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alphazebra ago

Jesus notifies us that the status Israel enjoyed expired. He says to them all, "your house is abandoned to you." (Matt. 22:38) This was because they killed, stoned and otherwise disrespected every prophet sent to them. Rejecting Jesus was the final straw. That's why the curtain in the temple sanctuary was ripped in two supernaturally the moment Jesus died. Symbolic of the ripping away of their covenant. You're correct that Israel HAD signifcance, but they lost out on their promise by rejecting the Messiah. That nullified their promise from God because it was NOT unilateral