chuckd
Puritan Board Junior
Rom. 9:6: "But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel."
Rom. 11:25-26: "Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written..."
I've done some searching and found some threads on amillennialism, postmillennialism, and such, but I need to understand something. Or clarification.
From what I've read on amillennialism, the all Israel in 11:26 refers to national Israel, meaning the natural born descendants of Abraham, Ishmael and Esau included. Not the Israel consisting of the remnant of those natural born citizens and the Gentiles. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
In 9:6, Paul answers an objection "Has the word of God failed?" - "No, not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel."
My question is: Why didn't he respond with 11:26 - "because they will all be saved sometime in the future"? Or is 9:6 - 11:36 his response in total?
Rom. 11:25-26: "Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written..."
I've done some searching and found some threads on amillennialism, postmillennialism, and such, but I need to understand something. Or clarification.
From what I've read on amillennialism, the all Israel in 11:26 refers to national Israel, meaning the natural born descendants of Abraham, Ishmael and Esau included. Not the Israel consisting of the remnant of those natural born citizens and the Gentiles. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
In 9:6, Paul answers an objection "Has the word of God failed?" - "No, not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel."
My question is: Why didn't he respond with 11:26 - "because they will all be saved sometime in the future"? Or is 9:6 - 11:36 his response in total?