Yes they are. Christ is King, the contrast between the evil they do now and their redemption in the future will be great. Romans 11:25 Lest you be wise in your own sight, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. Just as Pharoah's heart was hardened, the house of Israel has been allowed to rot for their disobedience, and in doing so they have become a blight on the world which will birth the antichrist, but in the end there will be redemption. Acts 7:51 You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! God chose them out of the world BECAUSE of their crooked nature to show the creation His glorious powers of forgiveness and redemption 1 Corinthians 1:28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are