An important question comes into us from Brook, listener.

Hi Pastor John, my pastor believes that the Jewish people, those who believe the Messiah

is yet to come, will go to heaven because they are God's chosen people, referencing some

parts in Revelation.

I disagree with him because I believe that all must get to heaven through Jesus Christ.

Where do you stand on this issue and on this debate?

Will all Israelites be saved in the end?

No, all Israelites will not be saved in the end and more specifically to Brook's concern,

no Jews who are waiting for a Messiah and rejecting Jesus while they wait will be saved.

So let me take those one at a time, will all Israel be saved and will specifically

Jews who are waiting for a Messiah be saved.

First, some passages on the first one.

When Jesus saw the faith of this Gentile centurion in Matthew 8, he said he had not seen

such faith among the Israelites and then he adds this in verses 11 and 12 of Matthew 8.

I tell you many will come from east and west, that's Gentiles, and recline at table with

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

While the sons of the kingdom, that's the Jews that are rejecting him in his own day,

will be thrown into outer darkness, in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Later in Matthew 23, he made it crystal clear what he was talking about when he said outer

darkness and gnashing of teeth.

In verses 29 to 33, he says, woe to you, scribes and Pharisees.

So these are the Jewish leaders, woe to you, hypocrites, you serpents, you brood of

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