The Allegory Of The Millennial Reign

Dulled spiritual insight led Jews astray,
Not through genetics, but by divine will;
Tired of their penchant to disobey,
God blinded them to Christ then; they are still!
He promised them David's kingship restored
For a thousand years after Christ returned---
That He would rule from Zion and be adored
By the nations who despised them and spurned!
Alas, vengeance for Jews is not to be,
For Christ has ruled since to heaven He rose;
Jews who in Jesus the Messiah see,
The fruits of His rule already to those!
It is a parable, Christ's earthly rule,
Meant to help calloused Jews play the fool!

In the space allotted for this commentary, it is impossible to give a complete theological defense of the conclusion of this poem. I will simply sketch the main points. First, many Jews were saved and admitted into God's Kingdom before the birth of Jesus by the special election of God. Hebrews 11 lists a few of those who earned His gift of grace by their obedience. Some Jews were sincere and obedient to the covenant all along, as indicated by the Lord's statement to Elijah that seven thousand had not bowed the knee to Baal. Even in the New Testatment, Nathaniel was described by Jesus as a Jew in which there was no deceit, so he was righteous before he accepted Jesus as Messiah. There must have been others. To these, Christ's reign over the universe produced the blessings that earth-minded Jews anticipated from an earthly reign of Chist on David's throne,

When Christ ascended to heaven after His resurrection, God crowned Him King of the universe; His rule includes that of David's kingdom. Thus, for two thousand years saved Jews have enjoyed the blessings that would have come from an earthly rule of Israel. They were given their own nation back in 1948, and Christ has helped them keep it in 7 wars with the nations who despoiled them in the days of the Old Testament. There is still time for lost Jews to accept Jesus as Messiah and reap the rewards of the millennial reign.