Our Identity Is the New Man, Not Israel
A SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENT:
Israel as a nation is no longer God’s chosen people because they rejected Christ. Their probation ended in AD 34. Now, only individuals—Jew or Gentile—who believe in Jesus are part of God’s true chosen people. The promises belong to the church, not to Israel according to the flesh.
MY REPLY:
I appreciate the effort you’ve put into quoting scripture, but the way you’re piecing it together misses the proper context of God’s program. The key issue is this: you are mixing Israel’s prophetic program with the mystery revealed to Paul, and that leads to confusion.
When Jesus spoke in Matthew 23, He was addressing Israel under the law, not the Body of Christ. Acts 7 records Israel’s continued rejection, yes—but that rejection did not “end their probation” in the way you describe. Instead, it set the stage for something God had kept hidden: the revelation of the mystery given to Paul (Eph.3:1–9). That mystery was not about Israel’s national destiny, but about a brand‑new creation—the Body of Christ—made up of Jew and Gentile alike, with no distinction (2Cor.5:17; Gal.3:28).
Romans 10 is Paul’s lament for Israel, but notice that in Romans 11 he explains their blindness is temporary until the fulness of the Gentiles comes in. That means God has not cancelled Israel’s promises; He has simply interrupted their program to bring in the mystery of the Body. To say Israel’s fate was “sealed in AD 34” is to ignore Paul’s clear teaching that Israel will yet be grafted back in when God resumes their program (Rom.11:25–27).
