving quickly. Israel is shifting toward decisions that carry prophetic weight, and the region is aligning in ways consistent with what Scripture describes. The pace is accelerating, and the pressure building around Jerusalem suggests that more significant developments may not be far away.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine.
