What did God do when Israel rejected Christ as the promised Messiah?
When Israel continued rejecting Christ as the promised Messiah, God moved providentially: He took away their Temple and the city of Jerusalem, uprooted the nation from the land, and scattered them into the nations in dispersion. He then turned to the pagan Gentile world, beginning with the Apostle Paul.
Les teaches that the Apostle Paul’s letters stand at the center of the New Testament because they are directed primarily to the Gentile Church, the Body of Christ. The Old Testament, the Gospels, and the early chapters of Acts were directed to and under the nation of Israel. But when Israel continued to reject everything and would not believe that Christ was the promised Messiah, God providentially moved: He took away their Temple, took away the city of Jerusalem, uprooted the nation from the land, and put them out into the nations in dispersion. He then turned instead to the pagan Gentile world, beginning with the Apostle Paul.