In verse 42, Jesus was speaking to the religious leaders about the generation of Jews in his day, who on the whole rejected Him as their King of Israel messiah.
42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Jesus was saying that generation of the nation of Israel would reject him... i.e thus would not produce any kind of fruits that come from the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God did not flourish in their day.
The nation of Israel that would bring forth the fruits is the end times nation of Israel - which become Christians during the forthcoming 7 year 70th week, in the middle part of it in Revelation 12:10, at the time when Satan is cast down to the earth.
Revelation 12:
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Wrong timing. False premillennial Dispensationalism doctrine with so-called gap theory.
The builders who rejected Jesus Christ were the Jews, the people of His congregation, and the temple of his body at that time. The kingdom representative was taken from them and given to the
CHURCH - a
holy nation, that brings forth the fruits thereof, and it has been since Pentecost! Read carefully with the context:
Joh 2:18-21
(18) Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
(19) Jesus answered and said unto them,
Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
(20) Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
(21) But
he spake of the temple of his body.
1Pe 2:5-10
(5)
Ye also,
as lively stones, are
built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
(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.
(7) Unto you therefore which believe he is precious:
but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
(8) And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
(9) But
ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,
an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
(10)
Which in time past were not a people, but
are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
The Gentiles were outside the commonwealth of Israel until the Cross when Christ removed His kingdom representative from Old Testament Israel and gave to the New Testament church where Gentiles NOW obtain salvation and become the builders of the holy nation of God where Christ is NOW a chief cornerstone. Hello??
Moreover, when Christ cursed the fig tree, it represented the old testament Israel that she no longer represents God's Kingdom:
Mat 21:18-20
(18) Now in the morning as he returned into the city,
he hungered.
(19) And when he saw
a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and
found nothing thereon, but
leaves only, and said unto it,
Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And
presently the fig tree withered away.
(20) And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
The Old Testament Israel with wicked rulers did not product fruits (saving people as supposed) anymore. And they rejected Messiah the Prince, so Christ cursed them, the very builders who came against Christ, so that their old testament Israel fell and will NEVER be a representative of God's Kingdom again,
FOREVER! Get it Douggg! Your 1948 Israel does NOT qualify else God is not telling us the truth.
This is why Christ took the kingdom representative away from Israel and gave to the church where she will produce fruits by saving people through the testimony of
salvation gospel all over the world as written in Revelation 12:10. The kingdom of God has already established upon the New Testament church where Christ is
NOW a chief cornerstone since the Cross! Not shall be established in National Israel once again in the future as your false doctrine alleges. Gee-whiz!
