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Posted on 02/10/2026 5:38:17 PM PST by factmart
This video features John MacArthur discussing the interpretation of Romans 11:26, specifically the phrase "all of Israel will be saved" (0:00).
Key points from his discussion include: Future Salvation of Israel (0:09): MacArthur emphasizes that "all Israel will be saved" refers to a future salvation of the nation Israel, not all individual Jews throughout history. He cites Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel 36 as prophecies of God's promise to Israel. God's Unchanging Promises (0:21): God's gifts and callings are "not repented of," meaning God does not change His mind about His promises to Israel, even after they "killed the Messiah" (0:39). Peter in the book of Acts affirms that they are "still the people of God" (0:47). Isaiah 53 as Israel's Confession (1:21): MacArthur believes Isaiah 53 will be the confession of the nation Israel when they are saved. He interprets the past tense verbs in Isaiah 53 as Israel looking back and acknowledging Christ's sacrifice. Church and Israel are
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Key points from his discussion include: Future Salvation of Israel (0:09): MacArthur emphasizes that "all Israel will be saved" refers to a future salvation of the nation Israel, not all individual Jews throughout history. He cites Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel 36 as prophecies of God's promise to Israel. God's Unchanging Promises (0:21): God's gifts and callings are "not repented of," meaning God does not change His mind about His promises to Israel, even after they "killed the Messiah" (0:39). Peter in the book of Acts affirms that they are "still the people of God" (0:47). Isaiah 53 as Israel's Confession (1:21): MacArthur believes Isaiah 53 will be the confession of the nation Israel when they are saved. He interprets the past tense verbs in Isaiah 53 as Israel looking back and acknowledging Christ's sacrifice. Church and Israel are Separate Entities (2:40): He firmly states that the church is not Israel, and they are two separate entities. He rejects supersessionism, the idea that the church has forfeited all promises to Israel. Fulfillment of Promises to Israel (3:15): God's promises made to Israel will be fulfilled to Israel, not transferred to the church. He mentions the curses and blessings in Deuteronomy and criticizes the idea that only curses apply to national Israel while blessings go to the church (3:27). New Covenant with Israel (4:14): Jeremiah's prophecy of a new heart, a new spirit, and God's law written in hearts is specifically addressed to Israel. Inescapable Textual Truth (4:36): He concludes by stressing that the future salvation of the nation Israel is "inescapable because it's in the text."
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Summary. The Israel of God (Galatians 6:16) is not fleshly, national biblical Israel, but rather all believers in Jesus, both Jew and Gentile (Galatians 3:6-9, 25-29)―along with a remnant of Godly believers of old (Romans 11:5) melded into one body (Ephesians 2:15-16). Jesus fulfilled all of the promises to Old Covenant Israel (Matthew 5:17; Luke 1:67-79; 24:44-47; Acts 13:32-34; Romans 1:1-4; 15:8-9; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Galatians 3:16).
“Not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel” (Romans 9:5-8). The kingdom extends beyond faithful Israelites to include Gentiles (Luke 2:32; Acts 9:15; 11:1, 18; Romans 11:11-32). This is not “replacement theology,” but rather “inclusion theology.” The true replacement theology is from C. I. Scofield who said that the church will end in failure and be replaced by national Israel. Here are supporting passages:
Genesis 12:3. So many have misquoted this passage. God said to Abram, “I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you.” God was not talking to Israel, He was talking to Abram before he became the father of Ishmael, Isaac and 6 other sons by his third wife Keturah. And Jesus never told his disciples He would bless those who blessed Israel and curse those who cursed Israel.
Galatians 6:14-16. In the context of the rest of Galatians (3:15-29; etc.), Paul refers to the “ISRAEL OF GOD” as those who walk according to the Spirit—by faith in Jesus Christ (and specifically not by works of the Jewish Old Covenant ceremonial law, including circumcision).
Galatians 3:6-9, 25-29. Heirs to the promise, i.e. the true sons of Abraham, come from faith in Christ, not physical descent. There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female―for every believer is united in Christ.
