Followers of Judaism, Hell bound?

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From a Christian NT point of view, are followers of Judaism going to hell? And more importantly, why? :confused: (Provide Scripture please)

Note, there is a difference between being misguided/wrong and being condemned by God. I am asking whether these followers are condemned by God for not following Christianity, and more to the point, not accepting Jesus as the Messiah or God.
 

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Note: there are exceptions to my answers, such as: Completed Jews, Jews for Jesus, etc.
From a Christian NT point of view, are followers of Judaism going to hell?
Yes --- if they die without Christ.
Luke 16:24 said:
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Note how religious this man was.
And more importantly, why? :confused:
For the same reason they couldn't enter the Promised Land:
Hebrews 3:19 said:
So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Unbelief --- the same reason anyone goes to Hell.
Note, there is a difference between being misguided/wrong and being condemned by God.
Anyone who stands before God will not have an excuse for not accepting Jesus Christ as their Savior --- and all are going to stand before Him.
I am asking whether these followers are condemned by God for not following Christianity, and more to the point, not accepting Jesus as the Messiah or God.
They are not condemned for not following Christianity, they are condemned for dying w/o their names being written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
Revelation 20:15 said:
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Please keep in mind that this isn't exclusively a "Jew thing" --- it goes for all of humanity --- including me.
 
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Jews are saved by the same means as Gentiles: by repentance from sin and faith in Jesus Christ. Actually some of John the Baptist's opponents believed that they would be saved merely by being Jews. He said:
Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. (Luke 3:8)
The Apostle Paul likewise taught that his fellow Jews would go to hell unless they believed in Jesus. He desired their salvation, thus indicatig that they don't have it merely by being Jews,
Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. (Romans 10:1)
Paul also told the Jews who rejected Jesus that they were responsible for their own condemnation,
When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." (Acts 18:5-6)
Many peopl today claim that to evangelize Jews and to preach the Gospel to them is tantamount to a holocaust. Even many churches teach that Jews have a saving relationship with God simply by being Jews. This is not true. Jews who don't believe in Jesus will go to the same hell as Gentiles who reject the Lord. Jesus is the Messiah to the Jews first, and the rest of us are grafted into the nation of Israel. Salvation through Jesus is the the promise given to the ancestors of the Jews. They cannot then reject Christ and expect for God to accept them, anymore than Gentiles can. It is of great importance to preach the Gospel to Jews so that they may be saved.
 
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I'm typically not a divisive figure when I hang out with Jewish people. Their faith was the precursor to Christianity and the worship the same God. I don't hold it against someone if they don't know if Jesus is real or not. It is possible to try and be good in this life and avoid sin worshiping the Father.

I figure when a Jewish believer dies, he goes up to the gates of Heaven and meets Moses. This is loosely based on scripture.

John 4:45 "45 Do not think, however, that I am the one who will accuse you to my Father. Moses, in whom you have put your hope, is the very one who will accuse you. "

Moses: Hello, I am Moses. You believe in God and that God used me as a leader?
Jewish believer: Yes.
Moses: Here is someone greater than I, He is the son of God, Accept him as Lord.
Jewish believer: Yes Moses.

Then the man of the Jewish faith is saved and enters Heaven.

If you disagree with me, please state what you think happened to the Jews that lived and died before Jesus came on Earth?
 
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I'm typically not a divisive figure when I hang out with Jewish people. Their faith was the precursor to Christianity and the worship the same God. I don't hold it against someone if they don't know if Jesus is real or not. It is possible to try and be good in this life and avoid sin worshiping the Father.

I figure when a Jewish believer dies, he goes up to the gates of Heaven and meets Moses. This is loosely based on scripture.

John 4:45 "45 Do not think, however, that I am the one who will accuse you to my Father. Moses, in whom you have put your hope, is the very one who will accuse you. "

Moses: Hello, I am Moses. You believe in God and that God used me as a leader?
Jewish believer: Yes.
Moses: Here is someone greater than I, He is the son of God, Accept him as Lord.
Jewish believer: Yes Moses.

Then the man of the Jewish faith is saved and enters Heaven.

If you disagree with me, please state what you think happened to the Jews that lived and died before Jesus came on Earth?

Does this only apply to Jews? What if a Muslim dies (they worship the god of Abraham) - does Mohummed command them to follow Jesus?

So by extent along as you follow Jesus after you die you're fine, and can live this life as you will without the need for Christianity.

(I'm just playing the Devils advocate, I'm interested in you're idea)
 
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