| Fullness of the Gentiles |
Create Date: 15-Apr-2020 |
| Starts on Pentecost and End a Future Pentecost |
Last updated: 23-May-2021 |
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| 1 | The Mystery |
| 2 | The Start of the Period of the Gentiles |
| 3 | The End of the Fullness of the Gentiles |
It was the Apostle Paul's great privilege to announce a mystery that was planned and hidden from the foundation of the Earth. In the scriptures, the term "mystery", means something that was hidden and now is revealed.
| Ephesians 3:1-6 | 1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles 2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God s grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God s holy apostles and prophets. 6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus. |
In the Old Testament period, Gentiles received Salvation without being part of Israel and also by becoming part of the faith of Israel. Before Abraham, there was the priesthoods of Melchizedek, one that Jethro (father-in-law to Moses) belonged, and an unknown priesthood that Isaac will give a tithe to as referenced in Genesis 28:22.
As Jesus Christ made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem to present Himself as the Messiah, which was fulfilling many highly detailed and precise prophecies, there one prophecy that Jesus Christ held Israel completely responsible for recognizing. This was the day that was prophesied in the Book of Daniel which Gabriel had given the exact day to Daniel that the Messiah would present Himself, as the Messiah that would be "cut off", meaning killed, as describe in the Book of Daniel Chapter 9's prophecy of the 69 Weeks.
| Luke 19:37-41 |
37 And as he was now
drawing nigh, even at the descent of the
mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice
and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had
seen;
38 saying, Blessed
is the King that cometh in the name of the
Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from the
multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said, I tell you
that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. 41 And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44 and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. |
| Romans 11:25 | Lest you be wise in your own
sight, I do not want you to be unaware of
this mystery, brothers: a
partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the
fullness of the Gentiles has
come in. Note: "this mystery, brothers" is another truth that is being revealed. |
The start of the Period of the Gentiles began on Pentecost in Acts 2:1-4, and was the period that both Israel and Gentiles were all part of the same Faith in Jesus Christ through restitution of sins at the Crucifixion.
| Acts 2:1-4 | 1.And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them tongues parting asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. |
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The end of the period of the Gentiles will have an end at the Rapture of the Church before the 70th week of Daniel begins. Many Biblical Scholars, including this author, believe the end will also be on the Day of Pentecost. The 70th week of Daniel contains the well-known period called the Tribulation Period which is the last half of the 70th week of Daniel.
A possibly often heard quote from many Biblical Scholars, there is a time when God will have the number of people on the Earth that have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior, which will mark the end of the Fullness of the Gentiles. At this point the Rapture will happen, and one of the next events is the revealing of the Antichrist, which was being held back by the Holy Spirit until the appointed time.
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Tribulation Purpose: With all of the history of Israel as a people and as a nation, the world cannot explain how Israel exists with all of the multiple genocide attempts. In fact, if Israel as a people had ceased to exist, then the Bible can be dismissed as a myth. The current regathering was predicted in many, many scriptures such as Isaiah 11:11-12 and Ezekiel 37:11-25. Before the Great Tribulation, the city of Jerusalem will be possessed by others until the time, known as the Dispensation of Grace / Time of Gentiles, will be fulfilled.
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