SOME JEWS BLINDNESS TO THE GOSPEL

The bible describes the blindness of the Jews as a "mystery" so the last thing I would want to convey is a pretense of authority. My purpose is simply to present seed for further study.

Muslims sometimes suggest that their denial that Jesus is the Son of God, is better than Jewish denial because they at least believe that Jesus is the Messiah. However, the passage from the book of Romans that follows suggests that God Himself gave some Jews eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, the Gospel.

In 1 John 2:22 we read: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also].

Let's explore the Father's relationship with His chosen people, and their denial of His Son.

Genesis 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

Deuteronomy 14:2 For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that [are] upon the earth.

Psalms 105:8-10 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations ... And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant.

Hosea 2:19-20 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.

There is a tendency to view Jews as a monolithic group when turning to scripture. Should Christian Gentiles be lumped into the same category as non-believing, atheist, agnostic or idol worshipping Gentiles? There have been believing and non-believing Jews too.

The two olive trees described in these verses are the Jews as the "good" olive tree, and the Gentiles as the "wild" olive tree. When we look to the fathers of the former age we find many that understood that these are the two witnesses mentioned in the book of Revelation, that are also described as two olive trees. You can study this section further at Israel in bible prophecy.com.

Romans 11:1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the tribe of Benjamin.

Rom 11:2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,

Rom 11:3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

Rom 11:4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to [the image of] Baal.

Rom 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

Rom 11:6 And if by grace, then [is it] no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if [it be] of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

Rom 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

Rom 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.*

Rom 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

Rom 11:10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

Rom 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but [rather] through their fall salvation [is come] unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

Rom 11:12 Now if the fall of them [be] the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

Rom 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

Rom 11:14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation [them which are] my flesh, and might save some of them.

Rom 11:15 For if the casting away of them [be] the reconciling of the world, what [shall] the receiving [of them be], but life from the dead?

Rom 11:16 For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also [holy]: and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches.

Rom 11:17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;*

Rom 11:18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

Rom 11:19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.

Rom 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

Rom 11:21 For if God spared not the natural* branches, [take heed] lest he also spare not thee.

Rom 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in [his] goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

Rom 11:23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.

Rom 11:24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural [branches], be graffed into their own olive tree?

Rom 11:25 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.

Rom 11:26 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:

Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers' sakes.

Rom 11:30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

Rom 11:31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

Rom 11:32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

Rom 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Rom 11:35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

Rom 11:36 For of him, and through him, and to him, [are] all things: to whom [be] glory for ever. Amen.

For further study of this subject please read the chapter "Timeless Covenant" in "The False Prophet" by Ellis Skolfield, available free online at:

In Part 1 we recognized that Jews are of two groups. Those that believe in God, and those non-believing, or natural Jews.

Romans 2:28-29 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.

Gentiles of the "wild" olive tree are grafted in "among" them and "with them" partake of the "root" and "fatness" of their tree, which would include all of their covenants - including the land covenant!

John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

John 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

Here we can see Jesus' surprise that Nicodemus didn't understand the concept of being "born again" - before the Cross. Search the term "spirit of God" in the Old and New Testaments.

Exodus 31:3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Jesus said: John 14:26 But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

1Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

1Corinthians 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

But the bible says only by the blood of the Lamb! But has the blood of the Lamb been the salvation of mankind from the foundation of the world? Were Old Testament Jews saved by the blood of the Lamb before He was made manifest?

Colossians 1:26 [Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

John 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

2Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest* in these last times for you,

If we did want to bring one of our Jewish brethren into the joy of our relationship with Jesus Christ, would the best way be to infer that his dead father, and all his father's dead father's before him since the Cross, are all burning in hell? Of course not. But that's little doubt what most Jews believe we are implying, because so many Christians in the world today believe just that, through "replacement theology".

Our day to day walk with Jesus Christ, and our love expressed for our Jewish brethren, could be enough to provoke a Jew to jealousy, to seek the same personal relationship with Jesus Christ himself.

