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Only the Remnant Elect Jew will be saved and added to the Church, those whom God foreknew and chose, the rest of are blindedIt is one of the most promised things in Scripture.
This is a true story. Back in the 70s I went through the entire OT Prophets, and circled every verse that had to do with restoration (green), sin (black), and judgment (red). There were many, many promises of restoration for Israel, following judgment to separate the chaff from the wheat.
All of these promises were based on the original promise to Abraham that God would give him a biological nation, a posterity from his own DNA. Along with that would come many nations, outside of his biological posterity, who would share in his faith. I see these as Christian nations today, who like Israel, are a mixed breed.
As Israel fell, so do Christian nations. But as Israel's promise of restoration remains, so do God's promise to restore many nations for Abraham remain. Here are probably a couple of the more popular passages in the NT having to do with Israel's final restoration. What stands apart from other promises of restoration is the promise of a *final restoration* for Israel.
Acts 1.6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Rom 11.11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12 But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their full inclusion bring!...
25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, 26 and in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written:
“The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
27 And this is my covenant with them
when I take away their sins.”
Some people get confused about what the *complete salvation* of national Israel means. It does not mean that every citizen of the State of Israel will get saved. Rather, it just means that the complete nation will be saved.
For example, to say that the U.S. is saved in a war with only the Southern states surviving is less than the salvation of a complete nation. To say the UK is delivered in a war with only Wales surviving is not a complete national salvation.
Neither is it a complete national salvation if only a remnant of Israel is being delivered. And so, the nation must not only be restored to its land, but the entire nation must re-covenant under the New Covenant of Christ. That doesn't mean every individual will get saved--no more than every citizen of a Christian nation is saved. But it does mean that a complete nation is delivered and that the whole nation adopts a Christian Constitution with *many saved.*
Romans 11:5-8KJV
5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.