BTW......those verses in no way CHANGE the identity of the Gentiles TO BECOME ethnic Jacob. Not even a little bit. The Church is one body, there is neither Jew nor Greek.
Also take note the only time the name Jacob is used in this chapter is in Rom 11:26. AFTER THE FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES of Rom 11:25.....which marks the end of the Church age. Rom 11:26 of course pertaining to the prophecies of the deliverance of ETHNIC Israel which ONLY comes during of the 70th week of Daniel.
WHAT PART OF ETHNIC JACOB MEANS ANYTHING? THERE ARE NO JEWS OR GENTILES IN CHRIST. How does the blindness coming off the part of Israel signal the end of the church age? As soon as the blindness comes off all the teachers leave? Or are they 'punished' because they were blinded so the gentiles could be grafted in?
2 Corinthians 8:1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
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How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
GREAT TRIALS have taken place before with no 'rapture' can you explain that? How exactly is that JUST?
IF IT DOES WHO ARE THE ALIVE AND REMAINING? IT CAN'T BE PEOPLE WHO COME TO FAITH DURING THE TRIBULATION BECAUSE THERE HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE MORE THAN 'A SIGN' IF THE CHURCH IS RAPTURED. THEY HAVE SEEN THE BIGGEST MIRACLE EVER PERFORMED. THE SEA PARTING WOULD BE NOTHING COMPARED TO THAT. SO THERE COULD BE NO COMING TO FAITH. SO WHO ARE THE ALIVE AND REMAINING IF NOT THE CHURCH. WHY WOULD CHRIST COME GET THE CHURCH 'UNSEEN' BUT KNOWN? HOW CAN THAT HAPPEN IF HIS BRIGHTNESS DESTROYS SATAN WHEN HE COMES? HOW WILL HE HIDE THAT? HOW DOES HE LEAVE THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD BEFORE ALL THE ENEMIES ARE MADE HIS FOOTSTOOL?
HOW DO THE TWO WITNESSES PLAY INTO ALL THIS? GOD TAKES AWAY ALL HELP AND SENDS THEM IN TO WORK THE WHOLE WORLD? THAT IS ALL THE HOPE THERE IS?
HOW IS IT IS KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE DEAD AND RAISED GET TO HEAVEN LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND BUT STILL CAN'T SEE HOW THE CHURCH DOES? WHY CAN NO ONE PUT IT IN ORDER USEING ONLY GODS WORDS WHEN THEY SAY THAT IS TRUTH AND I CAN PUT IT IN ORDER USING ONLY HIS WORDS AND THAT ISN'T TRUTH?
IF ALL THE ALIVE AND REMAINING ARE GATHERED THE FIRST TIME WHO IS ALIVE AND REMAINING FOR ANY OTHER TIME?
2 Corinthians 11:22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I.
Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent,
in deaths oft.
24 Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
26 In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
28 Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
Are these things Paul went through GODS WRATH?
THE CHURCH doesn't have an 'age' in which it ends. It is gathered to Christ when He returns. He returns after the workings of Satan.
THE CHURCH is the seed of Abraham. The seed of Abraham is Isaac and Jacob. The church is Jacob.
You can quote up one side and down the other,
but you can't change that fact. THAT IS WHAT IS WRITTEN.
It doesn't matter if JACOB WAS NEVER USED IN THE CHAPTER. Salvation was opened up to the gentiles to be GRAFTED INTO WHAT ALREADY EXISTED
SO THEY COULD BECOME PARTAKERS OF THE PROMISE.
IF THEY DON'T BECOME THE SEED OF ABRAHAM, THEY REMAIN GENTILES.
GENTILES ARE NOT SAVED. GENTILES HAVE NO PROMISES. GENTILES DON'T HAVE FAITH. GENTILES DON'T HAVE CHRIST.
THERE IS ONLY THE ONE WAY.