{"id":50632,"date":"2018-07-04T00:19:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T21:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=50632"},"modified":"2025-06-16T23:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T20:43:32","slug":"questionwill-all-jews-be-saved-according-to-romans-1126","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2018\/07\/04\/questionwill-all-jews-be-saved-according-to-romans-1126\/","title":{"rendered":"QUESTION:Will all Jews be saved according to Romans 11:26?<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romans 11:25\u201326\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u201c<\/strong>For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery\u2026 that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
\nAnd so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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ANSWER:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The phrase \u201call Israel shall be saved\u201d<\/strong> in Romans 11:26 does not mean that every Jewish person throughout history will be saved automatically, regardless of their belief or lifestyle. Instead, it refers to a future national turning of the Jewish people to faith in Jesus Christ<\/strong>, which will happen when the “fullness of the Gentiles” is complete.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s break this down theologically and biblically.<\/p>\n

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1. Not All Physical Jews Are Spiritual Israel<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The apostle Paul makes it clear that ethnic identity alone does not guarantee salvation<\/strong>. Just being descended from Abraham or Israel does not make someone truly part of God’s covenant people.<\/p>\n

Romans 9:6-7\u00a0<\/em>
\n\u201cNot as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
\nNeither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Paul distinguishes between ethnic Israel<\/em> (Jews by birth) and spiritual Israel<\/em> (those who live by faith). True covenant membership is based not on genetics but on faith and obedience to God\u2014just as it was for Abraham (Romans 4:13-16).<\/p>\n

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2. Biblical History: Even in the Old Testament, Not All Jews Were Saved<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Many Jews in the Old Testament were judged by God for their sin and rebellion, despite being descendants of Abraham:<\/p>\n