Father Chad Ripperger: Jews rejected Christ, lost their status as Chosen People, then transferred to Christians
Most people are unaware of that St. Michael is actually the guardian angel of the elect. That also means he became the guardian angel of the Jews because they were the chosen people. According to the father of the church, Jews apostatized and rejected Christ. They ceased being the chosen people. It’s transferred to Christians who believe in Christ. Anybody who believes in Christ is chosen. That’s right. They rejected their inheritance. They refused to accept Christ. Because even the Jewish religion, ultimately, they lead up to partial revelation in relationship to Christ.
This is why Christ was so harsh on them. St. Thomas Aquinas actually makes the observation, he said, that the prophets and patriarchs of the Jews actually knew that God was triune, and they knew he was going to become incarnate. We see this in the book of Isaiah. The point being is that the fact that they apostatized and rejected ultimately God, which is why they ceased being the chosen people, he gave them one generation. So after Christ dies in the year 70 AD, the Romans destroy Jerusalem, and that’s why none of the Jews are practicing their religion, because none of them are offering sacrifice.
