Israel is a people. The elect believing remnant of them was most definitely restored at Penetcost through the new covenant removal of their sins. The rest were blinded and broken off from the covenant. You think only in terms of material things because you resist the holy spirit.
Wrong again! Romans 11 was written long after Pentecost. You had best warm up your migraine meds so you can slog thru some actual biblically sound scholarship.
In Romans 11:27, Paul is quoting a composite of Old Testament prophecy (primarily Isaiah 59:21 and Isaiah 27:9). To determine if this refers to a future reality, we have to look at the Greek verbal aspect and the specific construction of the sentence.
The Greek text for the clause "when I shall take away their sins" is:
ὅταν ἀφέλωμαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν
Here is the breakdown of why the grammar points toward a future prophetic fulfillment:
1. The Use of "Hotan" (ὅταν) with the Subjunctive
The word translated as "when" is ὅταν (hotan). In Greek grammar, hotan combined with a subjunctive verb (in this case, aphelōmai) creates a Future Contingent Clause.
Unlike the word hote (which refers to a specific time in the past or present), hotan introduces an event that is expected to happen in the future but is contingent upon certain conditions being met.
In the context of Romans 11, that condition is the "coming of the Deliverer out of Zion" mentioned in the previous verse.
2. The Aorist Subjunctive (aphelōmai)
The verb ἀφέλωμαι (aphelōmai) is the Aorist Middle Subjunctive of aphaireō.
The Aorist Aspect: While the Aorist often denotes past tense in the indicative mood, in the subjunctive mood, it refers to a "summary" action that has not yet occurred. It views the "taking away of sins" as a complete, definitive event that will take place at a point in the future.
My point was that in Romans 11:27 it talks about taking away their sins, and then in the next verse it says they are enemies, so isn't that the same group of people?
Can you walk thru these verses in a similar way you did to verse 28, I may be able to understand what you mean. Romans 11:7 clarifies your view.
Rom 11:27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away
their sins.
Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel,
they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election,
they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Rom 11:29 For the...