This shows how ignorant some people are. Maybe if they actually opened their Bibles once in a lifetime, they would know this?

Had it not been for God blinding Israel, no one but the Jews would have been offered the gift of eternal life.

The Jews rejected Jesus because God blinded them. Since their release from Babylon, the Jews had been faithful worshippers of God. They knew the law and followed it. They waited expectantly for God's Messiah—a military leader who would herald a new age of prosperity. Something about that mindset made it historically imperative that belief in Jesus should not take hold over the Jewish population. Perhaps it would have curtailed the spread of the gospel to the Gentiles. Or maybe the in-place religious and political leaders would have influenced the budding Christianity too much. Paul says in Romans 9:30-32:

Luke 2:22-40New Revised Standard VersionClose
22 When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord"),
24 and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons."
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him.
26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.
27 Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law,
28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying,
29 "Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word;
30 for my eyes have seen your salvation,
31 which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."
33 And the child's father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him.
34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, "This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed
35 so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed-and a sword will pierce your own soul too."
36 There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
37 then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped there with fasting and prayer night and day.
38 At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
39 When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
40 The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.

Good day brothers and sisters
We have now entered the season of Epiphany. What a promise God has given us. Let’s see what the Smart Book has to say;
Isaiah 42:1-9 Amplified Bible
God’s Promise concerning His Servant
42 “Behold, My [a]Servant, whom I [b]uphold;
My Chosen One in whom My soul delights.
I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the nations.
2
“He will not call out or shout aloud,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.
3
“A broken reed He will not break [off]
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish [He will not harm those who are weak and suffering];
He will faithfully bring forth justice.
4
“He will not be disheartened or crushed [in spirit];
[He will persevere] until He has established justice on the earth;
And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”
5 This is what God the LORD says,
He who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread out the earth and its produce,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk on it,
6
“I am the LORD, I have called You (the Messiah) in righteousness [for a righteous purpose],
I will also take You by the hand and keep watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people [Israel],
As a light to the nations (Gentiles),
7
To open the eyes of the blind,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who sit in darkness from the prison.
8
“I am the LORD, that is My Name;
My glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved idols.
9
“Indeed, the former things have come to pass,
Now I declare new things;
Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
This is a twofold promise; God did send His Son to be a light to the nations (Gentiles), and to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, those who sit in darkness from prison. He is going to send His Son again to bring justice to the nations. This is known as the Second Coming. He’s not going to have to toot His horn, because the whole world will see His coming and know that He is the Lord.
We are to be like those wise men of old and be looking for the signs of His coming. Let’s be looking up for our Lord.
The Lord bless and keep you, His Face shine upon you,
Chaplain Loehne

Good day brothers and sisters. Praise the Lord that we have come to the Third Sunday of September and that the harvest is in and for the beautiful Palouse, it was a great harvest indeed. Now let’s see what the Lord has for us from His Smart Book;
A Call to Prayer
2 First of all, then, I urge that petitions (specific requests), prayers, intercessions (prayers for others) and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all people, 2 for [a]kings and all who are in [positions of] high authority, so that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This [kind of praying] is good and acceptable and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who [b]wishes all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge and recognition of the [divine] truth. 5 For there is [only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom [a substitutionary sacrifice to atone] for all, the testimony given at the right and proper time. 7 And for this matter I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying [when I say this]—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Here we have Paul the Apostle Urging us to pray and intercede for others and to thank God for His blessings on behalf of everyone. We are urged to pray for our Governments leaders and for anyone of high authority for that matter so that we may live peaceful, quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
Boy we sure could use some peaceful quiet lives right now. I would say that we need to earnestly pray for that.
God finds this kind of prayer good and acceptable to Him. He truly desires for everyone to choose salvation through His Son Yeshua (Jesus Christ). Yeshua is the Mediator for us between God and us. He, Yeshua, gave Himself as a ransom, a sacrifice to atone, for all of us. So, we need to be praying for the salvation of those who haven’t yet chosen God.
The Lord Bless and Keep you, His Face shine upon you,
Chaplain Loehne