Most of the jews in Jesus' time converted to Christ and renounced their heritage. For instance, Paul wrote that his lineage as a descendant of Benjamin was as dung.
The only jews who stayed jews were the pharisees, scribes and sadducees who hated Jesus from the beginning because he spoke the truth. Emperor Titus destroyed Jerusalem and banished the (true) jews permanently because they were caught doing human sacrifice in the temple.
Those who fled ended up in Babylon. And a few hundred years later, they codified their oral traditions.
In a very real way, Judaism is a heretical branch of Christianity. Paul spoke very conclusively how all of the ancient prophets were Christian and looked forward to Christ, especially Moses.
Thus, the "real jews" are the Christians. The persecution prophesied against the jews is happening now against Christians who have not fully embraced Christ. They cannot return to take Jerusalem until they have fully embraced Christ. The people living in Jerusalem are not actually jews.
This is why it is so important to read the Bible fully.
The descendants of Judah who became Christian no longer referred to themselves as descendants of Judah, but children of Christ.
It is true that the word "jew" in the KJV often refers to the Greek word "judean" meaning someone living in that part of the world. In the OT, I think references to the descendants of Israel are way more common than specifically the descendants of Judah.
Most of the jews in Jesus' time converted to Christ and renounced their heritage. For instance, Paul wrote that his lineage as a descendant of Benjamin was as dung.
The only jews who stayed jews were the pharisees, scribes and sadducees who hated Jesus from the beginning because he spoke the truth. Emperor Titus destroyed Jerusalem and banished the (true) jews permanently because they were caught doing human sacrifice in the temple.
Those who fled ended up in Babylon. And a few hundred years later, they codified their oral traditions.
In a very real way, Judaism is a heretical branch of Christianity. Paul spoke very conclusively how all of the ancient prophets were Christian and looked forward to Christ, especially Moses.
Thus, the "real jews" are the Christians. The persecution prophesied against the jews is happening now against Christians who have not fully embraced Christ. They cannot return to take Jerusalem until they have fully embraced Christ. The people living in Jerusalem are not actually jews.
This is why it is so important to read the Bible fully.
The descendants of Judah who became Christian no longer referred to themselves as descendants of Judah, but children of Christ.
It is true that the word "jew" in the KJV often refers to the Greek word "judean" meaning someone living in that part of the world. In the OT, I think references to the descendants of Israel are way more common than specifically the descendants of Judah.