How long does Israel stay blinded according to Romans 11:25?
According to Romans 11:25, Israel’s blindness is partial and temporary, not forever. It continues until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. This has lasted a long period—1,900 and something years—and ends when the last person is saved and the Body of Christ is completed.
Les explains that the blindness described in Romans 11:25 is “in part,” meaning it is not absolute or eternal but only for a period of time. He points out that the next word, “until,” is a time word. Israel has been spiritually blinded for a long 1,900 and something year period, but that blindness will come to an end. Israel will remain blinded until the fullness of the Gentiles is brought in. Les identifies the fullness of the Gentiles as the Body of Christ. The until ends when the last person is saved and completes the Body, which is also when the church will be raptured. Then God will once again pick up where He left off with Israel.
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
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How long will Israel remain blinded?
Israel will remain spiritually blinded until the fullness of the Gentiles is brought in.
What is the 'until' in Romans 11:25 that ends Israel's blindness?
Once the Body of Christ is complete, God will deliver it from its confines here on earth and the believers will be raptured out, and that completion is the 'until' referred to in Romans 11:25.
What does "blindness in part" mean for Israel in Romans 11:25?
The phrase "blindness in part" means Israel's blindness is not forever and not absolute from here to eternity, but only for a period of time.