Romans 11...does not conclude to the BOC.

Pressing on through Romans, we find that as we get to Romans 11, we're still not done understanding what Paul has to say regarding Israel yet. In the first verse of this chapter, Paul says "I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin." - Romans 11:1

The "his people" does not conclude to the Body of Christ. For he says in that same verse, "For I also am an Israelite"....concluding to be of the tribe of Benjamin. That's not the Body of Christ. So it should be right to understand that what's going to follow, will not be about the Body of Christ. Sounds simple enough, right?

He goes on talking about Gentiles getting into the Little Flock of Israel, and how they're not to boast against the natural branches of Israel, (who should've gotten in beforehand, but stumbled at that stumblingstone mentioned in Chapter 10), and so any mentioning of "Gentiles" in this chapter....as mentioned before....does not conclude to the Body of Christ.

"I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy." - Romans 11:11 (This is not salvation going to Gentiles in the Mystery program via the Body of Christ, but Gentiles getting into Israel's program, the Little Flock. Example: Cornelius)

"Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in." - Romans 11:19 (Again, this has nothing to do with so-called Christianity today, or Evangelical Christianity, or any denomination claiming this as their own.) These are Gentiles in the prophecy program, being told not to boast against the branches (unbelieving Israel) that were broken off that I (a Gentile example such as Cornelius) might be grafted in (to Israel's Little Flock so that they can go into the Earthly Kingdom of Matthew 6:9-10) . Again, this does not conclude to the Body of Christ.

"For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in." - Romans 11:25 (This was told to me by those who went to a Mid Acts Dispensational Church here in Florida that this actually meant the rapture! No no no!) Paul has not been talking about the Church the Body of Christ since Romans 8. How would this be about the rapture and the Body of Christ? Confusion would abound if that's what this meant. And sadly, in some grace churches, while God is not the author of confusion, the pastor sure can be.

Romans 11 does not conclude to be the Body of Christ. It continues about how Israel will be received in the future by God himself.

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