Volume 5 4th Trailhead – 2nd Trail – 1st Track – 2nd Checkpoint

We are now at the second checkpoint of Luke 2:32, which is also set in the context of God revealing Jesus of Nazareth as Saviour to Simeon.

When we look at Luke 2:32 in context, it refers to the truth that “The Salvation of God is also for Gentiles”.

In Romans 11:30-32, Paul shared that the other nations, that is Gentiles, were at one time disobedient in refusing to acknowledge God. By that same disobedience, Israel refused to acknowledge the beloved Son of God in the flesh as Jesus of Nazareth as the Promised Messiah.  However, the once disobedient nations have now received the mercy of God through the redeeming blood of the beloved Son of God in the flesh as Jesus of Nazareth.  And when Israel see the mercy of God that has been shown to the rest of the world, they would become jealous and would want the same mercy by acknowledging Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah.   In the nutshell, God has imprisoned the entire world in an initial state of disobedience so as to show the same mercy to all. 

This profound wisdom of God was hidden in times past but has now been revealed to the world through the apostle Paul who recorded it in Romans Chapter 11.