Paul was responding to a first-century issue, explaining a first-century scheme and reality. He didn't know how long the Gospel-scheme will last for - no-one does - but he certainly didn't envision that there'll come a change of scheme before the Second Coming. So I think he was explaining the scheme by which all Jews could still get saved - no matter how far into the future the Second Coming is (when the scheme shall end).
People get hung up over "all Israel". But Joel said God would pour out His Spirit on all flesh - but it didn't mean literally every individual in the world would be filled with the Spirit. Same with Israel - it never meant literally every Israeli would be saved. Paul explained that (the remnant)!
People get hung up over "all Israel". But Joel said God would pour out His Spirit on all flesh - but it didn't mean literally every individual in the world would be filled with the Spirit. Same with Israel - it never meant literally every Israeli would be saved. Paul explained that (the remnant)!
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