Several weeks back, I chatted with a CEO friend, and as I happened to be organizing a trip to see the ancient Armageddon site in Israel, naturally enough, that gave me the idea to write this piece…
Among the annals of history and prophecy, there is a mystery that is worth our consideration, that is, the destiny of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel. Gone out of historical record books following the Assyrian conquest in 722 BCE, their vanishing has been a source of centuries-long speculations, myth, and theological discussion. But behind the historical curiosity is a more substantial and deeper narrative, a web that intertwines with apocalyptic visions and ultimate humankind destiny. Intriguing, isn't it?
The return of these lost tribes is first a matter of reuniting a fragmented people but also a harbinger of the end times, a precursor to the cataclysmic battle of Armageddon. It’s tempting to imagine that this ancient puzzle holds the key to a divine countdown, a narrative that threads through Judaism, Christianity, and even modern geopolitics, compelling us to ask: what if their return is not just a historical footnote but a signal of a world-altering reckoning?
Back in Time, What Happened to the Twelve Tribes?
A group of israelites escape from the desert. (Adobe Stock / By maxximmm)
The story begins with the Twelve Tribes of Israel, who were Jacob's twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. The Hebrew Bible reports that these tribes as a whole were known as Israelites, and they inhabited Canaan as a result of the Exodus out of Egypt under Joshua's leadership. The coexistence between them, however, didn't last long After King Solomon's death around 930 BCE, a battle over taxation and politics created a rift. The ten northernmost tribes formed the Kingdom of Israel with Samaria as capital, and the Judah and Benjamin tribes formed the Kingdom of Judah in the southern region with Jerusalem as capital.
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