These be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled

(Matthew 20: 1-16)For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.  And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.  And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first came they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?  Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.  Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?  So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.


Salvation for the Gentiles was likened to: A parable of a king's wedding feast in Matthew, or the healing of a Roman centurion's men, the last shall be first, and the first last.

These expressions show that "salvation of the Gentiles" comes first. In Romans (11:25-27)『For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:  For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 』

The apostle Paul explains that "the eyes of Israel will be closed, and the Gentiles will be saved." In Luke 21:20『And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 』 Luke said about the destruction of Israel "these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled." God shines light on the Gentiles and brings the Gentiles back to God. Luke called the Time of the Gentiles. In Luke 21:24『And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 』

Luke says that "until all the Gentiles are saved, Jerusalem will be occupied by the Gentiles." Jerusalem is still dominated by Muslims. It means that when the time of the Gentiles comes, salvation will return to Israel. The number of Gentiles the apostle Paul said "that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in". Luke said "Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled." What Paul said and what Luke said the Gentiles have the same meaning.

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