When God set Israel aside, what happened to the Gentile world?
God brought the whole Gentile world into a place of privilege. Though not all were saved, they gained an opportunity for salvation grounded in the promises made to Abraham. For nearly 1900 years Gentiles have rested and fed on the fatness of the root of Abraham while Israel was dispersed.
Les explains that when God broke off the natural branches of Israel, He grafted in the Gentiles, bringing the whole Gentile world into a place of privilege. This did not mean all Gentiles were saved, but they received an opportunity for salvation based on the promises made to Abraham. For nearly 1900 years, Gentiles have rested and fed on the fatness of the root of Abraham while Israel was dispersed. However, Les teaches that a day is coming when God will once again shut the door on the Gentile world, break them off from that grafted position, and bring Israel back in, as Paul says in Romans chapter 11. Then Gentiles will find themselves again where they were before—without a Messiah and outside the covenant promises.