Galatians 4:21-31, Hebrews 12:22-29. Physical Jerusalem, that is, the old covenant, is cast out making way for the New Spiritual Jerusalem (“the Jerusalem above”)—the new children of the promise, thus the church.
Matthew 3:7-11. John the Baptist tells the Pharisees and Sadducees not to count on their physical descent. Indeed, they are about to be cut down in the wrath about to come (AD 70).
Matthew 21:18-19. Jesus curses the fig tree, an Old Testament symbol for Old Covenant Israel (Jeremiah 24; Hosea 9:10; Luke 13:6-9), and the fig tree withered away forever.
Matthew 21:33-45. Parable of the Tenants. Jesus tells the Jews that the kingdom is being taken away from them and given to another group, obviously the church. (cf. Isaiah 65:16)
Matthew 22:1-4. The Parable of the Wedding Feast. It was obviously the Jews who were invited to the wedding, but their refusal to accept Christ as Messiah would lead to their demise—“destroyed those murderers and burned their city.” (Matthew 23, the next chapter, details why the Jews were the object of Jesus’ wrath. Not only were they exceedingly sinful, but also refused to accept Him as Savior.)
John 1:12-13. The children of God are believers, and not by blood.
John 8:31-47. Jesus explains to the Jews of his day that they are not truly offspring of Abraham, but rather are offspring of the devil.
John 18:36. Jesus said that his kingdom is not of this world. That declaration alone eliminates modern Israel as belonging to God’s kingdom.
Romans 2:28-29. “For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not the letter.”
Romans 9:5-8. Paul taught that not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel (“FOR THEY ARE NOT ALL ISRAEL WHO ARE ISRAEL”), and not all are children of Abraham. It is not the children of the flesh (i.e. their ethnicity) who are children of God (cf. 2 Corinthians 5:16.)
Romans 11:5, 11-32. Israel is all Christ-believing Jews and Gentiles. Jews who reject Christ are broken branches (11:19-21). Gentiles are grafted in by faith in the Hebrew Messiah, along with a remnant of faithful Jews (11:5). “All Israel will be saved” (v. 26) does not mean all genetic Jews will be saved, which would be nonsense and contrary to everything taught in the New Testament. Further, a genetic link of modern Jews to Abraham cannot be verified anyway.
Ephesians 2:11-3:13. Gentiles are no longer aliens but are fellow citizens in a new dwelling place, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets (cf. Revelation 21:14).
Ephesians 2:15-16. Jews and Gentiles became “one new man in place of two,” thus “one body.”
Philippians 3:3. The church is the real “circumcision.” Circumcision is the special sign of God’s covenant with Abraham and Israel (Genesis 17:10, 13), so the Christian church has become God’s covenantal people.
Colossians 1:13, Revelation 1:6. The first century Christians were already in the kingdom, which is the church.
Colossians 2:6-3:17. Paul explains in this passage that physical circumcision had been replaced by spiritual circumcision, thus spiritual Israel—believers being made spiritually alive IN CHRIST. (See also Philippians 3:3).
Hebrews 8:5-13. The Old Covenant was being replaced by a New Covenant as predicted in the Old Testament (Jeremiah 31:31-34; etc.)
Hebrews 9:22, Leviticus 17:11. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. The Jewish practice of sacrifices for sin ended when the temple was destroyed in AD 70 (and did not begin anew in 1948). This is adequate evidence in itself that the modern state of Israel is not biblical Israel.
1 Peter 2:4-10. The new chosen race is the Christian church (building motif).
1 John 2:23; 2 John 9. Anyone who denies Christ does not have God. (That would exclude non-believing Jews from the kingdom.)
Revelation 2:9; 3:9. There are those who say they are Jews, but are really are a “synagogue of Satan.”
Revelation 19:7, 21:2, 9-27. The New Jerusalem is the bride of Christ, the church—which is built on the foundation of the apostles (ref. Ephesians 2:20).
