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.
Most of the Israelites of the apostle's day converted to Christ. They did not renounce their heritage. The new testament teaches the importance of that heritage. Christianity is the Hebrew religion with a savior. Judaism is Phariseeism and came from Babylon. Its only connection to the Hebrew religion is that its leaders looked at the Hebrew religion and created "laws" to circumvent all of it. You are correct the "jews" who would not convert hated Christ as scripture teaches. They were mostly of Edomite heritage. It is really good that you recognize that many in the older scriptures were actually "Christians" in attitude and their lives. I avoid the words Gentile and Jew since they really aren't found in the Greek or Hebrew texts. Gentile is simply the word Nations. The context determines the who. Most of the time it is Israel, at least the ten tribes off in Europe. In the older scriptures "Jew" is really Judah or Judahite. In the new testament it is Judah or more commonly Judean (as in country).
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.
Most of the Israelites of the apostle's day converted to Christ. They did not renounce their heritage. The new testament teaches the importance of that heritage. Christianity is the Hebrew religion with a savior. Judaism is Phariseeism and came from Babylon. Its only connection to the Hebrew religion is that its leaders looked at the Hebrew religion and created "laws" to circumvent all of it. You are correct the "jews" who would not convert hated Christ as scripture teaches. They were mostly of Edomite heritage. It is really good that you recognize that many in the older scriptures were actually "Christians" in attitude and their lives. I avoid the words Gentile and Jew since they really aren't found in the Greek or Hebrew texts. Gentile is simply the word Nations. The context determines the who. Most of the time it is Israel, at least the ten tribes off in Europe. In the older scriptures "Jew" is really Judah or Judahite. In the new testament it is Judah or more commonly Judean (as in country).
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.