What did God say in Hosea, concerning the calling of the elect Gentiles?...

As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of God (Romans 9:25,26).

Notice the sovereign action: "I will call"; "there shall they be called."

This type of sovereign declaration is true of the Old Testament statements that have to do with the new covenant and the Kingdom of God. God’s Word concerning the setting up of His Kingdom, His righteousness on the earth, is composed of assertions of the Divine will.

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; (Hebrews 1:1,2).

God shall perform His work of redemption with His elect. He shall fill the earth with His glory, with the image of His Son, Christ. No power can prevent Him from completing His work perfectly.

The work of righteousness has been finished already. God is resting. We are to enter God’s rest, waiting until the events God has set in motion bring forth the Bride of the Lamb without spot or wrinkle.