These are VERY difficult times for Israel for Israel as
well as for "the Church which is His Body"(Ephesians
1:22-23). However, the GENTILE “dispensation
of the GRACE of God”(Ephesians
3:1-2) is NOT “the
time of JACOB’S TROUBLE”(Jeremiah
30:7 cf. Daniel 12:1; Matthew 24:21-22)
In "the Church which is
His Body"(Ephesians
1:22-23), i.e. in the "ONE
New Man ... ONE Body"(Ephesians
2:15-16) - there is NO distinction
between Jew and Gentile (Colossians
3:10-11)
The Book of Acts (Transition Book) opens with PETER’s offer of the PROPHESIED kingdom to Israel (Acts 3:12-21) and closes with the setting aside of Israel (Acts 28:25-28 cf. Isaiah 6:9-10) - for the time of this GENTILE “MYSTERY” dispensation revealed by PAUL
(Colossians 1:24-27 cf. Romans 11:25)
Paul's "to the JEW FIRST"
Acts ministry(Romans
1:16 cf. Acts 13:44-46; 18:5-6) confirmed Israel's rejection of her Messiah (Romans 10:20-21) and resulted in her being set aside (Acts 28:25-28 cf. Isaiah 6:9-10) for this present GENTILE “dispensation of the GRACE
of God”(Ephesians
3:1-2)
WHEN God recalls His ambassadors of peace (II Corinthians 5:20-21) to their heavenly home (Philippians 3:20-21)
- THEN He will again make a DIFFERENCE between Israel and the Gentiles (I Peter 2:12; 4:3) and bring about Israel’s national repentance through her sore affliction
(Hosea 5:15 cf. Isaiah 64)
During God's time of peace with the world (II Corinthians 5:19) - Right Division of God's Word(II
Timothy 2:15) reveals a DIFFERENT hope
for believing Jews and Gentiles (Acts
3:24-26 cp. Ephesians 1:3; 2:6)
Israel’s 2000 years
of rejecting her Messiah are coming to an end (II
Peter 3:8-9 cf. Hosea 6:1-2)
and with it - the closing of this parenthetical Gentile dispensation at The PreTrib Rapture(I
Thessalonians 4:16-17; II Thessalonians 2:1)
Note: Jotham's Parable (Four Trees)
- shows that 1948 was NOT the budding of the "Fig Tree"(Matthew 24:32-33) and was, therefore, NOT the disciples' anticipated "SIGN
of Thy Coming"(Matthew
24:3)