The Mystery of the Olive Tree
Uniting Jews and Gentiles for Christ's Return
In Romans chapter 11, the apostle Paul introduces God's plan for Israel and the nations as "the mystery" and he portrays it with the image of an olive tree. He is so astonished by the wisdom of God that he cries out: "Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?" (Rom 11:33-34).
Johannes Fichtenbauer explores this mystery of Israel and the nations in The Mystery of the Olive Tree.
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It is impossible to understand the Bible with its narrative about the plan that God has for mankind without understanding the role of Israel as a people and a Nation. The Jews have been at the center of all that God does, beginning with the call of Abraham up to the book of Malachi at the end of the Old Testament; and they remain the center throughout the period of the first Christian century recorded in the New Testament. However, it is not an exaggeration to say that the relationship between Jews and Gentiles within the Communion of Faith, since the coming of the Son of God, has been badly misunderstood.
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This book is written as a simplified narrative of a complex historical and theological subject. It is written in prophetic language, providing a spiritual overview of the historical developments surrounding the rise and disappearance of Messianic Judaism in ancient times, as well as its rebirth in recent decades. This prophetic perspective explores the task before us and the fitting response to the resurrection of these "dry bones" by the power of the Holy Spirit, as prophesied by the Prophet Ezekiel.