O.T. Quotations in the N.T. (4)

Strange though it may sound to us, it is nevertheless the clear teaching of Holy Writ, that Israel must pass through the curses of the law to obtain the promised blessing. Israel, the church of God, must pass through death and hell to get to heaven. Such is the very evident implication of such a passage of Holy Writ, as Romans 11:31, where we read: "For God hath shut up all unto disobedience, that He might be merciful to all". And, again, also this sense is very clear in Galatians 3:22, which...