What place do the Gentile nations now have that Israel had in the Old Testament?
The Gentile nations now occupy the place of privilege and blessing that Israel enjoyed throughout the Old Testament. They have opportunity to hear the Gospel and be saved, resting on the root and fatness of Abraham, and are held responsible if they refuse.
Les teaches that the whole Gentile world has been brought into the same place of privilege and blessing Israel enjoyed all through the Old Testament. Israel rested on the root and fatness of Abraham, the man of faith, yet that did not make every Jew a believer; likewise, not every Gentile will be saved. Every Gentile, however, has the opportunity to hear the Gospel and be saved. They will be held responsible at the great white throne and cannot claim they never had a chance. God says they rested on Abraham's root and fatness and had as much opportunity as the covenant people, but refused it. Christ died for all sins; all have been declared reconciled and pardoned so far as God is concerned, but it is of no effect until they appropriate it by simple faith like Abraham's. God does not require cover-to-cover Bible knowledge or a primary example of holy living before He saves.
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What place of privilege do the Gentiles now have that Israel used to have?
The whole Gentile world now stands in the place of privilege and blessing that Israel had enjoyed all through the Old Testament.