The Holy Spirit In The Great Tribulation

At our church some people teach that after the rapture of the Church the ‘grace’ or the ‘Holy Spirit’ will be taken away from the gentiles and given to the Jews. Is this true according to the bible?

Q. At our church some people teach that after the rapture of the Church the ‘grace’ or the ‘Holy Spirit’ will be taken away from the gentiles and given to the Jews. Now we believe that many Jews don’t believe in the Son Jesus, because it’s not their time of grace, but ours (the gentiles) and once the church is gone then this time of ‘grace’ will be given to the jews. Is this true according to the bible? If it is, then is it fair to say that who ever remains on earth during the tribulation period, it will be very hard for them to give their lives to God, as the Holy Spirit, wont’ be there for them to convince them of their sin.? Is this true? Thank you for your answer.

A. It would be more accurate to say that the Holy Spirit reverts to an Old Testament style of ministry on Earth. Both Ezekiel 39:29 and Zechariah 12:10 tell of God’s Spirit being poured out on the Jews. The Ezekiel outpouring brings them back into an Old Covenant relationship with God at the beginning of Daniel’s 70th Week, and in Zechariah their eyes are opened to the Messiah just before the 2nd coming.

But throughout the period, the Holy Spirit is at His most active ever among the Gentiles as well. Many scholars believe that the number of gentiles who come to faith during the 70th Week will likely surpass the number of the Church. Rev. 7:9 says that the number of martyrs who arrive in Heaven exceeds our ability to count.