GOD LOVES BOTH THE JEWS AND THE GENTILES!

Paul was inspired to write Romans Chapter Eleven, so that the Roman believers would not be ignorant concerning the "mystery" of Israel’s partial blindness during this present Church Age.  A mystery is that which was formerly hidden, but has now been revealed (Eph. 3:4-5; 3:9; Col. 1:26; Rom. 16:26).  Paul is speaking about a special thing that God is doing among the Gentiles, between the two advents of Christ, and during this time, Israel, as a whole, is spiritually blinded.  Concerning Israel’s blindness (2 Cor. 3:14-16). Throughout the Church Age, God has opened the eyes of some individual Jews, and many have come to the Lord Jesus.  But I believe that blindness will be removed from all Jews when, in the middle of the seven-year Tribulation, they see the Antichrist commit the abomination of desolation (Dan. 9:27; Mt. 24:15).
  
Paul was warning the Gentiles not to be puffed up with pride ("lest ye should be wise in your own conceits"), and to prevent this, the Gentile believers needed to understand God’s present and future program for Israel.  Paul makes two major points with respect to Israel’s blindness: 1) Her blindness is partial, not total, and 2) Her blindness is temporary, not permanent.  It lasts "until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in" (v.25).  The fullness of Israel (v.12) will take place after the fullness of the Gentiles (v.25).  What is the "fullness of the Gentiles"?  It is not the same as "the times of the Gentiles":

THE FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES (Rom. 11:25), involves the relationship of the Gentiles to the Church during this present age.  God is adding to His Church daily such as should be saved (Acts 2:47), and primarily (though not exclusively) it is the Gentiles who are being added to His body. When the full number of Gentiles comes in, then the Rapture of the Church will take place (Jn. 14:1-3; 1 Cor. 15:50-52; 1 Thess. 4:13-18 - then the body of Christ will be complete!).

2) THE TIMES OF THE GENTILES (Lk. 21:24), involves the relationship of the Gentiles to the nation Israel.  As it says in Luke 21:24, "Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled."  The Scofield Bible defines this period of time as follows: "The Times of the Gentiles is that long period beginning with the Babylonian captivity of Judah, under Nebuchadnezzar, and it will be brought to an end at the destruction of Gentile world-power by the ‘Stone cut out without hands’ (Dan. 2:34,35,44); that is, at the coming of the Lord in His glory (Rev. 19:11,21).  Until that time, Jerusalem will remain subject to Gentile rule (Luke 21:24)."

 

Israel's "blindness" has made way for the Gentiles to see the truth of the Gospel!

Thanks be to God for sacrificing His Son that we might see!