Is the modern nation of Israel actually a sovereign state?
The modern nation of Israel is not truly a sovereign state. Although it may appear as one, it remains under the heavy hand of the United Nations and the United States government, and its people are not as free as many assume.
Les explains that while many feel modern Israel is more or less a sovereign state, the reality is that they are anything but. He points out that they remain under the heavy hand of the United Nations and the United States government, and they are not as free as we would like to think. This fits the broader pattern he describes: since 606 B.C., when Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple, Jerusalem has been under the heavy boot of Gentile armies, one Gentile power after another, all the way to the Second Coming.