To His
own He came but was not received.
Claims
of being God’s Son were not believed.
Not
believing Scripture, they were deceived.
Thus, of
His Son, Jesus, God was bereaved.
Their
disdain for Jesus was soon transferred,
To early
Christians whose faith was anchored--
Threatened,
censured, expelled, beaten, murdered.
Thus, to
Gentiles, saints gladly ministered!
Salvation
blessings, to Gentiles offered?!
Now! Would the Jews’ attention be
captured?
Nope! Nor would growth of the Church
be hindered.
The Lord’s
plan was that His Church …be scattered!
Since
the Jews’ reception of Jesus was lousy,
God determined
to win their hearts …through jealousy.
Jealousy
they provoked in Him, God Almighty. 1
Jealousy
He’ll provoke in them, through you and me! 2
What?! Jews, jealous of us, and of Christianity?!
What’s
that I hear? Are
you’re laughing hilariously??
Just
like you, I know of no Jews who’re jealous of me,
Nor of others
who believe, in life, Christ is the key.
Yet for a
Jewish remnant, God says, the days shall come,
By the
spirit and grip of jealousy, they’ll be glum.
But on
this matter, the Church and world are mostly mum.
So when
and how might it, as a fact, one day become??
Ponder
this…
Jews
know about Jesus. They’ve heard of His
return.
They’ve
heard of the rapture, Christian life to adjourn. 3
After our departure, much more
they will discern.
And that’ll
be just the start of their jealous U-turn! 4
When
Christ returns, all Earth to dominate,
And
every government to captivate,
Over the
Gentile world, He’ll delegate,
Gentile
saints, then …immortal heavyweights. 5
‘Occupy
all Earth! Govern in My authority!
With
My Rod of Iron, rule with righteous acuity!’
Gentile
saints, saved from the world, sent back in for centuries, 6
Then authorized
to lord over all of His enemies!
While it
is a Messiah for Whom most Jews now look,
They will
then be His subjects, according to His Book. 7
Jealous!!
Then servants of Jesus, Whom their
forefathers forsook.
Jealous!!!
Upon us,
Gentiles, saints immortal, they’ll one day look!
~~o~~
Ohhh that hearts and minds of Jews and Gentiles alike,
Will turn to Jesus Christ in a manner, childlike.
To them, He’ll give His Spirit and make them ‘godlike’,
And in us all, He will forever more ...delight.
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1 See:
Deuteronomy 32:16, 21, 1 Kings 14:22, Psalm 78:58, and Ezekiel 36:6
2 ‘When
you see God reach out to those you consider your inferiors - outsiders! - you’ll
become insanely jealous. When you see God reach out to people you think are
religiously stupid, you’ll throw temper tantrums.’ (Romans 10:19, The Message)
‘I say
then, have they [unbelieving Jews] stumbled that they should fall?
Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy,
salvation has come to the Gentiles.’ (Romans 11:11, NKJV)
3
Adjourn for only 7-years during the predicted tribulation period on Earth, and
the Marriage Supper of The Lamb in Heaven.
4 Do
you think the world will miss us when we’re gone?
5 See:
Matthew 25:21-23 and Luke 19:17
6
The Great Commission. See: Matthew 28:19 and Mark 16:15
7 ‘They shall
be Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘On the day that I make them
My jewels. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who
serves him.’ (Malachi 3:17)
