Bible students had been predicting Israel's revival as a nation many years before it occurred (see, e.g., John Thomas, 'Elpis Israel', first published in 1848.
Wasomaji wa Biblia walikuwa wakitabiri kuanzishwa tena taifa miaka mingi kabla ya kutokea (tazama kwa mfano, John Thomas Elps Israeli, kitabu ambacho kilichapishwa kwanza mwaka 1848.