What does Romans 11 say about Israel's branches and the Gentiles?
Romans 11 teaches that God broke off the natural branches of Israel and grafted in the Gentiles, bringing them into a place of privilege and opportunity for salvation based on promises to Abraham. Gentiles have fed on the root of Abraham while Israel was dispersed, but God will later break off the Gentiles and graft Israel back in.
Les explains that Romans chapter 11 describes how God broke off the branches of natural Israel and grafted in the Gentiles. He brought the whole Gentile world into that place of privilege, not that they are all saved, but they now have an opportunity for salvation based again on the promises made to Abraham. For the last 1900 and some years, Gentiles have been resting and feeding on the fatness of the root of Abraham while Israel has been out in dispersion. But Les says the day is coming, and he thinks it's getting close, when God will once again shut the door on the Gentile world. He will break them off from that grafted position, and Israel will be brought back in and grafted in again as Paul says in Romans chapter 11. Then the Gentiles will find themselves again where they were before, without a Messiah and outside the covenant promises.
More Questions
How does Romans 11 compare to Corinthians on Israel's blindness?
Romans 11 states the truth about Israel's blindness a little more plainly than Corinthians does.
What do you have to do with Romans chapter 11 if you believe God is through with the Jew?
If a person takes the approach that God is through with the Jew, they must take at least Romans chapter 11, besides many other passages, tear it out, and throw it away.