To: Jamey who wrote (23967 ) 1/26/1999 10:16:00 PM From: O'Hara Respond to of 39621
><>..However, in our present age of grace, God recognizes..><> no distinctions. He is not blessing or cursing based on what nation you are in, but rather whether or not you are in Christ. You are so right James! This is the essence of God's love and boundless grace. Praise His holy name! James you wrote:Due to the worlwide dispersion of the Jews in 70 AD it would seem to me that only Christ would know exactly who this remnant is. Then you asked: What are your thoughts? My thoughts turn to God's word:The remnant are more than just our brother the Jew. The remnant are the 144,000, 12,000 from each of twelve tribes, of which Jews are just one tribe....Judah and his sons. Rev 7:4 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.Israel, the man Jacob , father of the 12 sons who became known as the children of Israel/Jacob.... not Israel, the Country. I leave you with this. John 1:11 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. Mark 6:1-4 1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. Have to go for now my friend, will talk again later Love and grace to you in Christ our lord. Shalom...><>