To Whom Else Have We To Go?

I have been thinking alot about Jewish people lately and have been having different conversations with different people and running across different scriptures dealing with our relationship to the Jews and Jesus’ relationship to the Jews.

I read through Romans 11 with two friends this morning. My attitude towards Jewish people since I came to know the Lord has not been one of mercy but one of “you are wrong”. But there is something VERY significant and important about Jewish people that I feel like I am just barely barely starting to grasp. Jewish people all throughout the old and new testament have been used as “vehicles” for the Word of God. Jesus Himself was a Jew and He came to save the Jews. But of course they rejected Him, so our salvation as gentiles is a product of that rejection. The Lord warns us as Gentiles in this passage three different times not to be arrogant towards the Jews…”You will then say, ‘Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.’ Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith” (Romans 11:19-20).

Romans 11:11 reads:
“But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make them jealous. Now if their transgression is riches for the world and their failure is riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fulfillment be!”

That part about making the Jews jealous. Felipe pointed out this morning that the jealousy that is intended to turn them back to Jesus is not present now. The Jewish people have taken the place of the Gentiles and its like the Gentiles have taken place of the Jews in terms of respect. But they are not jealous that we claim Yahweh, that we claim Jesus, our God as Yahweh, which is their God.

Romans 11 also says that “Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved.” The Jewish people in the endtimes before Jesus returns are going to turn their eyes to Jesus. So the enemy is going to fight and attack like crazy to keep this from happening because he does not want the prophesy of God to be fulfilled. He will not win, but he is still fighting. So it would make sense that we should not only love and protect the Jews because Jesus loves them, but to pray for their salvation. I do want to understand this more, because I have to know you more, Jesus. I need to know your Love and your Kingliness and Your Character.

I just feel very strongly in my spirit that there is SO much more to Jewish people than them just being wrong. I am asking the Lord for more revelation. In the endtimes (which are rapidly approaching), the Christians will be separated out. During the time of the antichrist there will be separated out those who are going to stand as mighty warriors hot for Christ and those who are going to claim that “this gospel is too hard for me”. So we need to have our waists guarded and our lamps burning. The last thing Jesus told His disciples was to go and make disciples of the nations. We are either going to be a part of this or we are not. If we do not obey He will find someone else who will.

The prophesies of the Holy Word are being fulfilled right now as I am sitting here breathing and eating a popsickle. Come, Lord, because if you don’t come, I don’t have. If you don’t give, I am nothing.

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