📖 Zechariah 13:8-9 • Daniel 9:27 • Two-thirds of the Jewish people will perish in the Tribulation — but the remnant will be refined as silver, call on God's name, and finally say: The LORD is my God. What does it mean for God to refine a nation? In this expository message, Pastor Fortunato walks through one of the most sobering prophecies in all of Scripture — the purification of Israel through the Great Tribulation. Two out of every three people with Jewish heritage will be cut off. The remnant will be brought through a fire so intense it will strip away every form of pride, religious tradition, and self-sufficiency — until all that remains is a people who simply cry out to the living God. This is not a comfortable message. But it is a necessary one. The tribulation is not random cruelty — it is divine refining. God's name is at stake. His covenant is at stake. And when Israel finally says "The LORD is my God" from a pure heart, history will have reached one of its great turning points. This expository sermon walks through Daniel 9:27, Zechariah 13:7-9, Numbers 31, Isaiah 43, Isaiah 48, and 2 Timothy 2, showing: • Why the Antichrist's peace covenant with Israel will shatter at 3½ years • The staggering population numbers — up to 40 million people with Jewish heritage • How Zechariah prophesies two-thirds cut off, one-third refined • What the silversmithing process reveals about God's purpose in suffering • How Numbers 31 previews the reward that survives the fire • Isaiah's promise: "When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned" • Why God's name — not just Israel's survival — is what's ultimately at stake • The remnant's final cry