"All Israel Will Be Saved" - Part Four

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God." {2Timothy 3:16}

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways," says The Lord. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts." {Isaiah 55:8,9}

Possibly, you might be thinking this is a different and curious way to start our fourth message in a series entitled "All Israel Will Be Saved." We started this message with the above two Scriptures because the main theme is challenging except it is "God Breathed" and "His Ways Are Higher Than Ours."

One of the important concepts about the Word Of God is that periods of time - past, present and future could all be part of one verse. This is evident in the following verses, "My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth." {Isiah 51:5} Notice The Lord is saying His righteousness is for now and in Isaiah 46:13 The Lord is saying "My salvation shall not linger," meaning it is a future event. Also, please notice  in Isaiah 46:13, The Lord says, "And I will place salvation in Zion," this is a future event.

We need to now look at when the book of Isaiah was written. It is believed Isaiah's Ministry took place from 740 B.C. to 680 B.C. This was more than 2,000 years before the Ministry of Jesus Christ on earth. Yet, the book of Isaiah describes the Ministry of Jesus in the past, present and future timelines.

In conclusion, all we need to receive from this challenging and unique message is:

Jesus is The Savior Of All People - Jew And Gentile 

Jesus Brought Righteousness To The World

Jesus Is Bringing Righteousness To The World Today

Jesus Will Bring Righteousness To The World In The Future

Bless His Holy Name! 

In next week's message Jesus says, "He will sprinkle many nations." Stay Tuned!

Many Blessings From The Lord Always,

Frank     

 

A Holy Week Message - "The Spotless Lamb"

This week is a very special week for all of God's People whether Jew or Gentile. Last Sunday Jewish people started the Feast Days of Passover. For Christians this week is known as Holy Week when they thank God for the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Both important events revolve around "The Spotless Lamb."

In order to lead His Chosen People out of the bondage in Egypt, Jehovah God told each family to kill a "Spotless Lamb" and take the blood and put it on the doorpost of their home. God then said He would pass through Egypt and strike all the first born males but He would pass over homes with the lamb's blood on the doorposts. Thus God saved His People from destruction and led them out of Egypt. This is the Feast of Passover - notice it had to be a Spotless Lamb!

How does this apply to Holy Week for Christians? Hebrews 9:22 says, "Without shedding of blood there is no remission." This means there is no forgiveness of sins without the shedding of blood. Jesus is referred to as "The Lamb Of God." John the Baptist saw Jesus before Jesus was baptized and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" {John 1:29}

How do we know Jesus was the Spotless Lamb who shed His blood? Isaiah 53:5,7,12 says, "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities . . . He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent . . . He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."

Jehovah God chose the shedding of the blood of a Spotless Lamb for the redemption from bondage of the Israelites. He also chose the shedding of blood of the Spotless Lamb of God - Jesus Christ - to grant salvation and forgiveness of sins to all people. Do you know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior? If your answer is no, please pray this prayer with me to indeed receive Jesus as your Savior:

Jesus, I Am A Sinner

Please Forgive Me Of All Of My Sins

I Believe That You Are Lord, Died On A Cross 

And Was Resurrected

I Now Receive You As My Lord And Savior

Thank You, Jesus, Thank You For Saving My Soul!

How wonderful and appropriate for a precious child of God to receive Jesus as their Savior this week of Passover and Holy Week. Let us all thank God for the Spotless Lamb of God! Hallelujah!

I Wish You A Most Blessed Passover And Holy Week,

Frank 

    

"All Israel Will Be Saved" - Part Three

We are  in the early stages of a lengthy series studying portions of the Book of Isaiah that validate the day is coming when "All Israel Will Be Saved." Our message this week will look at Isaiah 49 that is entitled "The Messiah's Mission." Actually, chapters 49-57 of Isaiah clearly identify Jesus Christ as the Jewish Messiah.

