The Christian and the Jews
“Believers
today need to be faithfully warned regarding their attitude to the
Jews.
(1) They
should not join at all in that Gentile envy and hate lying at the
root of 'anti-semitism.'
(2) They
should not give special place to Jews, even Jewish believers, as
such.
(3) They
should glorify God for the 'remnant according to the election of
grace,' among them, now being saved.
(4) They
should remember that the most of the nation is to be cut off as
apostate before the Millennium sets in.
(5) They
should believe that God's words in Romans 3:22-23, and 10:12 are
true today: 'there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God,' and, 'there is no difference between the
Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that
call upon him.' Jewish sinners, Irish sinners, American sinners,
Hottentot sinners. Hindu sinners, English sinners, Scotch sinners;
no difference at all! Just sinners, all!
(6) They
should understand that the nation Israel has not changed. It remains
in spiritual death and blindness and enmity toward God. When the
opportunity offers, the majority of the Jews will go over openly to
Antichrist, as we well know from Daniel 9:27, Isaiah 28:14-15, and
many other plain prophecies. We do well to have “great sorrow” for
them as did Paul in Romans 9; to remember that nationally they are
'beloved for the fathers' sake'; and to labor to reach them. But it
is folly to close our eyes to their blinded, deadly state! The
nation that crucified Christ, stoned Stephen, and most bitterly
hated and opposed the gospel of grace preached by Paul, remains
unchanged. The fountain for sin and for uncleanness is not yet open
for them nationally, nor will it be until 'that day' of Zechariah
12:10 to 13:1, when, beleaguered by all the hostile nations of
earth, and in despair, they at last 'look upon him whom they
pierced,' and fall into such mourning as has never been known! They
will not believe until they see.”
(William R.Newell,
Revelation Chapter-by-Chapter)
