dan,
It has always been (before the Body of Christ) known that Israel was to be a holy nation of priests that would bring all other nations to God. That Israel was to be THE channel of God's blessings to all other nations. That was the very reason that when John the Baptist laid the foundation, to pave the way for the coming of the Christ for the Jews, repentance was the calling. Israel had to repent, before she was able to be a channel of blessing.
So it shall be once again, when the Body of Christ is caught up to be with the Lord in the air, and the Great Tribulation, the "time of Jacob's trouble" begins. The Kingdom program will once again be underway, and the Jews will once again be the people of the Lord. The Berean Bible Society has a very interesting group of studies on the book of Revelation that explains much of the prophetic book, and how the two witnesses give the Gospel of the Kingdom to people, which will help to establish the seven churches spoken of in Revelation.
Israel WILL become that holy nation of priests that God promised would bring all other (Gentile) nations to God. ALL promises made to the Jews WILL be fulfilled, as God is faithful to His promises.
Darryl |