John 10:16 “I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.”
Can you see, “What does He mean?” displayed over the faces of the Pharisees? I can’t help but think He was referring to the Gentiles—that’s all of us who were not born of Jewish descent. We have become one flock with all of the Jews who also heard His voice and followed Him. This “must bring them also” is the only reason Jesus hasn’t returned yet. Peter explained Jesus’ delay in returning based upon this great truth recorded in 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you (the beloved sheep), not wishing for any (of the beloved sheep) to perish but for all (of the beloved sheep) to come to repentance—and be brought into the fold. There is one sheep that will be the last one who He knows like the Father knows Him, and when that one has been brought into the fold, Jesus will return in glory to gather His flock into the fold. What a day that will be!
