Romans 10        

 

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Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

• Think back to that third verse in the previous chapter.
• Think of all that love and many works, the service that Paul had done for God.
• He loved his own people, any truly love and serve God, he had compassion for others.

2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

• Zeal from G2204; properly, "zeal" in a favorable sense
• They have a zeal for God, but they don't have a zeal for the knowledge.
• Unfortunately, that's what's wrong with our people today.
• They go and listen to what a man says, but they don't check it out for themselves in God's word.
• They don't study the Word themselves, and only this will keep you from being deceived in this today.

3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

• I hope you will study and prove it to yourselves.

4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

• Christ accomplishes everyone that the law could not accomplish.
• Now there's a qualification there: "to everyone that believeth".
• Or, to those that believe in Christ, but let us be cautious.
• Believe in which Christ?
• It is especially important in this hour to know that it must be the Christ that was crucified on the cross, because He was the Son of God.
• It is not the false christ that some are waiting for at this time, and who is none other than Lucifer himself.
• This error comes about in ignorance, as Paul says here.
• They have not sought the knowledge; they do not study His word.
• They are not the elect.
• Only the elect will be aware of this false identity.

5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

• Moses brought the law.
• Now man could be saved by them, except that living by them is not possible.

6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

• Righteousness is of faith in Christ, or not to those who think they have to literally see him in order to believe.

7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

• On the same thought that is in verse 6, how are you going to reach Him, if not by faith.

8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

• Paul asks, what is the truth of it?
• John 14:26, What he's saying here is, that Christ is with us, teaching us and in our heart through the Holy Spirit.
• Being the elect, He is with us in spirit, guiding us and watching us.
• Remember also that He said, Touch not mine elect.
• Understand this. Not only is He with us, but soon when you're delivered up before this whole world to witness for Him, He will speak through you.
• You don't have to be on orator or a scholar.
• He will speak through you, and your reward for this is that your people will hear your words.
• During the millennium, you will walk among them teaching, and they'll turn back to the real Father and to the true Christ.
• There won't be any more tears or hurt.
• Soon afterward, they will make their choice, when Satan is loosed yet a little while. which is the second testing.

9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

• If you believe in the Lord and own up to your belief, you shall be saved.
• Remember of course, believing in Him requires obeying His commands.

10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

• I refer you back on this "ashamed" to the last verse of the preceding chapter.

12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.

• "Rich" refers to the fact that the Lord has ample love for all call on Him.
• God Loves All That Call Upon Him, No difference

13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

• Paul said all were not Israel which were of Israel, that all the seed of Abraham was not Israel.
• The son of Abraham and Hagar that was not the seed of Isaac.
• This verse is telling us that he also shall be saved, if he believes, because God has ample love for everyone.
• Know that when He speaks through you, it is for the very purpose of gathering everyone to love Him, so they may have salvation.
• He is a God of love and His riches in love is ample.

14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

• Why doesn't the world believe in Him today?
• Because they believe in a false christ.
• They haven't heard of Lord, because men teach and preach a false christ, so if they don't believe in Him, how are they going to call on Him?

15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

• Paul speaks here of the very elect, those who teach the true Messiah, Jesus the Christ.
• It says how beautiful those that tell the gospel of peace: and this means the full truth wherein there is no confusion.
• They don't preach hell and damnation, that God is going to fry everyone like a piece of bacon, but rather the fact that He is just and He will judge no one in their ignorance..the fact that in the millennium, all will know the truth before they are judged.
• Why are the feet mentioned here?
• We walk on our feet, and this refers to those who are coming; or to put it another way, it refers to the elect who will be teachers during the millennium and speak the truth, which constitutes the glad tiding mentioned in this verse.

16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

• Esaias = Isaiah
• Isaiah 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

• You understand by faith in the word of God.
• This speaks of those who have ears to hear.

18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

• And Paul says here, this faith carries you right through the time when you are delivered up, or the end of this world, that is now.
• Your voice will be heard all over the world at the time of this great trial, which I believe will be televised internationally.
• Rebuttal to Satan will be made by God, when He speaking through you.

19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

• A foolish nation, or a nation that didn't understand.
• Go back to the Song of Moses..
• Deuteronomy 32:21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
• Amos 6:14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of the wilderness.
• Before the end, I am going to let the Kenites have a play with you
Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
• God is a consuming Fire
• Deuteronomy 4:24 For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

• How was He found by someone who sought Him not?
• They were chosen.

21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gain saying people.

• Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for, but the elect have.

• Exactly 2520 years from the exile of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.

 

•  The first tribe to be conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh, in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.

 

• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant, (A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt - page 25