'All who are Christ's are Israel… '
Gal 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Abraham's seed- Israel. Christ's- Abraham's seed.
Right now in our world, the times of the Gentiles controlling Israel is over. Legally Israel fought and won the right to exist under Jewish control. They fought and won the war so they could obtain Israel, obtain Jerusalem- something they hadn't controlled since 70AD. 1910 years the Jewish people, those of the physical descent of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob…David. David who was instructed to have his son, Solomon build a permanent temple, something that didn't exist, the tabernacle was tent enclosed until the temple of stone was built. David, one of God's chosen Israelites. The Israelites ruling Israel, in control of Jerusalem, were thrust out of control. 1910 years later they fought and won Jerusalem back. In 1980 they moved their capital to Jerusalem signifying that Jerusalem was no longer under the ruling power of a non-Jewish people. They allowed others, they allowed Gentiles to continue to live in Jerusalem and they still allow that today, even with intense hostility. That hostile Gentile faction does not trod down Jerusalem, that Gentile faction does not control Jerusalem. That Gentile faction wants to control Jerusalem, but Israel has kept them at bay even while many world powers push for Israel to allow Gentiles to share Jerusalem.
We, who are Christians, know that Israel or Gentile, through Jesus we are Abraham's seed- Israel.
The sign of Jerusalem no longer being trodden down by Gentiles has occurred for God's purposes, He has never purposed that the Israel people would gain His favor again. He has purposed that those who are Christ's are Abraham's seed- they are His favored as such.
We should not lament not being a physical descendent of Israel, we are grafted in, we are as much Israel as any physical descendent can claim- all through Christ Jesus our Savior, now and forever! Amen.
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A Great Ingathering of Jews Romans 11:27-36
27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: 31 even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counselor? 35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? 36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
All through Christ. Note carefully verses 25-27.
Rom 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Rom 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Rom 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
When the fulness of the Gentiles shall have been brought in, "all Israel shall be saved." Indeed, it is only by the bringing in of the Gentiles that all Israel will be saved. And this will be a fulfillment of that which is written, "There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob." Only through Christ can Israel be saved and gathered; and all who are Christ's are Israel; for "if ye be Christ's then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." Gal. 3:29.
(Excerpt)
Articles on Romans by E. J. Waggoner Chapter 11
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