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Dear JW,

I would have to agree with collins88x. You fail to follow the chronological tribe line more carefully. The Israelites were divided into two separate kingdoms. The House of Judah led by the Jews along with a few of the tribe of Benjamin.

The House of Israel containing the other 10 tribes was led by the tribe of Ephraim. The return of the house of Judah along with a few of the tribe of Benjamin returned to Jerusalem under the decree of Cyrus.

You cannot show where the other Ten tribes are today. Also it does not appear that you can show where the ten tribes went after their captivity.

I suspect you cannot show from the scriptures where the Lod led them after their captivity.

Can you show from the scriptures when the Lord will gather them again?

Can you show from the scriptures where the Lord will gather them from?

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Revelations won wrote: Sun May 28, 2023 10:12 pm You cannot show where the other Ten tribes are today.

So? So what?!

The point is that we have documented evidence that representatives of all 12 tribes were present when Cyrus liberated the former captives that wished to return to Jerusalem in 539 BCE. None of the tribes were "lost" in the sense that they ceased to be identifiable groups at that time.

Revelations won wrote: Sun May 28, 2023 10:12 pm.... it does not appear that you can show where the ten tribes went after their captivity.
After their captivity many went to Jerusalem and the surrounding areas



Revelations won wrote: Sun May 28, 2023 10:12 pm I suspect you cannot show from the scriptures where the Lod led them after their captivity.
EZRA 6:16, 18

Then the Israelites, the priests, the Levites,+ and the rest of the former exiles held the inauguration* of this house of God with joy. ...in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the book of Moses



Revelations won wrote: Sun May 28, 2023 10:12 pm

Can you show from the scriptures when the Lord will gather them again? Can you show from the scriptures where the Lord will gather them from?
After their return to Jerusalem from captivity in the 6th century BCE , scriptures do not point to any further "gathering" of the descendants of Abraham. The diaspora would continue in their various locations around the then known world and, along with their brethren in Palestine, await further instructions from the promised Messiah.


As it turns out the Messiah did NOT call the diaspora to gather in any physical location nor did he point them to a restablishment of a political State of Isarael. Instead (and perhaps contrary to their expectations) Jesus pointed them to the promise of a heavenly kingdom in a spiritual location.
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