Which puts the Jewish race into an interesting spot.
Here’s my read and yes it will be controversial. Jesus’ blood covers the Jews now, those who have placed their trust in the Almighty as they best understand Him for the care of their eternal lives. They are “shown mercy” because even though they jeer at the Christian Jesus, they “act out of ignorance and unbelief.” Many will even come to recognize that the Cross has saved them, before they leave this mortal coil.
So it’s more like, who believes in the God of the bible at His promise.
>> “Which puts the Jewish race into an interesting spot” <<
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First, Jews are not a race, but a part of that race.
The House of Judah has preserved the most important knowledge for our times: The keeping of Yehova’s prophetic feasts. We need Judah more than Judah needs us, ‘we’ being the entire rest of the world.
Those feasts map out Daniel’s 70th week to the day. many will “depart into outer darkness” for lack of that knowledge.