What does Romans 11:15 say about the reconciliation of Gentiles compared to Israel's future?
Paul writes that the reconciliation poured out on the Gentile world, great as it has been, is nothing compared to what will happen to Israel when God comes back and fulfills His promises with them. Israel's future is described as life from the dead.
Les teaches that Paul in Romans 11:15 is referring to the program of reconciliation poured out on the Gentile world. As great as that has been, it is nothing compared to what will happen to Israel when God comes back and fulfills His promises with them. Their future is “life from the dead.” Israel among the nations is presently dead and not a viable entity, but they are coming back. That is why the little nation of Israel is constantly in the news; they are God's people, and He is getting them ready for His soon return.
For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
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What does Romans 11:15 mean by the casting away of Israel and the reconciling of the world?
In Romans 11:15, the casting away of the Jews (the nation of Israel) resulted in the reconciling of the world, meaning the whole world—both Jew and Gentile.