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Certainly wasn't because they were better. They failed over and over just like the Gentiles nations did. So one would need to envision another reason as to "why". Throughout history, even before Israel was formed, there were Gentile believers. And likewise, even after Israel was formed, there...

Luke 2 (25) And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. (26) And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the...

Jacob's parents and grandparents were Gentiles. The nation of Israel was formed from Gentiles. So did Matthew. Matthew 2 (15) and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.” Matthew turned a multitude...

God created Israel from the Gentiles. of an old man and a barren woman. And at the time Jesus walked the earth the land of Israel was flooded with Gentiles. It would be a huge assumption to think that only Jews were in the large crowd He was preaching to. So did Paul. Jesus was preaching in...

And??? So does Paul, and yet Paul still refers to all the faithful/believers as having no distinction whether they be Jew or Gentile. When Jesus preached to the multitude at the sermon on the Mount, was anyone in the crowd excluded from that truth He spoke?

Matthew 12 (18) Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. (19) He will not quarrel or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets; (20) a bruised reed he will...

That's OK. Even brilliant minds can disagree. Or that could be conjecture on your part. Many times they didn't know what He was talking about. Right. But many times they didn't connect the dots properly. The eternal kingdom with all mankind (Jew and Gentile alike) was not a secret. It was...

That only helps to make the point that the kingdom gospel Jesus was preaching was not the future restored kingdom of Israel on earth, but was the eternal kingdom. In fact Jesus even told the disciples that the future restored kingdom of Israel on earth was not for them to even know the times or...

It's hard to express what that even means. I think it might have more meaning than just inner feelings. I keep thinking about what was said about Abraham: Hebrews 11 ESV (10) For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. To me that sounds...

Right. The kingdom gospel Jesus was preaching was His kingdom that was at hand and not of this world.

Agreed. And that is the kingdom gospel Jesus was preaching, the kingdom that was at hand and not of this world.

Jesus didn't say "yet". So, "not of this world" means "on earth" to you?

Could be. The kingdom gospel Jesus taught was a kingdom that was at hand and not of this world. If it were of this world then His servants would have fought to keep Him from being handed over to the Jews.

Wrong.

Amen. Just as the pattern of the seed of Abraham & Sarah was to be of many nations and kings.

What I find interesting is that the magi (the wise men from the east) knew a King was born in the land of Judaea and came to honor Him, but no one in Judaea seemed to know or care about His birth when it happened with the exception of a small group of shepherds. I have heard a scholar or two...

I think the real mystery is this ...... 1 Corinthians 2 KJV (7) But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: (8) Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the...

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Those are all good verses to consider. I have a couple of questions for clarity: So it's a resurrection of the whole house of Israel and Gentiles that had blessed them since the kingdom is only for the resurrected? Is it a resurrection back to being mortal like that of Lazarus in John 11 and...

Do you see the kingdom of heaven at hand as a kingdom of the earthly realm or a kingdom of the spirit realm or both combined?