The Biblical concept of “the remnant” is this important to me 525 - 7 - 2

An interesting article by Tucker Whitaker and Andy Coticchio that deals with both the Church and a remnant in Israel, “God Always Has and Ever Will Have a Faithful Remnant.” [https://www.raptureready.com/soap2/wc3.html]

Luke 18:8, “I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” Good question today, however, those BAC alive when Jesus comes for His Church will be in the remnant raptured prior to the Tribulation. 1 Thessalonians 1:10, “And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.” So yes, the Biblical concept of “the remnant” is important to me as one who will avoid the Tribulation and Important to me as a supporter of Israel.

Throughout the Bible a remnant was saved. Hebrews 11:7, “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.” Long before Abraham and through Noah’s obedience to God, a remnant was saved to repopulate the earth.

God leaves hope that some will be spared. Zephaniah 2:7, “And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.” Ezekiel 6:8, “Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.”

In Deuteronomy 2 God told the Israeli to pass through the land of the descendants of Esau but that He (God) would not give Israel the land. Deuteronomy 2:5, “Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.? In Micah 2:12 God will gather the remnant of Israel and “put them together as the sheep of Bozrah."

So thousands of years in advance God made sure there would be a refuge for the remnant of Israel during the time of Jacob's troubles. During the tribulation, many Jews will come to accept Jesus as Messiah and many will be killed by the antichrist and his minions. A remnant will escape to Petra. At the Second Coming the remnant “shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.” Zechariah 12:10 The scales will drop from their eyes and they will be brought into the Kingdom.