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68/The Fullness Of Time

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LET'S EXAMINE A FEW WORD DEFINITIONS BELOW

fullness * state of being full: the quality or condition of being full or complete
time * 1/ system of distinguishing events: a dimension that enables two identical events occurring at the same point in space to be distinguished, measured by the interval between the events. 2/ period with limits: a limited period during which an action, process, or condition exists or takes place
age * 1/ how old somebody or something is: the length of time that somebody or something has existed, usually expressed in years 2/ historical era: a period in history 3/generation: a generation of people
Gentiles * non-Israelite peoples or nations
Pharisees *1/ Judaism member of ancient Jewish religious group: a member of an ancient Jewish religious group who followed the Oral Law in addition to the Torah and attempted to live in a constant state of purity 2/ or Pharisees or self-righteous or hypocritical person: somebody who is self-righteous or hypocritical, especially with regard to adherence to rules and formalities

GALATIANS 4:4, 5 KJV *4/BUT WHEN THE FULLNESS OF TIME [completed historical era, set time for change] HAD COME, GOD SENT FORTH HIS SON, MADE OF A WOMAN, MADE UNDER THE LAW, 5/ TO REDEEM THEM THAT WERE UNDER THE LAW, THAT WE MIGHT RECEIVE THE ADOPTION OF SONS.

Jesus came to give everyone the chance to become part of God's family and live eternally with Him in Heavenly Places. This change Jesus ushered in of equal availability for all to be blessed, prosperous members of the family of God, had previously been reserved for only the Hebrew/Israelite people:

[Exodus 9:1 KJV * Thus saith theLORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. * Deuteronomy 8:18 NKJV * 18/“And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers [Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob] as it is this day. * Ecclesiastes 5:19 NKJV * 19/As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. JESUS stated in Luke 4:18 NKJV * “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; * 2 Corinthians 8:9 NLT * You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes [for the sake of all, Jews as well as Gentiles-white-red-brown-yellow or black] he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
Proverbs 10:22 NKJV * 22/The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it. * Psalm 115:14 KJV * The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. * JESUS stated in John 10:10 NKJV * “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. * Psalm 35:27 NKJV * Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant. * again JESUS spoke in Matthew 6:33 KJV * But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

With the new covenant God made with mankind through Jesus, now the blessings of Abraham are available to everyone who receives Jesus as Lord and Savior [Galatians 3:26-29 KJV * 26/For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27/For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28/There is neither Jew nor Greek [as well as neither black or white hypothetically speaking], there is neither bond [slave] nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one [all are equal] in Christ Jesus. 29/And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.].

Psalm 112 CEV

1/Shout praises to the LORD! The LORD blesses everyone who worships him and gladly obeys his teachings. 2/Their descendants will have great power in the land, because the LORD blesses all who do right 3/They will get rich and prosper and will always be remembered for their fairness. 4/They will be so kind and merciful and good, that they will be a light in the dark for others who do the right thing. 5/Life will go well for those who freely lend and are honest in business. 6/They won't ever be troubled, and the kind things they do will never be forgotten. 7/Bad news won't bother them; they have decided to trust the LORD. 8/They are dependable and not afraid, and they will live to see their enemies defeated. 9/They will always be remembered and greatly praised, because they were kind and freely gave to the poor. 10/When evil people see this, they angrily bite their tongues and disappear. They will never get what they really want.

The newly converted Christian Hebrews/Israelites were prejudiced against the newly converted Christian Jews that had adopted the Greek language and culture and treated them unfairly [Acts 6:1 NLT * The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food.].

The Pharisees [Jewish religious leaders @ the time of Jesus], opposed Jesus and the change He brought; not realizing they were opposing God's plan for salvation for all of mankind and a bitter price would have to be paid for opposing God.

Luke 21:24 tells us: "Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles [non Israelite people], until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled." [completed historical era, set time for change] And in Romans 11:25-27 KJV we read: 25/For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. 26/And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27/For this is my [God's] covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

EPHESIANS 2:11 thru 22 NLT

11/ DON'T FORGET THAT YOU GENTILES USED TO BE OUTSIDERS BY BIRTH. YOU WERE CALLED "THE UNCIRCUMCISED ONES" BY THE JEWS, WHO WERE PROUD OF THEIR CIRCUMCISION, EVEN THOUGH IT AFFECTED ONLY THEIR BODIES AND NOT THEIR HEARTS. 12/ IN THOSE DAYS YOU WERE LIVING APART FROM CHRIST. YOU WERE EXCLUDED FROM GOD'S PEOPLE, ISRAEL, AND YOU DID NOT KNOW THE PROMISES GOD HAD MADE TO THEM. YOU LIVED IN THIS WORLD WITHOUT GOD AND WITHOUT HOPE. 13/ BUT NOW YOU BELONG TO CHRIST JESUS. THOUGH YOU ONCE WERE FAR AWAY FROM GOD, NOW YOU HAVE BEEN BROUGHT NEAR TO HIM BECAUSE OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. 14/ FOR CHRIST HIMSELF HAS MADE PEACE BETWEEN US JEWS AND YOU GENTILES BY MAKING US ALL ONE PEOPLE. HE HAS BROKEN DOWN THE WALL OF HOSTILITY THAT USED TO SEPARATE US. 15/ BY HIS DEATH HE ENDED THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF JEWISH LAW THAT EXCLUDED THE GENTILES. HIS PURPOSE WAS TO MAKE PEACE BETWEEN JEWS AND GENTILES BY CREATING IN HIMSELF ONE NEW PERSON FROM THE TWO GROUPS. 16/ TOGETHER AS ONE BODY, CHRIST RECONCILED BOTH GROUPS TO GOD BY MEANS OF HIS DEATH, AND OUR HOSTILITY TOWARD EACH OTHER WAS PUT TO DEATH. 17/ HE HAS BROUGHT THIS GOOD NEWS OF PEACE TO YOU GENTILES WHO WERE FAR AWAY FROM HIM, AND TO US JEWS WHO WERE NEAR. 18/ NOW ALL OF US, BOTH JEWS AND GENTILES, MAY COME TO THE FATHER THROUGH THE SAME HOLY SPIRIT BECAUSE OF WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE FOR US.

John 1:10-13 KJV * 10/He [JESUS]was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11/He [JESUS] came unto his own [the Israelites] and his own received him not. 12/But as many as received him [JESUS], to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13/Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

[Jesus said we must be born again of the spirit. See Weekly Bible Study #29 "You Must Be Born Again"]

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