[Yes, the Time of Jacob’s Trouble is still ahead]
Absolutely. It will begin one-half-way through that 7 years.
Of course, when the “peace” comes there will be even more mocking. The world will rejoice over the political messiah who has brought peace between Jew and Muslim over Jerusalem.
Sure, sounds far-fetched.
Israel returning as a viable nation sounded pretty far-fetched in the 1800’s.
A national Israel, reborn, that recaptured Jerusalem (and then gave 1/2 of it back) would have sounded ridiculous and far-fetched during World War II.
God sure put the squeeze on Jews in the Diaspora, the most horrific example being the Nazi Holocaust, which is an explosive subject in itself.
But it never was His intention that Jews would merely remain abroad and not return home, forever.