Conclusions. This is about the changing of the covenants. Israel’s covenant with God was contingent on obedience (Deuteronomy 28-32)! Throughout the Bible, Israel’s relationship with God is portrayed as a marriage (Isaiah 54:5; 62:4; Jeremiah 2:2; 3:14, 20; 31:31-34; Ezekiel 16:8, 32, 38; Hosea 2:2, 7, 16; Malachi 2:14). Whenever Israel was unfaithful, she is characterized as a harlot or adulterer (Deuteronomy 31:16-18; Isaiah 1:21; Jeremiah 2:20; 3:6-9; Ezekiel 6:8-9; 16:15, 26, 28; Hosea 1:2; 6:10; 9:1).
The central theme of Revelation is a story of two women—the harlot Babylon who is judged/divorced (Revelation 17:1, 5, 15; 18:9, 21; 19:2) and God’s new bride the New Jerusalem (Revelation 19:7; 21:2, 9). The faithless harlot Babylon is the “great city” (Revelation 18:10) and is identified as Jerusalem (Revelation 11:8, “the city where the Lord was slain”)―thus apostate Old Covenant Israel. The new bride is the Christian church, the wife of the Lamb, the New Jerusalem (Revelation 3:12; 19:7; 21:2, 9-27). Compare to the Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22:1-14, as well as such passages as John 3:29; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:25-27.
The notion that Israel is separate from the church, and that Israel will re-emerge as pre-eminent among nations as dispensationalists think, is not supported by the texts. Modern day Israel has no legitimate claim to be God’s children since modern Jews cannot trace their lineage to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by DNA or any other method. It’s not about land, but rather about relationship and Christianity throughout the whole world. Modern day Israel is not a Godly nation, and certainly not a Christian nation. The reason for America’s relationship with Israel is because Israel is the only democracy in the region. It’s about politics and has nothing to do with religion or Bible prophecy.
Source: https://prophecyquestions.com/who-is-the-israel-of-god-in-the-new-covenant/
Romans 9:6
"Not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel."
Galatians 6:15-16
"For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God."
Please watch, it’s only 5 minutes long
The first Christians were Jews.
The Church will not go thue the wrath of God that happens during the Tribulation. The church will be ruptured before the Tribulation. That’s why after the 4th chapter of Revelation the Church is not mentioned. The church is in heaven. But Israel is still going thue the Tribulation.
The Church will not go thue the wrath of God that happens during the Tribulation. The church will be ruptured before the Tribulation. That’s why after the 4th chapter of Revelation the Church is not mentioned. The church is in heaven. But Israel is still going thue the Tribulation.
Wow, you know more than John MacArthur on the Bible. There are probably no man in our Generation that knows the Bible more than him.
You would do well to humble yourself and listen to his 5 minutes video.
Then go find out how he has studied the Bible. Its like nothing that anyone else has done.
Actually, he is correct; from a Dispensationalist viewpoint, there is separation.
From a Reformed viewpoint, Paul was talking about “spiritual Israel” which includes both OT and NT saints. He grieved that many of his countrymen would not be included in spiritual Israel, which is the Church.
In the Psalms, it’s referred to as “The Great Congregation.”
John MacArthur will be corrected by a glorified mind and body.
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You are entitled to your opinion, and me to mine. I think the two Scripture verses I provided are very clear and can’t be ignored. I’ll let others here decide for themselves and leave it at that.
Again please humble yourself.
Then why is one third Israel saved just before Jesus comes again and in the Tribulation. Church has already been raptured.
I don’t know the Bible better than John MacArthur, neither do you
If John MacArthur rejects Paul and 2000 years of Christian teaching, then he does not know the Bible.
He takes all the Bible, old and new, you take one scripture just like the devil did with Jesus.
You know more than John MacArthur, wow!!
Thanks for posting this!
You’re gonna get flak from the usual suspects but that only means you are over the target.
God’s promises are eternal to Israel.
Those who say they aren’t have clearly never read the Old Testament, especially Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Zachariah.
God bless you!
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