The Fulfillment of Torah Prophecies

The Egyptians, the Babylonians and the Persians rose, filled the planet with noise and splendor, and then faded to a dream substance and dissipated. The Greeks and the Romans came after, and they made a huge noise and are gone. Other peoples have grown and held their torch high for a time, but it has died out and now they lie in the twilight or have disappeared. The People of Israel saw them all, defeated them all and is now what it always was. All things are mortal, except the Jew; all other forces pass, but he persists. What is the secret of his immortality?