848 - Les Feldick Bible Study - Lesson 2 Part 4 Book 71 - Showing a break in OT prophecy timeline 4

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 4 * BOOK 71 SHOWING A BREAK IN THE O.T. PROPHECY TIMELINE - 4 Joel 2:28-29 Okay, we’re working on book number 71. We’re kind of jumping around a little bit today. I didn’t feel comfortable in just staying with Joel all four programs, so I think it’s probably working out the way the Lord wants it. We ended up in our last half-hour on the revelation of the things that have been kept secret. Hopefully everyone remembers what we’re talking about now – that God in His Sovereignty can keep things secret until He is ready to reveal it. And we saw some examples coming up through Scripture. But now, when we get to the Apostle Paul, who was sent to the Gentiles specifically, whereas the Twelve were Apostles of Israel, we find that his message, his Gospel, is a revelation of everything that had been kept secret from Adam until we get to this Apostle. So we’re going to look, during this last half-hour program, at Paul’s Gospel. We’re going to look at Ephesians chapter 3 verse 2. The reason I emphasize Paul’s Gospel is because of what it says in Romans 2:16 where Paul so plainly and so simply writes that “Every man will be judged by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.” In other words, lost people are going to come up before the Great White Throne and Christ will tell them up front, well, you’re here because you refused to believe Paul’s Gospel. Always remember that we’re dealing with more people on the planet right now than have probably lived almost from day one. So that puts humanity under the requirement then to believe Paul’s Gospel. All right, let’s turn to Ephesians chapter 3 and start at verse 1. Now, the first two chapters are dealing with Paul’s Gospel, how that the unsaved person is brought into a relationship with Jesus Christ by believing in the death, burial, and resurrection. Ephesians 3:1 “For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you (What?) Gentiles,” Now that’s not there just to fill space. That’s what he was! He was the Apostle of the Gentiles, whereas Peter and the Eleven were Apostles of Israel. Two totally different programs—as different as daylight from dark. The Twelve were associated with Temple worship, the Law, the Old Testament promises, and the Nation of Israel. But Israel rejected everything, so now God’s going to do something totally different. In fact, now this is the way I teach, I can’t help it. Keep your hand in Ephesians. Come back with me to Matthew chapter 10. Now, for a lot of you, you’re going to say, “Oh, yeah, we’ve seen this over and over and over.” But for others, they’ve never seen it before at all. Because you won’t find this in Sunday school quarterlies; you won’t find preachers preaching on it. They just can’t handle it. But here it is in black and white. Matthew 10 verse 5, the beginning of His earthly ministry. He has just chosen the twelve apostles, or the disciples. Now verse 5: Matthew 10:5 “These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans (who were half-breed Jews) enter ye not; 6. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Now, what’s He saying? Have nothing to do with anybody who is not a Jew –go only to the house of Israel. So it was throughout His three years, with two exceptions. He had nothing to do with Gentiles. And the Twelve had nothing to do with Gentiles, because that was all based on the Old Testament promises. And the Old Testament promises had nothing to do with anybody but Israel. Once Israel comes into that place of privilege, yes, then Israel could evangelize the rest of the world. But Israel rejected everything. They show their rejection now in Acts chapter 7 – come up with me there – when they stone Stephen. This is the crescendo (this is the word I always use) of their rejection, we’ll not have this Jesus of Nazareth under any circumstances. Now remember, Stephen is appealing to them after the fact. Jesus has been crucified. He’s been raised from the dead. He’s gone back to Glory. But He would yet return and bring in the Kingdom if Israel would just repent of having killed Him and believe who He was. But they will not. All right, here’s their response. Stephen has been appealing to them to believe who Jesus was, all right, verse 57. Acts 7:57-58a “Then they cried out with a loud voice, and they stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 58. And cast him out of the city, and stoned him:…” Now you know the old cliché that I’ve used over and over through the years, “If you don’t like the message, kill the messenger.” Well, that’s what Israel had been doing for centuries. If they didn’t like what the prophets wrote and preached, they killed them. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible