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The first mention of the word elect in the New Testament is Matthew 24. It is very easy to demonstrate that
the word elect in Matthew 24 is not referring to the Jewish people.
Mention #1 - Matthew 24
Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no,
nor ever shall be.
Mat 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake
those days shall be shortened.
Mat 24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
Mat 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
In verse 24, the Bible is telling us that false Christs and false prophets will be so convincing in the last days that
if it were possible they would deceive the very elect. By saying, if it were possible, God is making it very
clear that it is not possible. The elect will not be deceived by false Christs and false prophets. In fact, God is
saying that that would be impossible.
The word elect in Matthew 24 cannot be referring the Jewish people or the nation of Israel, since they are one
of the most deceived groups in the world! Every Jewish Rabbi is a false prophet according to the Bible:
1Jn 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and
the Son.
1Jn 2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath
the Father also.
According to 1 John 2:22, every Jewish Rabbi is antichrist because they do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah
(the Christ). Many Christians will make statements such as the Jews believe the Old Testament, but Jesus
made it clear in John 5 that this is not the case. According to Jesus, anyone who truly believes the Old
Testament also believes in Jesus Christ:
Joh 5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
Joh 5:47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
The fact that the religion of modern-day Israel, Judaism, is the religion of antichrist excludes them from being
Gods elect in Matthew 24.
Mention #2 Mark 13
Mar 13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's
sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
Mar 13:21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
Mar 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it
were possible, even the elect.
The same thing applies here. The elect is referring to believers because they are the ones whom it will be
impossible to deceive by false Christs and false prophets.
Joh 10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they
know his voice.
Joh 10:5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
Joh 10:24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If
thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
Joh 10:25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they
bear witness of me.
Joh 10:26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Joh 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out
of my hand.
Mention #3 Luke 18
Luk 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with
them?
This verse is not referring to the Jewish people since they for the most part reject the Lord Jesus Christ as their
saviour.
1Jn 2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath
the Father also.
The only Jews Luke 18:7 is referring to are those Jews which believe on Jesus Christ who are saved. Saved
Jews are not the elect because they are Jews, they are the elect because they are saved!
Mention #4 Romans 8
Rom 8:33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
Only those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ are justified. This verse is referring to Roman Gentiles who
are saved and therefore justified. This verse is not referring to the nation of Israel or the Jews.
Rom 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
1Pe 2:6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect,
precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
In 1 Peter 2:6, Jesus Christ himself is referred to as elect. The reason we as Christians are elect is that we are in
Christ.
Mention #12 2 Peter 1:10
2Pe 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do
these things, ye shall never fall:
2Pe 1:11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ.
According to 2 Peter 1:10,11, being elect is what gives you an entrance into the kingdom of Jesus Christ.
Notice to whom the book of 2 Peter is being written:
2Pe 1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith
with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Is the word elect referring to the Jews? No!
In verse 4, God is referring to the person Jacob, whose name was later changed to Israel, as his elect. The
concept of Jacob being elect is reiterated in Romans 9:
Rom 9:11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God
according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
Rom 9:12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
Rom 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Isaiah 45:4 is referring to Israel the person, not Israel the nation
According to verse 1 of the chapter, it is NOT referring to the Jews as his people, but rather to believers who
are not of the nation of Israel:
Isa 65:1 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me,
behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
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 10:20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest
unto them that asked not after me.
Rom 10:21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and
gainsaying people.
Therefore by reading Isaiah 65 in context, it is clear that it is referring to Christians in the millennium as Gods
Summary:
Out of 16 mentions of the term elect in the Bible:
10 refer to Believers in General
2 refer to Believers who are Gentiles
1 refers to Believers who are Jews
2 refer to Jesus Christ himself
1 refers to the person Jacob who was a Believer
Do you see a pattern?