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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: Personal thoughts only....I haven't studies it so this is somewhat of a guess. Jesus (as He almost always does) is speaking about something found in the first 39 books of the Bible. Here I think Jesus is referring to the passages you quoted, but his use of the word "elect" rather than Israel broadens the meaning to include the Gentiles who would believe. His audience would most certainly have understood him to mean the elect Israel, and they would have know of the passages he was quoting. Personally I see Israel still as a separate elect chosen group of people for whom God has plans (ie. I'm no longer a "replacement theology" adherent.) But I also believe we are all going to be with the Lord in the New Jerusalem in the World to Come. MJH |