What was Israel originally intended to do?
Israel was originally intended to be the vehicles to bring the pagan, Gentile world to a knowledge of their Jehovah. They were to bring the Gentile world to that knowledge, but the nation of Israel missed that intended purpose and calling.
Les explains that Israel was originally intended to be the vehicles to bring the pagan, Gentile world to a knowledge of their Jehovah, but the nation utterly missed that purpose. He notes that the 144,000 will make a compensation or evening out for what Israel missed, as they will be believers who survive and become candidates to enter the Kingdom when it is finally set up.