When God Has Finished Dealing with the Jews, He Will Deal with the Gentiles | Derek Prince

Summary

Derek Prince interprets Joel 3:1–2 as describing a period when Jewish exiles return to Judah and Jerusalem, followed by God gathering the Gentile nations for judgment. He says the nations will be judged chiefly on two charges:

• How they treated the Jewish people, whom he identifies as God’s people and heritage.
• How they treated the land of Israel, which he says God gave to Israel and which nations have partitioned.

Prince argues that governments will ultimately answer to God for dividing the land. As an example, he cites Britain’s post–World War I mandate and its 1922 decision, under Winston Churchill, to allocate most of the territory to what became Jordan. He also refers to the United Nations’ later division of the remaining area. These historical and theological claims are presented as Prince’s account and interpretation.

He connects this teaching to Matthew 25, interpreting the judgment of the “sheep” and “goat” nations as being based on how they treated Jesus’ “brothers.” He warns that nations taking a position against Israel may face divine judgment and says that God will intervene at the appointed time.

Speakers and Sources

• Derek Prince — speaker and interpreter of the passages.
• Joel 3:1–2 — cited as the basis for the judgment of nations.
• Matthew 25 — cited in connection with the sheep-and-goat judgment.