ISRAEL'S TEMPORARY BLINDNESS!

JESUS CHRIST:  REJECTED BY ISRAEL

SO THAT GENTILES COULD BE SAVED!

Matthew 12:18, 21 - Behold My Servant, Whom I have chosen; My Beloved, in Whom My soul is well pleased:  I will put My Spirit upon Him, and He shall show judgment to the Gentiles - - - And in His name shall the Gentiles trust.

Luke 2:30-32 - For my eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel.

John 1:11-12 - He (Jesus) came unto His own (Israel), and His own received Him not.  But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons (children) of God, even to those who believe on His name....

Acts 9:15 - But the Lord said unto him (Ananias), Go thy way:  for he (Saul of Tarsus) is a chosen vessel unto Me, to bear My name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel....

Acts 10:44-45 - While Peter yet spoke these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all those who heard the Word.  And they of the circumcision (the Jews) who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 11:1, 18 - And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the Word of God. - - - When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

Acts 13:46-48 - Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the Word of God should first have been spoken to you (Israel):  but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.  For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.  And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the Word of the Lord:  and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Acts 14:27 - And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how He had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

Acts 15:3, 7, 17 - And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles:  and they caused great joy unto all the brethren - - - And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the Word of the Gospel, and believe - - - That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom My name is called, saith the Lord, Who doeth all these things.

Acts 18:5-6 - And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.  And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean:  from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Acts 26:17, 20, 23 - Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee - - - But showed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance - - - That Christ should suffer, and that He should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

Acts 28:27-28 - For the heart of this people (Israel) is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.  Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

Romans 11:11-13, 25-32 - I say then, Have they (Israel) stumbled that they should fall?  God forbid:  but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.  Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?  For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office - - - 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 fullness of the Gentiles be come in.  And so all Israel shall be saved:  as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob (Israel):  for this is My covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.  As concerning the Gospel, they are enemies for your sakes:  but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.  For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.  For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:  even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.  For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that He might have mercy upon all.

GOD IS NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS:

WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON

THE NAME OF THE LORD,

SHALL BE SAVED!