Section 14
of the Gentiles be fulfilled" denote the prophecy regarding the termination of Gentile power; "the fullness of the nations" denotes the completeness of the conversion among the nations.
In verse 26 Paul declares, "And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written, The Deliverer will come out of Zion; He will turn away ungodli ness from Jacob." At that time all the remaining Israelites will be saved. "And this is the covenant from Me to them, when I take away their sins. According to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but according to the selection they are beloved for the fathers' sake" (vv. 27-28). Notice the two "sakes" in verse 28: "your sake" and the "fathers' sake." They are enemies for our sake, but beloved for the fathers' sake. "For the free gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable" (v. 29). God's gifts and God's calling are eternal, without repentance, without change. Once God's gift is given, it is given forever. Once God has called us, He has called us for eternity. He would never repent of His gifts and calling. How we thank God that "with Him there is no variation" (James 1:17, lit.). "For just as you once disobeyed God, but now have obtained mercy through their dis obedience, so these also now have disobeyed that through your mercy they also now may obtain