Jesus preached peace to both the Jews and the Gentiles. Of course, Jesus Himself did not physically preach to the Gentiles, with the odd exception, but He did speak of having sheep in another field (John 10:16), which is usually taken to refer to the Gentiles. Moreover, when the Syro-Phonecian woman came to Him He did respond to her faith (Mark 7:29).
The OT does speak of other nations coming to God. The promise to Abraham is perhaps the most significanct, but Isaiah too speaks of such things (Isaiah 19:23-25).
The proof of all this is that we all have access to the Father through the same Holy Spirit. When Peter preached to Cornelius and his household the thing that convinced him that God was blessing the Gentiles in the same way He blessed the Jews was the bestowal of the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:47).
The OT does speak of other nations coming to God. The promise to Abraham is perhaps the most significanct, but Isaiah too speaks of such things (Isaiah 19:23-25).
The proof of all this is that we all have access to the Father through the same Holy Spirit. When Peter preached to Cornelius and his household the thing that convinced him that God was blessing the Gentiles in the same way He blessed the Jews was the bestowal of the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:47).
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