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In Romans eleven, Paul used language which is positively negative pertaining to the separation between the Lord and Israel. Their eyes were to be darkened, a complete inability to see the truth. Their backs were to be bent, always or forever, under the burden of their actions. Rom. 11:10 They stumbled, they fell as a nation, but again, as with all the peoples of the earth, as individuals they may be saved. Rom. 11:11.
Their fullness is the time of the tribulation period where for three and one half years they will live out the last half of Daniels seventy week prophecy. With the crucifixion of Christ, after having ministered for three and one half years, the first half of that seventieth year was fulfilled. For in the midst of the week, (Dan. 9:27) with the once for all sacrifice of Christ, (Heb. 7:27) all sacrifice and oblation under the Law ceased as far as the Lord was concerned. As a matter of fact, The Lord hates animal sacrifice and totally rejects it. Isa. 66:2-3 Moses and Elijah, the Law and the Prophets, will present Christ to the inhabitants of Jerusalem during the tribulation. Rev. 11:4-8.
Paul called the separation between the Lord and Israel as a nation, as a fall. a slipping, a transgression. Also as a diminishing, a failure, a loss. Rom. 11:12 They were cast away, rejected and lost. For all this there is still the opportunity for reconciliation, but only through the acknowledgement of Jesus Christ as Messiah. Rom. 11:15 As branches of the tree of the Lord, they were broken off, estranged from the true tree and thrown aside. The words of the Lord Jesus indicate eternal judgment for the branches which are pruned from the tree. John 15:6 This most certainly excluded no one. Through they were the tree of the Lord, nevertheless, they were not spared from being cut off from the tree, for they were without fruit. Rom. 11:21 Under any circumstances, it must be emphasized that salvation is not of race, but of the grace and faith of the Lord Jesus.