First of all, I thank you for a very thoughtful reply using Scripture. Now here's the problem: you cannot divorce God's actions from the Covenant of God and the principles of the Covenant. Therefore, if we read something in the Bible, before we jump to conclusions, we have to take the Covenant in mind.
I did read the passage from Ezekiel. There is a certain vagueness about exactly when Israel would be returned to the land. Could one not say that this had already happened before Christ Jesus was born, and that He stepped into this milieu to offer them the eternal Kingdom if they would receive Him as their spouse? Seems to me that this is possible, given His lament in Matthew 23:37-38.
Secondly, you surely know that we cannot make Scripture contradict Scripture, therefore, we have to deal with the Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen in which the Kingdom of God is taken from national Israel and given to " a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof." in Matthew 21:33-46. In this parable, not only are the wicked husbandmen (national Israel) thrown out of the vineyard (the Kingdom of God) as the husbandmen and stewards of the vineyard, but they are
destroyed. Let us look at that Greek word:
apollymi
Pronunciation
ä-po'l-lü-mē (Key)
- to destroy
- to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin
- render useless
- to kill
- to declare that one must be put to death
- metaph. to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell
- to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed
- to destroy
- to lose
There is no indication that there will ever be a time in the future when they are returned and restored.
There there is the curious verse of St. Paul in Romans 9:6 "Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they
are not all Israel, which are of Israel:"
Very odd verse. How could one be of Israel and yet not of Israel? Because Israel does not mean "Jews." Let's rephrase that verse for better understanding:
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they
are not all Israel
(believers), which are of Israel
(national Israel).
Now it makes entire sense, and it points to the fact that the true Israel is that of believers from every nation and kindred, not just Jews. The Jewish nation has ceased to be Israel, that is, true believers, and when they killed their divine Spouse, that ended the covenant and their privileged position among the nations of the world as keepers of the vineyard, according to Matthew 21.
Unless you understand the Covenant of God, the principles of the Covenant, and how that worked out in history, you will, as so many have done, make mistakes regarding OT prophecies.