Israel, "God's Clock," in Biblical Prophecy, From Desolation to Prosperity

Jan Markell's Understanding the Times radio show this week is given over to a presentation by Pastor David Reagan that outlines the history of the nation of Israel from God's founding through its abandonment of God and consequent punishments, to its reestablishment in the Promised Land.

He shows how it all fulfills biblical prophecy and is now the main sign that we are in the very last days of the planet. It's a dramatic story of unbelievable desolation of the land, not a tree left standing for almost two millennia, followed by the rebuilding and the greening of the land that has made it a prosperous modern state.