I'm going to go out on a limb here and do a FWIW...Don't cut it off... :)
There are those who believe that the Gates of Hell (Abraham's Bosom) are still intact for non-believing Jews...
And there are those of us who believe that when the Rapture happens, The Holy Spirit leaves the earth with the Church (Bride)...Salvation by Grace thru faith is over with...
Those left on the earth during the Tribulation will be saved, only by their good works AND the Testimony of their belief in Jesus Christ as layed out in the Gospels...While they will be saved, they will not be part of the church...
As far as the others' beliefs in the current Abraham's Bosom, Jesus will again descend and open those gates (when Satan is dumped into Hell at the end of the Tribulation), again preach to those behind the gates and us His keys to again unlock the Gates of Hell...
And of course, Jesus made the true claim that the Gates of Hell would not prevail against His church, Matt: 16...
Seems as tho there's a lot more in that BOOK than many people realize...All those little words are the most fascinating...The ones such as til, untill, shall be, then, or, etc...Seems people don't pay much attention to them...
BTW, I believe we are instructed to preach to anyone God puts in front of us...
Since this is the easiest to respond to I'll start here. I agree.
For a Born Again Christian to not witness to someone is an indicator that they hate them. I don't want anyone to be damned. I know God has a plan for Israel (the Bible tells me so) and I want to support them at the same time I want to evangelize to them because if they aren't in the 1/3rd that God brings thru the Tribulation they are lost.
There are those who believe that the Gates of Hell (Abraham's Bosom) are still intact for non-believing Jews...
Obviously we are just conjecturing, but if so it would have to be those that died after Resurrection. However, why would this be? Are they any different then anyone else who has died in their sins?
And there are those of us who believe that when the Rapture happens, The Holy Spirit leaves the earth with the Church (Bride)...Salvation by Grace thru faith is over with...
This would be an argument for a mid-Trib rapture. The two witnesses aren't killed until the mid point and I'm assuming the Holy Spirit is with them.
Those left on the earth during the Tribulation will be saved, only by their good works AND the Testimony of their belief in Jesus Christ as layed out in the Gospels...While they will be saved, they will not be part of the church...
It makes sense we return with Jesus Christ when He puts an end to the Tribulation. The Bride has already been married at that point.
And of course, Jesus made the true claim that the Gates of Hell would not prevail against His church, Matt: 16...
I think that occurred after the Crucifixion. I don't see how a special consideration would be made for Jews after Jesus' ministry on Earth.
Seems as tho there's a lot more in that BOOK than many people realize...All those little words are the most fascinating...The ones such as til, untill, shall be, then, or, etc...Seems people don't pay much attention to them...
The more I read it the more I see. I think the hardest part is being willing to challenge everything and expecting it to be consistent and make sense. I had the hardest time with eschatology until I realized the Tribulation is all about God opening the eyes of Israel, that Israel is Hosea's bride.