The Jews before the cross were them that believed the God of Israel, and were called the children of Israel: the believing natural seed of Abraham.
With the resurrection of the God of Israel, the Jews are them inwardly circumcised of Christ.
The generation following the risen God of Israel's coming with power and the first resurrection of His church, the Jews will be the believing natural seed of Abraham, both outwardly circumcised of flesh and inwardly circumcised of Christ. (Ezek 44:7-9)
The unbelieving generation of His return to earth will be destroyed by the brightness of His coming, even as the unbelieving generation in the wilderness.
The children of that generation will have opportunity to obey Jesus by faith, not by sight, and then will be allowed to see His face on His throne on earth, and to serve Him personally in the land of Canaan promised to the natural seed of Abraham. (Gen 17)
The following generation of the natural seed, abiding yet still in unbelief, will be allowed to dwell around the land of service from Egypt to Euphrates as promised to Abram (Gen 15), but will not be allowed to see and serve Him, except they repent and obey Him.
The saving rule of faith of God will always be the same, from that of righteous Abel to that of the last saint of the millennial reign: Not by sight, but by faith that obeys.
And so, Ezek 40-48 will be fulfilled on this earth during Christ's reign for the natural seed of Abraham, but only with the generations following His return.
In every generation of man since Jesus' resurrection, up to and including the generation of His second coming, the natural seed of Abraham has no promise of the risen God of Israel, other than that promised to all the natural seed of Adam on earth: the hope of eternal salvation for them that obey Jesus.
At this time the flesh profits nothing.
The only Jews today are them inwardly circumcised of the risen God of Israel, Jesus Christ, and all circumcision of the flesh is counted for uncircumcision with God:
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
But in the generations following His return, the outward and inwardly circumcised natural seed of Abraham will once again be called the Jew that believes, obeys, and serves the Lord on His throne:
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Until then, there is no hope for any children of flesh on earth, but to obey Jesus for eternal salvation: Glory or hell.
It is without respect of persons by the risen God of Israel seated on His throne in the heavenlies, Jesus Christ:
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Being a 'Jew' outwardly today means nothing with God pertaining to promises to Abraham and David, because until the generation following His return, there is no such creature on earth in His sight.
From the resurrection to His return, Israel after the flesh has no more to do with God than any other uncircumcised nation of flesh on earth: except to repent and obey Him.
With the resurrection of the God of Israel, the Jews are them inwardly circumcised of Christ.
The generation following the risen God of Israel's coming with power and the first resurrection of His church, the Jews will be the believing natural seed of Abraham, both outwardly circumcised of flesh and inwardly circumcised of Christ. (Ezek 44:7-9)
The unbelieving generation of His return to earth will be destroyed by the brightness of His coming, even as the unbelieving generation in the wilderness.
The children of that generation will have opportunity to obey Jesus by faith, not by sight, and then will be allowed to see His face on His throne on earth, and to serve Him personally in the land of Canaan promised to the natural seed of Abraham. (Gen 17)
The following generation of the natural seed, abiding yet still in unbelief, will be allowed to dwell around the land of service from Egypt to Euphrates as promised to Abram (Gen 15), but will not be allowed to see and serve Him, except they repent and obey Him.
The saving rule of faith of God will always be the same, from that of righteous Abel to that of the last saint of the millennial reign: Not by sight, but by faith that obeys.
And so, Ezek 40-48 will be fulfilled on this earth during Christ's reign for the natural seed of Abraham, but only with the generations following His return.
In every generation of man since Jesus' resurrection, up to and including the generation of His second coming, the natural seed of Abraham has no promise of the risen God of Israel, other than that promised to all the natural seed of Adam on earth: the hope of eternal salvation for them that obey Jesus.
At this time the flesh profits nothing.
The only Jews today are them inwardly circumcised of the risen God of Israel, Jesus Christ, and all circumcision of the flesh is counted for uncircumcision with God:
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
But in the generations following His return, the outward and inwardly circumcised natural seed of Abraham will once again be called the Jew that believes, obeys, and serves the Lord on His throne:
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Until then, there is no hope for any children of flesh on earth, but to obey Jesus for eternal salvation: Glory or hell.
It is without respect of persons by the risen God of Israel seated on His throne in the heavenlies, Jesus Christ:
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Being a 'Jew' outwardly today means nothing with God pertaining to promises to Abraham and David, because until the generation following His return, there is no such creature on earth in His sight.
From the resurrection to His return, Israel after the flesh has no more to do with God than any other uncircumcised nation of flesh on earth: except to repent and obey Him.
