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===The Church's Evangelization of the World===

The Great Transgression of the Nation of Israel was the rejection of their Messiah. <span style="color:darkred"> "Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures, The stone</span style="color:darkred"> [Jesus] <span style="color:darkred">which the builders</span style="color:darkred"> [Jewish priests and scribes] <span style="color:darkred">rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the LORD's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?" </span style="color:darkred"> (Matthew 21:42 cp. Psalm 118:22-23). 

One of the great mysteries of this Church Age is the obstinacy of Israel to Jesus-- '''their''' Messiah. But, Isaiah prophetically recorded Israel's reaction to her Messiah. <span style="color:darkred">"For He</span style="color:darkred"> [the Son] <span style="color:darkred">shall grow up before Him</span style="color:darkred"> [the Father] <span style="color:darkred">as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: He</span style="color:darkred"> [Jesus] <span style="color:darkred">hath no form nor comeliness; and when we</span style="color:darkred"> [Israel] <span style="color:darkred">shall see Him</span style="color:darkred"> [Jesus], there is no beauty that we should desire Him"

(Isaiah 53:2).Israel's loss was the world's gain. Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles (Romans 15:16), made it his practice to attempt to deliver the Gospel in each community to the <span style="color:darkred">"Jew first, and also</span style="color:darkred"> [then] <span style="color:darkred">to the Greek</span style="color:darkred"> [Gentile]" (1:16). Rejection from the Jews was common to Paul. Listen to Paul's discourse to the Jews of Antioch of Pisidia. "16 <span style="color:darkred">Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience... </span style="color:darkred"> 41 <span style="color:darkred">Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I</span style="color:darkred"> [Jehovah] <span style="color:darkred">work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you</span style="color:darkred"> 

[Habakkuk 1:5]. 42 <span style="color:darkred">And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath... </span style="color:darkred"> 44 <span style="color:darkred">And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the Word of God. </span style="color:darkred"> 45 <span style="color:darkred">But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. </span style="color:darkred"> 46 <span style="color:darkred">Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the Word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of Everlasting Life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles" </span style="color:darkred"> (Acts 13:16,41-42, 44-46).

But, how can the Holy God (Joshua 24:19) in this Church Age of world evangelization <span style="color:darkred">"finish the transgression"</span style="color:darkred"> (Daniel 9:24)? He has given man the godlike capacity to freely choose to accept or reject the <span style="color:darkred">"Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe"</span style="color:darkred"> (1Timothy 4:10). Still, we have underestimated the capabilities of God. Certainly He does good, because <span style="color:darkred">"there is none good but One, that is, God"</span style="color:darkred"> (Mark 10:18); but, how can He also take credit for evil? <span style="color:darkred">"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things"</span style="color:darkred"> (Isaiah 45:7). 

Only the Almighty can consistently, wisely, uncompromisingly, and sovereignly address evil, while remaining absolutely holy. <span style="color:darkred">"The fear of the LORD is to hate evil"</span style="color:darkred"> (Proverbs 8:13). Even the Body of Christ must maintain this same holiness, while being <span style="color:darkred">"simple concerning evil"</span style="color:darkred"> (Romans 16:19). How? <span style="color:darkred">"I can do all things '''through Christ''' which strengtheneth me"</span style="color:darkred"> (Philippians 4:13).

The LORD's motivation <span style="color:darkred">"to finish the transgression"</span style="color:darkred"> (Daniel 9:24) is certainly not to propagate sin, but to bring sin and sinning to a conclusion. <span style="color:darkred">"Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers"</span style="color:darkred"> (Matthew 23:32). 

Not until that measure of sin is full, will God allow Himself to '''not''' forgive. Then and only then, will God '''not forgive the unforgivable.''' "31<span style="color:darkred">Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. </span style="color:darkred"> 32 <span style="color:darkred">And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come"</span style="color:darkred"> (Matthew 12:31-32). 


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