Because of the Jews' rejection, God blinded their eyes. He didn't want them to reject Him, but they did. He came to them in the flesh, but they still rejected Him at the cross.
However since God is a 'merciful' God to His chosen people, He will save them at the end of the Tribulation.
To understand you have to know the 'Times of the Gentiles' and 'The Fullness of the Gentiles.'
I admit I tend to forget these, and have to study them constantly.
Times of the Gentiles spoken of by Christ in Luke 21:24, and which is a period that in the mind of God has certain chronological limits.
It is not to be confounded with the 'Fullness of the Gentiles' spoken of by Paul in Rom 11:25.
The 'Fullness of the Gentiles' refers to the Gentiles that are gathered out to make up the Church, and blindness in part will continue among the Jews until the Fullness (the whole number of the elect) of the Gentiles be come in, then the Church is 'caught out' (Rapture), and the Jews restored to their own land.
The 'Fullness of the Gentiles' began at Pentecost, and ends at least seven years (Tri) before the 'Times of the Gentiles' end.
When the 'Times of the Gentiles' have been fulfilled, God will gathered back the unconverted Jew.
'I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you.
A new Heart also will I give you, and a New Spirit will I put within you: and I will give you an Heart of Flesh.
And I will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes; and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. Ezek 36:24-27
The Jews have never as yet had such an experience as this . It is spoken of in Jer. 30:4-7 and Dan 12:1 as the
'Time of Jacob's Trouble'
and Christ called it
'The Great Tribulation'
The Jews will go through the Tribulation except for those who accept Christ during the Church Age.
The result of these terrible judgments will be that the Jews will call it their misery upon the Lord.
'And I will pour upon the 'House of David' and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirits of Grace and of Supplications' Zech 12:10
Then Christ will come back to Jerusalem in His 2nd Coming
'And His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives which is before Jerusalem on the east.' Zech 14:4
'And they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced.' Zech 12:10
And a nation, the Jewish nation, shall be born (converted, saved) in a day.
'Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a Nation be born at once: for as soon as Zion Travailed, She Brought Forth Her Children. Isa 66:8
Speaking of the appearance of Christ after His Resurrection, Paul says,
'and last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.' 1 Cor. 15:8
What Paul means is, that he was born before the time, that his was a premature birth, and that his 'new birth' is a type of the 'birth of the Jewish nation' when the Lord returns, and not of the 'new birth ' of a Christian.
As Paul saw the glory of the Lord, and heard his voice, so shall it be with the Jewish Nation assembled at Jerusalem when Christ shall reveal Himself on the Mount of Olives at His return.
As to the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt they took with them of the 'riches of the Egyptians' Ex 12:35, 36 so when they return to their own land they will take with them the 'Riches of the Gentiles' Isa 60:9, 61:6
When the Children of Israel return to their own land it will be to possess and occupy all that was promised to Abraham.
You see, God gave Abraham a covenant in Genesis to possess and occupy promised land, and they never possess 'all' of the land.
However in the Mill (1,000 years raine), Christ will give them 'all' of their land.
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Pretty amazing how the OT interlocks with the NT for prophecy that was fulfilled and prophecy that has not been fulfilled.
Awesome for sure!
Thank you, Lord!
We cannot comprehend the mind of Christ!
