The fullness of the Gentiles is the completion of the body of Christ—the point when all believing Gentiles whom God is calling out for His name have been saved.
Romans 11:25 says Israel's partial blindness continues until the fulness of the Gentiles comes in. Les Feldick identifies that fullness as the body of Christ, which God will remove from the earth when it is complete, and then He will turn back to Israel.
Romans 11:25 — Paul directly states that Israel's blindness lasts until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Romans 11:25 reveals that Israel has experienced a partial blindness, and this condition lasts 'until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.' The verse calls this a mystery. Acts 15:14 records that God visited the Gentiles 'to take out of them a people for his name.' Luke 21:24 speaks of 'the times of the Gentiles,' during which Jerusalem is trodden down until those times are fulfilled. Ephesians 1:23 identifies the church as the body of Christ, 'the fulness of him that filleth all in all.'
Les Feldick teaches that the fullness of the Gentiles is the completion of the body of Christ—the people God is taking out for His name, as described in Acts 15. This fullness runs during Israel's present blindness, which is only partial and lasts until that body is full. When the last believing Gentile is placed into the body, God will remove the body from the earth, and then He will resume His dealings with Israel as His covenant people. Les also distinguishes the fullness of the Gentiles from the times of the Gentiles: the times of the Gentiles refers to Jerusalem's domination by Gentile powers, while the fullness of the Gentiles refers to saved Gentiles filling the body of Christ.
Les Feldick distinguishes the two. He says the times of the Gentiles began when a Gentile empire first took Jerusalem, and Jerusalem remains under Gentile dominion until the Prince of Peace returns. At the same time, a second filling is running: the fullness of the Gentiles, which is saved Gentiles coming into the body of Christ. The times of the Gentiles, Les says, is like filling a container with Gentile iniquity, while the fullness of the Gentiles fills the body of Christ with believers for His name.
Believers are coming into the body one at a time, and when the last person is put into place, the body of Christ is complete. Les says God will then deliver that completed body out of its earthly confines—the rapture. That moment is the 'until' of Romans 11:25, because God will then turn back to Israel. The Jewish nation will go through the seven years of tribulation before enjoying the blessings of Christ's return.
Romans 11:25 says Israel's spiritual blindness is partial and remains until the fullness of the Gentiles is brought in. Les explains that God set Israel aside after they rejected the Messiah, and He is now calling out a people for His name. When that Gentile body is full, God will remove it and pick up where He left off with His covenant people, Israel.
Times of the Gentiles Defined
Les explains that the times of the Gentiles began when Jerusalem first came under Gentile dominion and will last until the Prince of Peace returns.
The Fullness of the Gentiles Is the Body of Christ
Les identifies the fullness of the Gentiles as the calling out of a people for His name from Acts 15—the body of Christ—and says when it is full, God will remove it and return to Israel.
Two Fillings Running Concurrently
Les says the fullness of the Gentiles runs at the same time as the filling up of Gentile iniquity, and both continue until the Lord takes the church out.
Israel's Blindness Until the Body Is Full
Les teaches that the fullness of the Gentiles is the body of Christ, and Israel's spiritual blindness remains until that body is full. When it is full, God will take believers out and turn back to Israel.
Fullness as Completion of Christ's Body
Les teaches that the word fullness in Ephesians 1:23 carries the idea of completion—Christ Himself considers Himself complete when the Body is finally in His presence.
The Mystery of Gentile Inclusion
Les describes the mystery that Gentiles as well as Jews can be saved through the finished work of the cross and become joint heirs with Christ—a fellowship that the fullness of the Gentiles is fulfilling.
Last Believer Completes the Body
Les says believers are entering the Body one at a time, and when the last person is in place, God will deliver the completed body from earth—the event that brings Romans 11:25's 'until' to fulfillment.
God Will Return to Israel
Les explains Paul's argument that though Israel's fall brought riches to the Gentiles, God is still going to come back to the Jew.
Romans 11:25: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
This verse sets the time limit for Israel's partial blindness and gives the precise meaning of the fullness of the Gentiles.
Acts 15:14: Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
This shows the present-age purpose of Gentile salvation, which Les identifies as the body of Christ.
Luke 21:24: And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
This gives the related but different 'times of the Gentiles,' which is about Jerusalem's domination by Gentile powers.
Ephesians 1:23: Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
This identifies the church as Christ's body, which is His fullness.
Les Feldick teaches that it is the completion of the body of Christ—the full number of Gentiles God is calling out for His name. When that body is full, God will remove it and return to Israel.
When the last person is placed into the Body of Christ. No one knows where or when, but at that moment the body is complete and God will deliver it from the earth—the rapture.
No. The times of the Gentiles refers to Jerusalem being under Gentile dominion. The fullness of the Gentiles refers to saved Gentiles being added to the body of Christ until it is full.
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