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NASB | Matthew 24:31 "And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 24:31 "And He will send His angels with A LOUD TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect (God's chosen ones) from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. [Is 27:13; Zech 9:14] |
Subject: The ingathering of Israel? |
Bible Note: Hi Lionheart, Let me answer your question to answer my question with a question. :-) There is the elect which is Israel. There is the elect which is the Church. Which of these would Jesus' audience, as He gave this lesson, understand Him to be speaking of? We know that in the Church, there is "neither Greek nor Jew" (Col 3). Therefore, if Israel were to be counted in as a part of the Church, it would lose it's national identity, and would be known as the Church, since national identities don't exist within the Church. But that leaves us with the OT prophecies of Israel being regathered into the land. When the Bible tells of the gathering of the Church, we are gathered to Christ, to be with Him. So on the one hand, the Church is gathered to Jesus, on the other, the Jews are gathered to Israel. Do these seem like the same events? Is there any scripture that might identify both groups and both actions being included in one event? Love in Christ, Mark |