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To: Cicero
This comment is not aimed at you as I pretty much agree with what you are saying UNLESS the individual Jew has been convicted by The Holy Spirit or rather the Holy Spirit reveals to them Jesus Christ. However Romans ch 11 goes into better detail.

GOD has not given up on Israel and Israel is not lost beyond redemption. A blood Covenant can not be broken.

25I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters,£ so that you will not feel proud and start bragging. Some of the Jews have hard hearts, but this will last only until the complete number of Gentiles comes to Christ. 26And so all Israel will be saved. Do you remember what the prophets said about this? “A Deliverer will come from Jerusalem,£ and he will turn Israel£ from all ungodliness. 27And then I will keep my covenant with them and take away their sins.”£
28Many of the Jews are now enemies of the Good News. But this has been to your benefit, for God has given his gifts to you Gentiles. Yet the Jews are still his chosen people because of his promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 29For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn. 30Once, you Gentiles were rebels against God, but when the Jews refused his mercy, God was merciful to you instead. 31And now, in the same way, the Jews are the rebels, and God’s mercy has come to you. But someday they,£ too, will share in God’s mercy. 32For God has imprisoned all people in their own disobedience so he could have mercy on everyone.

I take All Israel to mean all of the twelve tribes who obey the laws, have not rejected GOD, and are observant Jews.

86 posted on 10/07/2013 10:43:27 PM PDT by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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To: cva66snipe
Wrong. Unless they believe in Jesus Christ they will be forever lost. Even Paul said as much when he was rejected by the Jews of Corinth.
Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook his garments and said to them, "Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." Acts 18:5-6

As for the Scripture you use. It refers to Jews in the future during the tribulation. Not Jews who have denied him from the time He walked with us on through to the end times.

I agree that in the last days there will be 100,000 Israelites, 10,000 each tribe that will convert to Christianity by believing, and thus gain eternal salvation. Now that will only apply to those who believe in the name of Jesus and call upon His name.

However, Jesus Himself said that if you are ashamed to be identified with Him, then He will deny you to the father, but again Paul is speaking of those who will eventually believe.
92 posted on 10/07/2013 11:11:54 PM PDT by OneVike (I'm just a Christian waiting to go home)
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