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

By the early 1800's Jerusalem had been nearly completely desolated, with only about 550 residents.

Ezekiel 36:35 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden;

Zechariah 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

For further study of this subject please read the chapter "Timeless Covenant" in "The False Prophet" by Ellis Skolfield, available free online at:

2Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

1Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned...

1) to make manifest or visible or known what has been hidden or unknown, to manifest, whether by words, or deeds, or in any other way


	ISRAEL IN BIBLE PROPHECY \| home INDEX \| DANIEL'S BEASTS \| DANIEL'S "TIMES" PROPHECIES \| LBL \| ANTICHRIST \| JOHN'S EIGHT BEASTS \| JOHN'S 1260 "DAYS" \| BEAST 42 "MONTHS" \| 666 \| THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION \| GENTILE 42 "MONTHS" \| 69 WEEKS \| DANIEL'S 1290 "DAYS" \| DANIEL'S 1335 "DAYS" \| FIG TREE \| SOME JEWS BLINDNESS TO THE GOSPEL \| TWO WITNESSES \| THAT MAN OF SIN \| CHRISTIAN POLYTHEISM \| ISLAM, DECEPTION, AHMED DEEDAT, AND TAQIYYAH \| NOT THE SAME GOD \| LAMB SLAIN \| THE STRONG DELUSION \| DEEDAT, ISLAM, HITLER AND HATE \| APOLOGY TO MUSLIMS \| ISLAMIC HATRED OF JEWS \| ISLAM AND FRIENDSHIP \| ISLAMIC JIHAD \| THE TEMPLE OF GOD \| THE BEAST OF REVELATION 13 \| TEXTUAL INTEGRITY - BIBLE VS QURAN \| NEW COVENANT \| ISLAM: THE PERFECT OPPOSITE \| MOHAMMED'S HEAVEN \| ISLAM AND SCRIPTURE \| ISLAM 101. \| CHURCH TRADITION \| QURAN & ABROGATION \| THE NAME ALLAH \| GAZA \| QURAN INSPIRATION \| YHWH MANIFEST \| BANU QURAYZA MASSACRE \| JIHAD \| JESUS' CRUCIFIXION IN PROPHECY \| THE SCRIPTURES WERE CORRUPTED \| THE PALE HORSE \| YAHWEH YAHSHUA \| OLD TESTAMENT VIOLENCE \| ZIONISM \| Anti-Zionism & Anti-Zionists SOME JEWS BLINDNESS TO THE GOSPEL PART 1 The bible describes the blindness of the Jews as a "mystery" so the last thing I would want to convey is a pretense of authority. My purpose is simply to present seed for further study. Muslims sometimes suggest that their denial that Jesus is the Son of God, is better than Jewish denial because they at least believe that Jesus is the Messiah. However, the passage from the book of Romans that follows suggests that God Himself gave some Jews eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, the Gospel. In 1 John 2:22 we read: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also]. The above speaks about Muslims, atheists and other Gentiles that deny the Son. Let's explore the Father's relationship with His chosen people, and their denial of His Son. Genesis 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Deuteronomy 14:2 For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that [are] upon the earth. Psalms 105:8-10 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations ... And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant. Hosea 2:19-20 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD. There is a tendency to view Jews as a monolithic group when turning to scripture. Should Christian Gentiles be lumped into the same category as non-believing, atheist, agnostic or idol worshipping Gentiles? There have been believing and non-believing Jews too. THE TWO OLIVE TREES The two olive trees described in these verses are the Jews as the "good" olive tree, and the Gentiles as the "wild" olive tree. When we look to the fathers of the former age we find many that understood that these are the two witnesses mentioned in the book of Revelation, that are also described as two olive trees. You can study this section further at Israel in bible prophecy.com. Romans 11:1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the tribe of Benjamin. Rom 11:2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, Rom 11:3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. Rom 11:4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to [the image of] Baal. Rom 11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. Rom 11:6 And if by grace, then [is it] no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if [it be] of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. Rom 11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded Rom 11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.* Rom 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: Rom 11:10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway. Rom 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but [rather] through their fall salvation [is come] unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. Rom 11:12 Now if the fall of them [be] the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? Rom 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: Rom 11:14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation [them which are] my flesh, and might save some of them. Rom 11:15 For if the casting away of them [be] the reconciling of the world, what [shall] the receiving [of them be], but life from the dead? Rom 11:16 For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also [holy]: and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches. Rom 11:17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;* Rom 