Chapter 7: Vanguard of 144,000 Israelites

Rabbi/Apostle Paul builds a compelling case for Israel's role in God's plan. He argues that God did not abandon Israel but, instead, for her sake, made her a point of contention.  In a strategic move, God introduced the Gentiles into their cherished relationship in an attempt to spark a sense of jealousy in Israel and ultimately win her back.

The Rabbi points out that Israel was “broken off because of unbelief. “  In Romans 11:11, He writes, “Say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall?  God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation comes unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy”.

Thank God through Jesus Christ that the Gentiles were afforded entrance into His great plan, as we have seen in the seven churches of Asia being given prominence. But now that the churches have received the grace of God through Jesus Christ, the Apple of God’s Eye looms in front of us as God appoints 144,000 vanguard Israelites to stand at his side along with ALL of the heavenly hosts.

Grace will soon be withdrawn, and along with the absence of the Spirit that Lets, “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work:  only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.  And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.

The 144,000 are now being presented for our scrutiny.