The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, can they return to Messiah and Israel?

GoldenKingGaze said:

The northern ten tribes of Israel who went into exile, perhaps now in Afghanistan or Pakistan, can they return to Jesus and rejoin Israel as Believing Jews? Join the 144,000?

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The ten "lost tribes" of the northern kingdom were not lost in the exile, for they are found in the rest of the Bible:

1) prophecies relating to the return from exile:
Jer 3:18, 31:27, 31 - where Israel is the northern kingdom of the ten tribes,
Eze 37:15-22 - where Ephraim is the northern kingdom of the ten tribes (Isa 7:17);

2) return from exile (Ezra 6:17); and

3) NT (Ac 2:5, 26:7, Jas 1:1).

GoldenKingGaze said:

My understanding from reading and lectures was that, the ten tribes in the north went into exile, they were compelled to intermarry outside of what was right, and they never returned to Israel. But others from all twelve tribes were scattered in Ethiopia and Greece... and are returning to Israel.

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It seems to be a common belief, but Scripture (post #2) does not support it.

144000 may be hidden. Believers of Jesus may also compete and be jealous. Believers with special roles may be humble and neglect their own honor for the sake of global communion in Christ.

（Joseph's son）Manasseh means' forgot ', Joseph forgot his own father's family， Israel. The ten tribes of the northern kingdom have also forgotten Israel, own father's family. Rachel stole her father's household gods. Egyptian Prime Minister Joseph studied Egyptian culture and looked like an Egyptian. The ten northern tribes have also become international nations.