II---Ephraim's Aliyah Has Begun...

Ephraim's Aliyah has begun...!
Who but an Ephraimite would have even the foggiest idea of what the Hebrew word "Aliyah" means?
Only Ephraim will ponder the significance of joining Judah in the Land of Israel!  The rest of the world, and most of Christianity, is distancing itself from "Israel"---horizontally, e.g. in world politics, and vertically in the doctrine of the "rapture."
Only Ephraim knows he is "poor, blind, pitiable, wretched, and naked."  The riches he thought he had are but religious rags and pig slop.
Only Ephraim, the true prodigal son, has started his journey "home."   His Father sees him afar off, knows the broken and repentant heart of his son Ephraim, and He has called for the feast, the robe, and the ring.

Ephraim, your Aliyah has begun!