Luke 1:26-38 – A visit from an angel
- vs 32 – The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David (see 2 Samuel 7:12-16)
- vs 33 – He will reign over the house of Jacob forever
Luke 2:22-35 – The prophecy of Simeon
- vs 30-31 my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples
- vs 32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel
- vs 34 Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.
Acts 2-7 – many Jews believe, persecution increases
- Acts 4:4 – many who heard the word believed
- Acts 7:58-59 – stoning of Stephen
- Acts 8:1 – And there arose … a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem
Acts 28:17-28 – Salvation to the Gentiles
- Acts 28:24 – some [Jewish leaders in Rome] were convinced by what he said, but others disbelieved
- Acts 28:28 – this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen
Romans 11:11-32 – Gentiles grafted in
- vs 11 – So I ask, did they stumble in order that they might fall? By no means! Rather, through their trespass salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous.
- vs 18 – do not be arrogant towards the branches…remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you
- vs 25-26 – a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved.
Ephesians 2:11-22 – One new man
- vs 14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
- vs 17-18 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
Ephesians 3:10 – The wisdom of God
- that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
History of Jewish faith in Jesus (aka Messianic Judaism)
Here is a brief summary of the history of Jewish belief in Jesus, based on the longer article referenced in the link.
- AD 30 – 70 Many jews came to faith in Jesus. Leaders of Israel mostly rejected him.
- AD 70 – Jerusalem destroyed by the Romans. Jews who believed in Jesus fled to Pella. Seen as disloyal by other Jews.
- AD 135 – Jewish revolt, Bar Kochba (a revolutionary) declared as Messiah by Rabbi Akiba, Jews who believe in Jesus reject Bar Kochba as a false Messiah
- AD 135 – AD 400 – Jews who believe in Jesus are gradually pushed out of the Jewish community and rejected by Gentile Christians. A curse on Nazarenes (Jews who believe in Jesus) is added to the synagogue service.
- AD 400 – 1800 – Though the church is now almost totally Gentile, and Jews are frequently harshly persecuted by Gentiles, small numbers of Jews continue to come to faith in Jesus. The majority view among Gentile Christianity is that God has rejected Israel and chosen the Gentile church instead.
- AD 1800 – 1900 – The Hebrew Christian movement takes root and grows. Disraeli.
- AD 1900 – 1948 – Zionism, the Holocaust
- AD 1948 – the State of Israel is founded
- AD 1948 – 2023 – Messianic Judaism is born and continues to grow.