11:18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Rom 11:19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. Rom 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: Rom 11:21 For if God spared not the natural* branches, [take heed] lest he also spare not thee. Rom 11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in [his] goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. Rom 11:23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. Rom 11:24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural [branches], be graffed into their own olive tree? Rom 11:25 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. Rom 11:26 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: Rom 11:27 For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers' sakes. Rom 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God [are] without repentance. Rom 11:30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: Rom 11:31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. Rom 11:32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. Rom 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out! Rom 11:34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Rom 11:35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? Rom 11:36 For of him, and through him, and to him, [are] all things: to whom [be] glory for ever. Amen. Please see part 2 for additional detail. israelinbibleprophecy.com For further study of this subject please read the chapter "Timeless Covenant" in "The False Prophet" by Ellis Skolfield, available free online at: beholdthebeast.com SOME JEWS BLINDNESS TO THE GOSPEL PART 2 In Part 1 we recognized that Jews are of two groups. Those that believe in God, and those non-believing, or natural Jews. What is a Jew? Romans 2:28-29 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God. Gentiles of the "wild" olive tree are grafted in "among" them and "with them" partake of the "root" and "fatness" of their tree, which would include all of their covenants - including the land covenant! Were Old Testament saints born again before the Cross? John 3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: John 3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. John 3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? John 3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Here we can see Jesus' surprise that Nicodemus didn't understand the concept of being "born again" - before the Cross. Search the term "spirit of God" in the Old and New Testaments. Exodus 31:3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, Jesus said: John 14:26 But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 1Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? After the Cross. Same spirit for two groups? 1Corinthians 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. But the bible says only by the blood of the Lamb! But has the blood of the Lamb been the salvation of mankind from the foundation of the world? Were Old Testament Jews saved by the blood of the Lamb before He was made manifest? Colossians 1:26 [Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Hebrews 9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. John 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 2Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest* in these last times for you, If we did want to bring one of our Jewish brethren into the joy of our relationship with Jesus Christ, would the best way be to infer that his dead father, and all his father's dead father's before him since the Cross, are all burning in hell? Of course not. But that's little doubt what most Jews believe we are implying, because so many Christians in the world today believe just that, through "replacement theology". Our day to day walk with Jesus Christ, and our love expressed for our Jewish brethren, could be enough to provoke a Jew to jealousy, to seek the same personal relationship with Jesus Christ himself. Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: By the early 1800's Jerusalem had been nearly completely desolated, with only about 550 residents. Ezekiel 36:35 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities [are become] fenced, [and] are inhabited. Zechariah 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. * Please visit: israelinbibleprophecy.com For further study of this subject please read the chapter "Timeless Covenant" in "The False Prophet" by Ellis Skolfield, available free online at: beholdthebeast.com 2Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 1Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned... is made manifest New Testament Greek Definition: 5319 phaneroo {fan-er-o'-o} from 5318; TDNT - 9:3,1244; v AV - make manifest 19, appear 12, manifest 9, show 3, be manifest 2, show (one's) self 2, manifestly declare 1, manifest forth 1; 49 1) to make manifest or visible or known what has been hidden or unknown, to manifest, whether by words, or deeds, or in any other way 1a) make actual and visible, realised 1b) to make known by teaching 1c) to become manifest, be made known 1d) of a person 1d1) expose to view, make manifest, to show one's self, appear 1e) to become known, to be plainly recognised, thoroughly understood 1e1) who and what one is For Synonyms see entry 5812