Isaiah 49:1,2 says, "The Lord has called Me from the womb; from the matrix of My Mother He has made mention of My name. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword." Notice that Jesus says to God's Chosen People "My mouth is like a sharp sword." This validates Jesus as the author of Isaiah 49. For further proof, we know that Jesus is the revelator or author of the Book of Revelation. Revelation 1:16 shows Jesus saying "Out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword." Also, Revelation 19:15 describes Jesus coming to earth and says that out of his mouth "Goes a sharp sword." 

Isaiah 49:6 illustrates Jehovah God speaking to Jesus as His servant, "It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribe of Jacob, and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, that you should be My salvation to the ends of the earth." God The Father desires for, Jesus His servant, to "Raise up the tribe of Jacob and preserve them" and "You will be My salvation to the earth." This salvation will include His Chosen People.!

Additionally, verse eight continues with God speaking to His servant Jesus, "In an acceptable time I have heard You and in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You and give You as a covenant to the people." Jehovah God said to Jesus, You will be a covenant to the earth. God is referring to the New Blood Covenant established when Jesus shed His Blood on Calvary's Cross. Once a Jew or Gentile confesses Jesus as their Lord and that God raised Him from the dead, they are saved for eternity. {Romans 10:9} 

This Is The New Blood Covenant Jesus Established For All People! Hallelujah!

In our next message Jesus says, "My Salvation Has Gone Forth." 

Stay Tuned. . .

Blessings To You,

Frank

"All Israel Will Be Saved" - Part Two

Last week's message initiated a new series of messages that will validate without any doubt the day is coming "When All Israel Will Be Saved." Each message will use as a source the Book of Isaiah. Recently, we learned of a local pastor who preached from Isaiah continually for three years. This caused us to carefully study Isaiah and we learned Jehovah God "Saving His Chosen People" was a consistent message. Bless His Holy Name!

Isaiah 46 has two main messages from God to His People - "I Am God, There Is No Other" and "I Will Save Israel." He starts with verses 3,4 by saying, "Listen to Me, O House of Jacob, and all the remnant of the House of Israel, who have been upheld by Me from birth, who have been carried from the womb; even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you!"

These verses illustrate Jehovah God uplifting His people with an encouraging message by saying He has been there to protect them and take care of them even from their mother's womb. The message continues with God saying "I will carry you even to the days of your gray hairs." This miracle working message is for the Israelis but also for all people who He created. Hallelujah!

Then in verses 9,10 God declares, "Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying 'My counsel shall stand.'" Isaiah 46 is a chapter where the Lord Of The Universe declares that He is Lord God Almighty, He knows the beginning from the end and He will keep all His promises.

What A Mighty God We Serve

What A Mighty God We Serve

Angels Bow Before Him

Heaven And Earth Adore Him

What A Mighty God We Serve

In conclusion, Isaiah 46:12 says, "I bring My righteousness near, it shall not be far off; My salvation shall not linger, and I will place salvation in Zion, for Israel My Glory." YES, ALL ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED!

Our next message will be titled "Messiah's Mission." Stay Tuned.

Lord Bless You And Give You Peace Always,

Frank  

  

"All Israel Will Be Saved"

This week's message starts a new series of messages declaring that the day is coming when "All Israel Will Be Saved." {Romans 11:26} All messages will come from the book of Isaiah. The prophetic messages in Isaiah proclaim Jesus as the Jewish Messiah clearer than any other Old Testament Book. The word Salvation appears 26 times in Isaiah and only 7 times in all the other Old Testament Books.

Isaiah 43:10-11 says, "You are My witnesses," says The Lord, "And My servants whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He." Jehovah God is speaking to His Chosen People saying, "You Are My Witnesses." We learned in our last two messages that Jesus' Disciples were effective "Witnesses" but currently most Israelis cannot witness for Jesus since they do not know Him as their Messiah.

However, all this is going to change! God goes on to say to His People, "You Are My Servants whom I have chosen that you may know and believe Me." Jehovah God desires for His Chosen People to know Him as their Lord. Then in verse 11 God says, "Besides Me there is no Savior." Jehovah God is declaring that He is their Savior!

