Matthew 3:9; John the Baptist is saying this and he didn't know what the NC church was for the mystery of the NC church was not given till years after the Day of Pentecost.
How can the New Covenant Church be a "mystery" if it was foretold in Jeremiah 31:31-34, and is found fulfilled in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and is specifically applied to the Church in Hebrews 12:18-24, and 2 Corinthians 3:6-8?
Paul says in the text below that it was revealed to Hosea that the Gentiles would be grafted in among the children of God.
Rom 9:24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
Rom 9:25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
Rom 9:26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
Rom 9:27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Your attempts to keep Israel and the Church separated fall apart on the Day of Pentecost when Peter addressed the crowd as "men of Judea", then as "men of Israel", and in Acts 2:36 as "all the house of Israel".
Peter made it clear that he was talking to Israelites.
Paul reveals below who is now the Israel of God.
Gal 6:14 But it's unthinkable that I could ever brag about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. By his cross my relationship to the world and its relationship to me have been crucified.
Gal 6:15 Certainly, it doesn't matter whether a person is circumcised or not. Rather, what matters is being a new creation.
Gal 6:16 Peace and mercy will come to rest on all those who conform to this principle. They are the Israel of God.
GW
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