A discussion over Israel during dinner tonight brought up an interesting question: are Jews part of the remnant? According to Grok’s Biblical citations, the remnant in the New Testament comprises those who faithfully follow Jesus Christ, including Jewish believers who recognize Him as the Messiah and Gentiles who are grafted into God’s covenant people through faith.
What do you think? Provide verses supporting your reasoning. Comments which have no foundation will be deleted.
From Grok:
In the New Testament, the concept of the “remnant” refers to a faithful subset of people who remain true to God’s covenant and purposes, despite widespread unfaithfulness or apostasy. The idea is rooted in Old Testament usage (e.g., Isaiah 10:20–22, Micah 2:12) but is adapted and applied in the New Testament to describe those who accept and follow Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of God’s promises. Below is a concise overview of who comprises the remnant in the New Testament, based on its theological and textual context:
- The remnant expands beyond ethnic Israel to include Gentiles who accept the gospel. In Romans 9:24–27, Paul quotes Isaiah to describe how only a remnant of Israel will be saved, but he also extends God’s salvation to Gentiles, suggesting the remnant includes all who respond to God’s call through Christ (cf. Romans 11:17–24, where Gentiles are grafted into the olive tree of God’s people).
- The remnant is thus a spiritual Israel, defined by faith rather than ethnicity (Galatians 3:28–29).
- The New Testament portrays the church—comprised of both Jewish and Gentile believers—as the continuation of God’s covenant people. This community is often seen as the remnant that remains faithful to God’s new covenant established through Jesus (e.g., Acts 2:41–47, 1 Peter 2:9–10).
- The remnant is characterized by perseverance, obedience, and faithfulness to Christ, even in the face of persecution or societal rejection (e.g., Revelation 12:17, where the remnant is described as those who “keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus”).
- In the Book of Revelation, the remnant is associated with those who remain faithful to God during times of tribulation. For example, Revelation 12:17 describes the remnant as those who are loyal to Jesus and resist the forces of evil, enduring until the end.
- This group is depicted as a faithful minority standing firm against spiritual and worldly opposition (Revelation 14:12).
- Faith in Christ: The remnant is defined by their acceptance of Jesus as the Messiah and their commitment to His teachings.
- Grace and Election: The remnant is chosen by God’s grace, not by works or merit (Romans 11:5–6).
- Perseverance: They remain faithful despite trials, persecution, or widespread unfaithfulness (Revelation 2:10).
- Inclusivity: The remnant transcends ethnic boundaries, encompassing both Jews and Gentiles who follow Christ.
Jews and Gentiles United in Faith:
The Church as the Faithful Community:
Eschatological Remnant in Revelation:
Key Characteristics of the Remnant:
Summary:
The remnant in the New Testament comprises those who faithfully follow Jesus Christ, including Jewish believers who recognize Him as the Messiah and Gentiles who are grafted into God’s covenant people through faith. This group is marked by their commitment to God’s truth, perseverance in trials, and inclusion in the new covenant community, the church. The concept is most explicitly discussed in Romans 9–11 and Revelation, where it signifies a faithful minority preserved by God’s grace for His redemptive purposes.
Let me just say, after 27 complete reading of the Bible, that’s my understanding as delineated in this article.
I agree.
I agree. So how does this put our relationship with the government of Israel into a proper perspective.
Be very much aware that there are demonic wolves and demonic wolves in sheeps clothing posing as followers of Christ. The governments are not trustworthy.
Remember we put these so called Jews in Israel in the first place. Our relationship is for profit out of the conflict we had to have known would result. They are cannon fodder in the war machine we call the Military Industrial Complex.
Israel had to exist for end times prophecy to come true. The next event on the schedule is likely the Palestinain state with half of Jerusalem given to them, as delineated in Zechariah 14: 2. The state of Israel has become an idol to the Jews; it is what they turn to when they are in trouble instead of God, so in His mercy He will take it away from them. God uses even our country to accomplish His will without messing with our free will.
Jer 31:35 Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The Lord of hosts is his name. Jer 31:36 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. Also God used America to bring Israel back to the homeland, so opens the vision given to Ezekiel of the valley of dry bones.
Everybody is eligible for salvation even Jews but doesn’t the idea of the remnant come from the last judgement? Those who pass judgement (remnants) go to heaven. Those who fail go to hell.
I mean you can’t be a remnant unless your what’s leftover after a screening process of some kind.
I didn’t see this in the AI analysis. It didn’t mention Judgement Day.
Perhaps AI doesn’t like to think about judgment day, eh?
Everything there is right, except remember those of us who are His started out as not His; it is the same for the Jews. During the time of Jacob’s trouble, most Jews will die, but many will come to faith in Jesus, mostly by what believers do to help them, as mentioned in the Matthew 25: 31-46 judgment parable that Jesus gave, which is a continuation of Matthew 24 which talks about end times. Jesus lays out clearly what we are to do for them and for our believing brethren. The culmination of that is Zechariah 12:10, when they “Look upon Him whom they have pierced” in repentance and mourn. This is when they truly believe in mass, but in my opinion there won’t be many left by then.
