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Originally Posted by A5pointer According to your view, then, the US is not in a covenant with God in the same way Israel was and is therefore not under the the same threatenings? | | I think the visible Church should be likened to Israel, as opposed to the United States (or any geographical entity). And yes, I do believe God blinds nations via the means of individuals (think Romans 1 of men suppressing the truth in unrighteousness, then God giving them over to their wickedness). |
Agreed, not nations but individuals now. God is saving some from all ethnos. The dividing wall has been torn down. In the old it was Israel distinguished from all others/non Israel. And to the original post it is a specific application to Israel not other nations. However we know that God has actively blinded all who do not come to Him. Unless you prefer the passive description he has not granted "eyes to see" or "ears to hear".