Romans 11:25-26, All Israel Shall Be Saved

Romans 11:25-26 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. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

When Jesus Christ returns, He shall defeat the Antichrist at the Battle of Armageddon to save Israel from total annihilation. At that time, the whole nation will receive Jesus Christ as their long-awaited Messiah. This will be at the end of the 7-Year Tribulation commonly called the Great Tribulation. The nation will enter the millennium as a nation of believers.

This was what the Jews were looking to see during Christ’s first coming. The Jews were looking to see the power and glory of Christ leading the nation to be strong again. They had hoped He would overthrow the Roman authorities and establish His rule in Israel as her true King. This is not God’s sovereign plan for Christ’s first coming. Jesus’ first coming was as s Suffering Servant to win salvation for mankind by His suffering, death and resurrection (Isa. 53).

Here in verse 26, the Apostle Paul is alluding to this truth first spoken by the prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 59:20 “And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.” When Jesus Christ returns, all Israel will have their sins forgiven and cleansed having acknowledged Him as their Saviour and God. What a blessed prospect for Israel. God has not forsaken His chosen nation! He never will forsake His own. Amen.