What is the Gentile complement mentioned in Ephesians 1:10?
According to Ephesians 1:10, the Gentile complement is the Church, the Body of Christ. It had to be completed before the earthly Kingdom promises to Israel could come to fruition. When the Kingdom economy arrives, everything will come under Christ's headship, uniting the earthly people of Israel and the heavenly Body of Christ.
Les explains that the Old Testament promised an earthly Kingdom with Christ as King over Israel. But Ephesians 1:10 shows that could not happen until the Gentile complement, which was the Church, had also been completed. Then, in the Kingdom economy, everything will come under Christ's headship: the earthly people of Israel and their earthly Kingdom, along with all the ramifications of the heavenly people, the Body of Christ.
That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
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Why couldn't the Kingdom come before the Gentile complement was completed?
According to Ephesians 1:10, the Kingdom could not come until the Gentile complement had also been completed.
What are the 'both' things gathered in Christ in Ephesians 1:10?
The two groups God will bring together in Christ are things in heaven and things on earth.
When will Ephesians 1:10 be fulfilled?
During the thousand-year reign, Ephesians 1:10 will be fulfilled: all things in heaven and earth will be brought together in Christ.