I am going to read to you the words found in Paul's Epistle to the Romans in Chapter 11, verses 28 to 32, verse 28 to verse 32 in the 11th chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Romans.

As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes.

But as touching the election, they are enemies for your sakes. But as touching the election, they are

beloved for the Father's sakes, for the gifts and calling of God, are without repentance.

For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief. Even so, have these also now

not believed that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. For God hath concluded them all

in unbelief that he might have mercy upon all.

Now, I've read those verses because they do constitute, as we saw last Friday night,

a little section in and of themselves.

What the apostle is doing here is to explain and to expand the prophecy which he has uttered

in the latter portion of verse 25 and the first part of verse 26, which is this,

that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles become in.

And so all Israel shall be saved.

That's the prophecy.

And then you remember he has supported that by quoting from a number of passages in the Old Testament,

in the latter portion of verse 26 and in verse 27.

Now there he's made his great statement.

He has given a revelation of this great mystery.

Wasn't his idea.

It had been revealed to him by God.

He's speaking as an apostle.

He's speaking as a prophet.

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