The mass expulsion of the children of Israel from Canaan by Assyrian and Babylonian kings left the land nearly devoid of Israelites, with the theocracy and monarchy gone, and the people enslaved to Gentile nations. This punishment resulted from their habitual rejection of God's law. God established a specific duration for Israel's punishment, as recorded in Leviticus 26, where He promises to punish them seven times more for their sins if they disobey Him. In this context, seven times refers to a duration of punishment, not intensity, equating to 2,520 years when calculated using the year-for-a-day principle, with each prophetic time being a 360-day year. The punishment began with the fall of the Kingdom of Israel in 718 BC and, according to this calculation, ended in AD 1802, marking 2,520 years. Scriptural evidence supports a prolonged period of exile, as Daniel, writing about 178 years after the deportation, indicates Israel had not returned. Christ, in about AD 31, stated He was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, showing they were still lost. Decades later, the apostle James addressed his letter to the twelve tribes scattered abroad, confirming Israel's continued state of punishment over 750 years after Assyria's conquest. Additional references in Hosea and Ezekiel reinforce the year-for-a-day principle in defining Israel's punishment duration. Hosea suggests a progressive mercy after periods of affliction, while Ezekiel's symbolic act of lying on his side for 390 days represents 390 years of punishment for Israel. This extended timeframe of 2,520 years serves as a vital criterion for identifying modern-day Israel.

The nations of Israel, though among the wealthiest and most advanced, lead in both good and evil, producing a paradox of progress and appalling sins. Their excess of sin defiles the good they achieve, invoking God's punishment as foretold in Deuteronomy 28:15, 20. Just as the Assyrians once drove ancient Israel from their land, so too will modern Israel reap the whirlwind of their sins through war, captivity, and exile. God, deeply involved in world events, makes and breaks nations to suit His purpose, and He will bring severe punishment upon His people, Israel, with war marking the beginning of the most intense devastation. Despite this, God's love for Israel endures, and He disciplines them as a wise Father to provoke change and repentance. Yet, Israel remains stiff-necked and stubborn, refusing to yield until they endure terrible devastation and death. Only through such suffering will God gain their attention, leading them to turn to Him, at which point He will swiftly offer help. This time of Jacob's Trouble will culminate in a second exodus, where God will regather Israel not for nostalgia but for a specific purpose: to bring them to conversion and restore them as a model nation to show the world His way. Though the coming days are dark and terrible, with many of Israel facing death, those who remain will be humbled and ready to submit to God and His law. They will plead for His forgiveness, redemption, and salvation, and He will grant it gladly. Israel's future holds a glorious promise as they are brought into God's family and given eternal life in His Kingdom, fulfilling His original intent for them.

In the context of biblical imagery and history, the sound of trumpets carries profound significance. For many, it evokes the longing to hear the trumpet that heralds the return of Jesus Christ, signaling the end of man's misguided rule influenced by satan, and the cessation of the pain inflicted on humanity. Biblically, in Israel's history, the trumpet often served as an immediate warning of imminent war, death, and destruction. It also recalls the intimidating blast that grew in intensity as the Ten Commandments were about to be given, and the commands in Numbers 10 where the sound of a trumpet directed the movement of tribes. Furthermore, there is a revealed insight among God's Family that a final trumpet will be blown, marking a critical moment of change and judgment, though the world remains unaware of the utter devastation that awaits until that sound is heard.