Gabriel _Arch
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Everything in that article I linked in full is Biblical and of God.I was in agreement until you say the righteousness of God through faith was ever promised to ethnic Israel. The promise of righteousness of God through faith is only for those of ethnic Israel of faith. That's why Paul writes the hardness to them is only in part, because those of faith are not in hardness and unbelief as are those are. Paul NEVER says the partial hardening in part of ethnic Israel shall be lifted when the fullness of Gentiles is complete. Paul says only that Israel of faith shall be complete by the fullness of Gentiles grafted into the good olive tree (Christ), and that is how "all Israel" of faith shall be saved. It is in this manner, or this is how the spiritual Kingdom of God shall be completed,, through the Gentiles of faith being grafted into the Kingdom of God with Jews of faith for they are the "Israel of God."
God has never promised eternal life to anyone who is not of faith! The only part of ethnic Israel promised God's mercy are those of faith! God has not promised to restore the ethnic nation called Israel. Paul does not say they would be restored in this age or the one to come.
Nowhere does Paul say that ethnic Israel now and past in unbelief shall one day be saved by believing in their Messiah! If mankind is not saved by grace through faith before the sounding of the seventh trumpet, whosoever is still in unbelief then, will be utterly destroyed by the fire of God that shall come down from heaven. They will not be another opportunity for Israel in unbelief or anyone else still in unbelief to be saved when time given this earth is finished, and Christ returns for His people.
Where in this verse does Paul say the partial hardening of ethnic Israel shall be removed? He does not say this! Paul writes only that "all Israel" that shall be saved is when the fullness of Gentiles has come in with them. IOW when the spiritual Kingdom of God in heaven that is now being built as the Gospel is proclaimed unto all the nations of the world in the power of the Holy Spirit is complete, then "all Israel shall be saved", NOT an ethnic people but ALL people of faith.
Romans 11:25-26 (KJV) 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. 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:
Paul has already said it was his desire that SOME of his ethnic seed might be saved. It was through the diminishing of Israel in unbelief that brought riches (salvation) to the Gentiles that might bring fullness to his countrymen of faith. How? By preaching salvation through Christ to Gentiles and some of them too being saved, Paul's biological seeds would be provoked to emulate the Gentiles of faith as they too now proclaim Christ unto Jews in unbelief. Through the Gospel proclaimed by Gentiles of faith to unbelieving Jews, which is where the proclamation of the Gospel began, through Gentiles of faith, SOME, not ALL of ethnic Israel in unbelief might turn from unbelief to believing in Christ for eternal life.
Romans 11:12-14 (KJV) Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
The prophecy of Daniel was fulfilled when Christ came. There is no mention of a seven year agreement with Israel and some Antichrist, nor is there a last seven years to begin.
When the fullness of the Gentiles is complete, the spiritual Kingdom of God in heaven shall be complete and the seventh and final trumpet shall sound and time given this earth shall be no longer. Today is the time for be saved. If mankind from any nation is not saved before time given this earth expires, there is no more hope for them. Now, since the advent of Christ coming to earth a man, is the time for salvation.
Revelation 10:5-7 (KJV) And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
The heart of the antisemite racist is hardened and shall never comprehend the truth of God in Christ because they have never actually read God's word.
Those that have read God's word know the truth.
"Ethnic Israel"? Everytime you and your kind here write those words as you deny God's word you all make a fool of yourselves. While proving to us again and again your words are not of God.