Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant Sources
Bible Verse:
“Now if their trespass means riches for the world, and if their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean? … For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?” Romans 11:12, 15
Catholic Sources:
“The full inclusion of the Jews in the Messiah’s salvation… will enable the People of God to achieve the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. ” Catechism of the Catholic Church §674
“The Jews who slew Him shall believe in Him at the end, and by this their faith the Church shall receive a greater fullness. ” St. Augustine, City of God, Book XX, Chapter 29
“The conversion of the Jews will be the occasion of a greater good, because through it the Gentiles will receive a greater fullness of grace.” St. Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Romans 11:15
Eastern Orthodox Sources:
“When they shall return again, then the world shall receive greater blessings. ” St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Romans, Homily XIX
“When the Jews believe, then shall the grace given to the Gentiles be multiplied.” Theodoret of Cyrus, Commentary on Romans 11
Protestant Sources:
“The restoration of Israel will be no small benefit to the whole world, for their recovery will be the means of enriching the Gentiles. ” John Calvin, Commentary on Romans 11
“The conversion of the Jews will be a very great blessing to the world; it will be as life from the dead.” Matthew Henry, Commentary on Romans 11:15
“The national conversion of the Jews shall be a means of bringing in a far greater accession of Gentiles than ever before.” Jonathan Edwards, A History of the Work of Redemption
“The restoration of the Jews will bring incalculable blessing to the Gentile world, and indeed to the whole world.” Charles H. Spurgeon, The Restoration and Conversion of the Jews