Question: Is the Israel of the Bible the same as modern-day Israel?
They are the same Genetic Stock; I.E., they are the descendants!
Despite their being blood mixtures in the present day; Almighty God will Preside when the Tribes are allocated their Sealed roles in Revelation 7!
Rev. 7:4 And I heard the number of the (a)sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the (b)children of Israel.
(a) See the principle in Ezek. 9:3-4, there also a devoted remnant!
(b) "Children"; the Greek word is "Huios", which is a son or male (Str. 5207 and Comp. Appendix 108:3). Therefore all the "sealed" are males and are sealed for a purpose. 12,000 from each Jewish tribe. As most Jews do not know their tribe of origin, this is a demonstration of God's knowledge of all detail pertaining to His Creation, as shown in Rev. 20:12-13, where His knowledge of all that a person (and all people) have done in their lives on Earth, is used for the Judgement process and decision by Him!
V.5 Of the tribe of Judah 12,000. Of the tribe of Reuben 12,000. Of the tribe of Gad 12,000.
V.6 Of the tribe of Aser 12,000. Of the tribe of Nepthalim 12,000. Of the tribe of Manasses 12,000.
V.7 Of the tribe of Simeon 12,000. Of the tribe of Levi 12,000. Of the tribe of Issachar 12,000.
V.8 Of the tribe of Zabulon 12,000. Of the tribe of Joseph 12,000. Of the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
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