Israel is still an enemy of the gospel of Christ

Why single out Israel? The Gentile nations are also a hinderance, and have been from the beginning. Some Gentiles believe, most don't, some Jews believe, most don't.

Expecting unbelievers to foster the spread of the Gospel is illogical at best.

And as Paul warned in Romans, don't be arrogant toward the root. They can become believers at any time and be grafted into the tree, and you, if your faith is found to be fake, can be severed.

 

Good post Cal

 

Which is exactly why I brought these verses up. You singled out the nation of Israel. Paul spoke these verses in the context of singling out Israel, which you did quite randomly.

 

Just as paul stated, but there are still remnant jews getting saved, and God will save national Israel when messiah returns!

 

Indeed. Paul didn't have resentment for Israel, but rather compassion. He likely knew the persecution that was coming after the birth of the Messiah, as John depicts in Revelation.

 

From the article:

Proselytizing to anyone under 18 years old without parental consent is against the law in Israel, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, and the terms of the license issued to Shelanu, prohibit missionary programming.

So Israel is not singling out Christians, they don't allow any proselytizing on TV by any religious group. I presume this law is aimed at Muslims but everyone falls under its umbrella.

 

The end-times Tribulation will make the 70AD destruction look like walk in the park. It will be marked by the return of Christ coming in the clouds, with all the tribes of the earth morning.

Matt. 24:29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.​

Paul and John knew the nation of Israel would be saved at that time. I believe them. I also heed Paul's warning not to be arrogant toward unbelieving Israel. He and John new of the coming antisemitism and persecution Israel would endure (Rev. 12). The Church should not take part in this.

 

Not only this, Israel is one of the most tolerant nations on earth. Certainly the most tolerant in the middle east. Christians are accommodated as well as other religions. You won't find this is any muslim nations. Yet Israel is continually singled out.

 

There are two forms of salvation that take place in regards to the Great Tribulation. The eternal salvation of souls and the salvation of flesh.

All of those that enter the Millennial Reign of Christ upon the earth, in their flesh, accepted Christ through faith during the Great Tribulation, are saved both spiritually and in the flesh. All the unbelieving, that are in the flesh at the Lord's return, are slain. Those that accept Christ, during the Great Tribulation, shall come from all nations.

Many that accept Christ from all nations, during the Great Tribulation, shall be martyred by the Antichrist and his followers. Thereby, the salvation of their souls only.

Those surviving in the flesh shall repopulate the earth during Christ's Millennial Reign. Born into the sin-cursed flesh, the same as we have been. But absent the accentuater of sin, Satan, that we have dealt with, who is bound unable to accentuate sin upon the earth, until his release after the Millennial Reign.

The key to some Israelites and some people from all nations of the earth accepting Christ, during the Great Tribulation, is the depth of God's great love towards man.

The Great Tribulation is a time in which God and His adversary both display clearly seen supernatural power in their war for the souls of men. It's culmination is the casting down of the Antichrist's brief reign from Jerusalem and the onset of the Lord's righteous reign from Jerusalem. The fact that souls are saved from across the earth, and that 144,000 Jewish missionaries are utilized, during the time where the adversary is allowed to unleash his full arsenal, glorifies God and testifies of His faithfulness to His covenants. Israel has been targeted for extermination by God's adversary from the moment that God chose them.

Satan is afforded one last stab at Israel when he is released following the Millennial Reign of Christ. Satan has perpetually hated Israel. Israel is the apple of God's eye. A remnant of Israel shall be saved during the Great Tribulation and they shall be faithful servants of the Lord from then on. Fulfilling Ezekiel's prophecy.

 

They are still beloved in the sense that God always saves out a remnant among the Jews, and will at return of Christ save the nation, it shall be reborn as in a day!

 

National Israel of that time shall indeed say"blessed is He who comes in the name of the lord"

 

The fundamental error of those who see the nation of Israel as prophetically significant is that they do not realise that God consistently speaks of the PEOPLE of Israel, rather than the nation.

The holy nation prophesied in Exodus 19 is taken up by Peter in 1 Peter 2 as the church comprising the redeemed people of God, both Jews & Gentiles as one people.

 

If you're saying, in a round about way, that the Church is now Israel, you've been deceived. Paul always drew a distinction between Israel and the Church.

If you're not saying that, your point is irrelevant (still not true), but irrelevant.

 

This is true of Gentiles and Jews, so I don't get your point. Many Jews have had the blinders removed, including those in the initial Church, and billions of Gentiles are still blind.

I don't understand the fixation on jewish unbelievers.

 

Irrelevant to my question. Why are you fixated on unbelieving Jews rather than just unbelievers in general?