It is claimed by some, especially dispensationalists, that the establishment of Israel in 1948 is a fulfillment of the prophecy in Jeremiah 23:8. But this is false.
I believe that Israel's establishment in 1948 was God's will. However, I do not believe that it was for positive reasons but negative ones. Israel had to be re-established so that the Bible prophecy about Babylon the Great can come true. But Jeremiah 23:8 clearly does not refer to 1948. It refers to the return of the Jews after the Babylonian exile. No one who knows the Bible can deny this fact.
It is also claimed that earthly Israel is still God's people. This is also false. The true people of God is the church. This is made clear in the New Testament. A non-Christian can never belong to the people of God. There are also not 2 peoples of God, as dispensationalists teach. There is only one.
There are also dispensationalists who say that the Law of Moses is still valid and that a third temple will be built and Jesus himself will even offer sacrifices in this temple. Can you imagine that? I am stunned how anyone can believe that. Such people have not grasped the new covenant, because if they had grasped it they would not come up with such crude thoughts. They point to prophecies to prove their strange views. But they do not realize that these prophecies are partly related to the second temple and partly spiritual.
I believe that Israel's establishment in 1948 was God's will. However, I do not believe that it was for positive reasons but negative ones. Israel had to be re-established so that the Bible prophecy about Babylon the Great can come true. But Jeremiah 23:8 clearly does not refer to 1948. It refers to the return of the Jews after the Babylonian exile. No one who knows the Bible can deny this fact.
It is also claimed that earthly Israel is still God's people. This is also false. The true people of God is the church. This is made clear in the New Testament. A non-Christian can never belong to the people of God. There are also not 2 peoples of God, as dispensationalists teach. There is only one.
There are also dispensationalists who say that the Law of Moses is still valid and that a third temple will be built and Jesus himself will even offer sacrifices in this temple. Can you imagine that? I am stunned how anyone can believe that. Such people have not grasped the new covenant, because if they had grasped it they would not come up with such crude thoughts. They point to prophecies to prove their strange views. But they do not realize that these prophecies are partly related to the second temple and partly spiritual.