John 10:15-16 ESV
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.
There are two folds of sheep. The Church does not replace Israel as the sheep. In the Church there is neither Jew or Gentile, but the children of Abraham have an everlasting covenant with God. The children of Abraham and the body of Christ will both be found in the flock of the one shepherd. The twelve tribes of Israel will serve as the gates of the new Jerusalem, while the Bride of Christ will serve as the new temple of the living God.
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