Eyes to see and ears to hear – Belief, Universal Inclusion, and the Unveiling of What’s Already True
For centuries, the gospel has been preached as a conditional transaction: “If you believe, then you will be saved.” This framing has subtly—but profoundly—shifted the emphasis from Christ’s finished work to human response. It has turned belief into a prerequisite for truth, rather than a revelation of it.
But the gospel is not a proposal. It is a proclamation.
Jesus did not come to make salvation possible—He came to make it actual. His incarnation, death, resurrection, and ascension were not theoretical gestures. They were cosmic realities that reconciled the world to God. As Scripture declares, “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them” (2 Corinthians 5:19). That reconciliation is not pending. It is finished.
The Distortion of “Belief”
The word “believe” has been misunderstood and misused. In many circles, it has been reduced to intellectual assent or religious compliance. But in its original context, pisteuō (Greek for “believe”) means to entrust, to awaken, to rest in what is already true. Belief is not the cause of salvation—it is the awakening to it.
Unbelief does not make the gospel false. It makes it unrealized. The truth remains. The light shines. But the eyes must open.
To say “only believers are saved” is to misunderstand both salvation and belief. Salvation is not a reward—it is a restoration. And belief is not a gate—it is a window.
This distortion has led many to live in fear, striving to earn what has already been given. It has created a gospel of conditions rather than a gospel of completion. But the truth is this: belief does not activate salvation—it reveals it.
The Accusation of Universalism
Those who proclaim the full scope of Christ’s finished work are often accused of universalism. The term itself is slippery—sometimes used to mean “everyone is automatically saved,” other times to imply “truth doesn’t matter.” But these accusations miss the point entirely.
The true gospel is not indifferent to truth—it is anchored in it. It does not erase the need for awakening—it invites it. And it does not flatten human experience—it redeems it.
To affirm that Christ reconciled the world is not to deny the importance of belief—it is to rightly place belief in its proper role. Belief is not the mechanism of salvation—it is the mirror that reveals it.
This is not universalism—it is universal inclusion. The difference is profound.
• Universalism says: “It doesn’t matter what you believe.”
• Universal inclusion says: “It matters infinitely what Christ has done—and belief awakens you to it.”
This message does not minimize the gospel—it magnifies it. It does not dilute the power of Christ—it declares it without limitation.
A Gospel of Honor
We must honor those who have risked their reputations to speak truth. Reformers across generations have peeled away centuries of fear-based theology to reveal the liberating love of the Father. Their message is not heresy—it is healing.
And we must also honor those still bound by old paradigms. Not with condescension, but with compassion. Many are sincere. Many are afraid. Many have never heard the gospel without the threat of hell attached. We do not shame them—we invite them.
This is not about winning arguments—it’s about winning hearts. It’s about restoring the dignity of the gospel and the people it was meant to liberate.
The Eternal Now
The gospel is not waiting for mass agreement to become true. It is true now. Christ is risen now. The Spirit indwells now. The Father loves now. And belief is the awakening to this eternal now.
When all believe, it will be universal. But even now, it is already finished.
This is the message:
• That salvation is not a transaction—it is a transformation.
• That belief is not a requirement—it is a revelation.
• That the gospel is not fear—it is freedom.
• That the work is not pending—it is finished.
And the increase of His government and peace will never end.
So all are universally saved? Many words you write with little clarity. Perhaps I am too thick to grok your point, whatever it was
All of the old stuff was external, certain land and certain people. The new in Christ is universally available. It is no longer about certain land and certain people groups – it is about a renewed humanity in an individual uniquely gifted personal relationship with our creator.
The remnant are those who confess that they are strangers and pilgrims on the earth. Through faith, they have experienced how the Father has changed the substance for what they once hoped for. Like Abraham, one will experience the path to life which separates oneself from self will, {the way of Cain}, to submission to the Holy Spirit’s work which transform us to the image of Jesus. One recognizes that the Babylonian system has nothing to offer us but death. One recognizes that God’s promises are true, and that the substance of His promise produces in us a desire for His heavenly kingdom.
Galatians 3:28
“There is neither Jew or Greek, neither bond nor free, neither male or female, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”
After the day of Pentecost, it was available to get born again, [Romans 10:9,10.] It’s the same today; Confusion enters when folks dive into Revelation. That is a future administration. Revelation starts when the born-again believers are taken up with the first return of Christ, [1Thessalonialns 4: 13 – 18].
Most professing Christians I’ve met spend more time in Revelation than learning and manifesting the greatness of the epistles, Romans through Thessalonians which are addressed to them.
A breathtaking recent example of this is when Christians started murmuring whether the jab was the mark of the beast. Whatever the mark of the beast ends up being, it will be revealed after the believers are gathered up together.