To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (182 ) 5/13/1998 5:01:00 AM From: Emile Vidrine Respond to of 344
"The preaching of the gospel after Jesus rose was not the second gathering of the nation of Israel." What do you think it was? Read the Gospels and the Epistles and you will learn that it is indeed the second and final gathering. It is just an ignoranance of Scriptures and a false "faith" in modern political and social propaganda. There are examples in the Gospels and Epistles of Jesus's fulfillment of this regathering. Just openning our Bibles to Matt. we find: Matt.2:6 And thou Bethlemen, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda; for out of the shall come a Govenor, that shall rule my people Israel. Is Jesus governing His people Israel today? You bet He is! This prophecy was quoted in Matt. to show that Jesus had fulfilled this prophecy. Did Jesus regather Israel? Let's just look at one example of the marvelous regathering of the remanant: Acts 2:36- 36: Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. 37: Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38: Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39: For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call . 40: And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 41: Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. ((not bad, three thousand of the remanant coverted in one day.)) 42: And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread,and in prayers. ((These thousands of Jews became Christians and according to you have lost their Chosen People status because you tell us that it is the modern Jews who are the chosen people. You make Jesus Christ a curse to these ancient Jews who accepted Jesus. According to your teaching they would have been better off to remain Jews and keep their chosen status. What absurdity and Pharisaical teachings! Jesus Christ is not and never has been a curse to the true Jewish People. All those who receive Jesus become the real chosen people.