In verse 25 God also says, "I will not remember your sins." Additionally, in Psalm 103 God declares He will forgive the sins of His Chosen People in verses 2, 3, and 12 saying, "Bless The Lord, O My soul, and forget not all His benefits; Who forgives all your iniquities . . . As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us."

How does God forgive the sins of His Chosen People and all people? Only through Jesus Christ as He shed His blood on the cross and was resurrected from the dead. Hallelujah! Hebrews 9:28 says, "So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many." Jesus Carried All Of Our Sins To The Cross! As a result, when Jews and Gentiles believe Jesus is Lord, that He died and was resurrected and proclaim this message, they are saved! {Romans 10:9}

In next week's message we illustrate in Isaiah 45 Jehovah God declaring "There Is No Other God!" Stay tuned.

Lord Bless You And Keep You In His Care,

Frank  

"You Are My Witnesses" - Part 2

Last week's message studied Isaiah 44:6,8 that illustrated God as The King Of Israel and Jesus their Redeemer saying to them "You Are My Witnesses." Jesus commissioned His Disciples to be His witnesses "To The Ends Of The Earth" and the Apostle Paul made four missionary journeys. Jesus' Disciples indeed were His witnesses.

How about today? Is Israel now a witness of Jesus as the Son Of God and The Savior Of The World? This is a complex question since the majority of Israelis do not know Jesus as their Savior! In fact, Romans 10 is entitled "Israel Rejects Christ." Romans 10:1-3 shows the Apostle Paul speaking from his heart about his fellow Israelis, "Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they are ignorant of God's righteousness."

There are two difficulties in the manor in which many Israelis attempt to have a relationship with God. They are attempting to reach God through their own righteousness in addition to being disobedient. Romans 10:21 illustrates God describing them, "All day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and contrary people." 

As a result, can we come to the conclusion that Israelis are not "Witnesses" for Jesus as Savior of the world? Possibly, to a certain extent, however, notice what the Apostle Paul says about his brethren in Romans 11:11-12, "I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall to provoke them to jealously, salvation has come to the Gentiles. Now if their fall is riches for the world, and their failure riches are for the Gentiles, how much more their fullness?"

These two critically important verses show us that Israel's failure to recognize Jesus as their Messiah is a temporary scenario and their fullness or salvation will happen in the future according to God's Prophetic Timetable! Hallelujah! When and how will Israel be saved? Stay Tuned!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You Safe Today And Forever,

Frank 

"You Are My Witnesses"

We have just finished a series showing the Jewish People as God's Chosen People. We learned the following:

God chose them to be a blessing to the people of the world  Genesis 12:2

God chose them to be a great nation - Genesis 12:2

The land God gave them is larger than current day Israel -Genesis 15:18

This week's message illustrates Jehovah God referring to His Chosen People as His "Witnesses." Isaiah 44 shows God speaking to Israel as His Chosen Servants. Verse 6 says, "Thus says The Lord, the King of Israel, and His Redeemer, The Lord of Hosts; I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God."

The verse actually shows God, The King Of Israel and Jesus, The Redeemer, speaking together saying "Besides Me there is no God." Then in verse 8 they say about Israel, "You Are My Witnesses." As a result, Israel  is chosen to declare Jesus as their Redeemer and The Redeemer of the world! Bless His Holy Name!

Has Israel obeyed God and functioned as His Witnesses? YES! Just prior to Jesus ascending into Heaven He said to His Disciples who were all Jewish men, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." In effect, Jesus commissioned His Disciples to be His Witnesses or Missionaries to the world at that time. {Matthew 28:19}

Shortly after the Day of Pentecost when the Apostles of Jesus received the Power Of The Holy Spirit, Peter addressed the crowd saying, "Repent and let everyone of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of The Holy Spirit." {Acts 2:38} As a result, three thousand were saved that day becoming the First Church Of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah!

Additionally, a major portion of the New Testament describe the Apostle Paul's four missionary journeys from Jerusalem all the way to Rome. Yes, God's Chosen People became His Witnesses! This raises the following question - Are they His Witnesses today? Stay Tuned!

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day,

Frank