See related posts ‘Gathering Israel Home’ and ‘Remnant Can’t Hear Gospel’.
Hidden from the world are the riches of Truth found in the Word. One of those pearls of wisdom is answer to the question, “What, when, and who is the fullness of the gentiles?’ The blind and deaf remnant of Israel whom God locked in unbelief until the time He restores their spiritual sight and
hearing….is counted as ‘gentiles. Their promised ‘restoration’ to the Father IS the fullness of the Gentiles . It is the completion of God’s perfect work towards both the broken-off natural branch and the ‘grafted in contrary to nature’ branch. As the two witnesses (Rev. 11:13) resurrect and ascend up to the clouds…the RESTORED Natural Branch (remnant) ‘give glory to God.’ These are the last ‘unbelievers’ to respond to the Gospel of the Kingdom…the last to come to the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ…the Way…the Truth…and the Life. The beloved remnant is the last ‘nation’ to which the Gospel of the Kingdom is preached…as a witness’……’and then the end will come’ (Matt 24:14). As all who are of the Faith of Abraham….are spiritual Abraham…so, too, are all who are in ‘unbelief’….spiritual ‘gentiles.’
Rev. 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
The act of Grace (Christ the Lamb) is the fulness of the Law …firstly…for the seven thousand left to come by the election of grace (1 Ki 19:18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.). Secondly, Christ is the fulness of the Law for the deaf and blind Remnant according to Isaiah 6:10-13 (Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. 11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, 12 And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. 13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Likewise, the fulfilling of God’s covenant of Grace upon the Remnant of Israel…is the end or ‘fulness’ of ‘unbelief!’ The Remnant concluded in unbelief by Isaiah 6:10 is restored under the prophesying of Moses and Elias (two witnesses) at the very last moment of the age of Grace.
Rev. 11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
See related posts ‘Gathering Israel Home’ and ‘Remnant Can’t Hear Gospel’.
Yes, hidden they are, as only accurately interpreted with the Holy Spirit. Wow, so powerful.
God bless you, my friend-
Mary
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Carolyn,
I have been battling a bit with this bad chest cold.
Though we must be careful with too minute details in biblical prophetic ideas, I think it is certainly biblical to see the present age or this arrangement of God’s time consisting of three concurrent parts with the Jewish and Christian parts both terminating at the 2nd Coming of Christ, and perhaps the Gentile part terminating earlier with the appearance of the AntiChrist, though of course still on earth. Here of course will come the Remnant of Israel.
When the Jewish people and remnant (in modern Israel) finally come to Christ, it will be a glorious Gospel event in and of Christ! (Rom. 11: 26-27 / Zec. 12-14 / Rev. 1: 7)
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Chest colds are lousy :smile:. Hope you are better soon. And thanks for visiting. I understand the’ fulness of the Gentiles’ to be the conclusion of the Age of Grace …..immediately before the Second Coming. I know there is some disagreement among believers as to the exact time frame of the gathering of the Church…and the Second Coming. But after many years of prayerful study, I have set my heart on the firm belief that the Six Seal shows the gathering of the Church…all who are of the faith of Abraham. I see the Six Seals as being within the dispension of marked time…concluding with the ‘sealing’ of the saints from the four corners of the earth as He gathers them to meet Him in the Clouds. I see the Seventh Seal, as was the Sabbath, as being God day..or the Day of the Lord as seen by the wicked crying for the rocks and mountains to hide them from His face and His wrath.
Again, hope you are soon better.
Carolyn
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Carolyn,
First, let me tell you that I had a great Gram in Ireland, who was with the PB’s the Plymouth Brethren, she died when I was 15. So though raised RC I heard much of the “Brethren” prophetic when I was a young teen. Not to mention my last name is Darby! lol
I am more inclined myself, to see the reality of “genre” in the Book of Revelation. Thus I see the spirituality more from the “Idealist” position theologically. In this position the Book simply but profoundly re-capitulates the great spiritual reality of Jesus Christ as Victor over life, death and eternity! I am open really, as to eschatology. But note, 2 Peter 3, does not seem to allow a literal millennial position of a thousand years?
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Irishanglican….Thank you for sharing about ‘gram.’ How glorious are the generations of God’s ‘man.’ My parental grandfather had roots in Ireland and Scotland. His sir name was Clifton. My maternal grandfather also had some traces to Ireland. He was continually sharing Irishmen ‘tales’ with us kids. How awesome would it be…to actually know from what notables we are descended? Many today believe themselves to be Gentile. But I suspect…deep in my heart…that many of us ‘gentiles’…..are likely descended from Jewish heritage. Because of their disperment and captivity, the seed of Abraham has been scattered to each of the four corners of the earth. I sometimes ‘chuckle’ at the thought of the many ‘grafted-in gentiles’ who are expecting to be Raptured before the time of Jacob’s Trouble…..who may find themselves ‘left behind’ because they are one of the ‘sand of the sea’ seed of Abraham :smile:.
Conerning your comment….you could be correct about the ‘thousand years.’ God has not given me understanding concerning that ‘time.’ It remains a puzzle. I do know and understand that at Christ’s return, any authority alloted to Satan by God…is FINISHED. He is ‘confined’..so to speak…to his abode…..for a thousand years. With all his rage against God and the children of God pent up for a thousand years….when loosed…he EXPLODES out onto the earth purposing to DESTROY the children of God. But, of course, his attempts are fruitless. He is released only to be DESTROYED himself. We do, indeed, reap what we sow.
I have not understood why God ‘marks’ or measures this space in time. It makes sense to me that what we know as ‘time’…the measuring of the morning and evening a a twenty-four-hour day and night….would cease at Christ’s return. But He has not put it in my heart to be concerned with anything past His return. I just abide in the knowledge that we will finally know peace…in the Prince of Peace. I know that, after He returns to set up His kingdom…Eden will be restored. I know that all men who were the recipients of what happened at the Tree of Knowledge…the gaining of the ability to KNOW both Good and Evil…WILL HAVE MADE THEIR CHOICE BETWEEN GOOD(GOD) OR EVIL (SATAN). I look forward to the new heaven and new earth ‘wherein dwelleth righteousness’….where the children watch the children…and no harm will ever come again…to any person. I especially look forward to unrestrained fellowship wihin the family of God.
Catch ya later, Carolyn
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Carolyn,
Yes, I also have Scot’s blood, and must confess a few “English” also among the family tree, (I am now I guess Anglo-Irish myself..educated in England) etc. Since I am an old toehead, I am sure “we” are just old pagans, Celtics lol.
Yes, the idea that Satan will be allowed to tempt and induce people after Christ has come and reigned seems theologically errored. But I have sought to hold the older “historical” Pre-mill position in the past, but no more. I am either the older historic Post-mill position (not well understood today), or A-mill. But with a belief in the Nation or Jewish people still under “Covenant”. Though at the moment still in “unbelief” (Rom. 11: 28). But I am not a “Dispensationalist”, there is only “One” Covenant of Grace in both Testaments. But, I have many of E.W. Bullingers works, including his Commpanion Study Bible, he was especially a good Greek word scholar.
Best,
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