Israel and the Great Commission: How the Great Commission Fulfills God's Purpose for Israel and the Nations

We live in a unique generation.For the first time in history the church is facing two unprecedented events: The gospel may reach all people within a generation.For the first time in history the whole earth is watching Gods purposes for Israel unfold.Most Christians read the Old Testament as a story about Israel and the New Testament as a radical shift from Israels story to the story of the nations. However Israel and the nations are deeply connected in both the Old and New Testament. The New Testament is neither the beginning of Gods purposes for the nations nor the end of Israels story.When we understand the overarching context of the Old Testament and Israels story we find God has a single redemptive plan for Israel and the nations. The Great Commission was not a dramatic shift in Gods plan nor was it a new idea. It is the means of fulfilling Gods promises to Israel and the nations.In Israel and the Great Commission discover: How the Old Testament lays the foundation for the Great CommissionHow Israel and the Great Commission are deeply connectedHow Israels story continues in the New TestamentHow Paul understood Gods plan to save Israel and the nationsHow the Great Commission will be finished