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In response to Ephraim’s restoration in Zechariah 10:6 you stated.
How are gentiles restored if they were never cast out of covenant relationship with God? Zechariah 10:6 pertains strictly to Judah and Jacob/Israel as the gentiles cannot be restored to a covenant relationship and a land, they were never privy to before Christ in the first place. The text in Zechariah doesn’t expressly state the two houses broke the covenant but this is comprehended through relevant texts such as Jeremiah 31:32, as the reason for being cast out. Again, the “gentile nations” were not given a covenant with God until the fulfillment of the one in Jeremiah 31:32 at the abolishment of the Mosaic covenant, at the first advent. Being cast out of the land and covenant in Zechariah can only pertain to Judah and Israel. Under the New Covenant, the gentiles can be joined to Israel and have an inheritance with Israel, but they cannot be restored to something they never had a right to prior to Christ, as the descendants of Abraham shall.
This is the sloppy type of interpretation of supersessionism. This vindicates that being one with Christ does not destroy the prophecies of the restoration of Israel and the supersession of the Old Covenant does not end the promises to the ethnic descendants of Abraham. Both are fulfilled in bringing in the gentiles and making them one with ethnic descendants of Israel unless you want to backtrack on your admission that Zechariah 10:8-9 “be a gathering to Christ and a sowing of the great commission.” (post #253) It is Ephraim, the 10 tribes, Zechariah 10:8-9 is addressing and you have admitted they were gathered to Christ at the first advent, which is also a concession they were grafted in again according to Romans 11, your RT contradictions notwithstanding.
As to the term “inherit” Isaiah 54:3, it's apparent you are having the same problem, as above, in understanding that when God has the rebellious gentiles bow down to Zion, it is tantamount to Zion inheriting the gentiles. Inherit means, take possession of, which is what Zion does when the rebellious gentiles bow down to it. I’m sorry you are not able to grasp this yet, but it might be the same problem as the restoration issue: sloppy interpretation.
As well as the gentiles who became one with the elect biological descendants through Christ under the new covenant
How are gentiles restored if they were never cast out of covenant relationship with God? Zechariah 10:6 pertains strictly to Judah and Jacob/Israel as the gentiles cannot be restored to a covenant relationship and a land, they were never privy to before Christ in the first place. The text in Zechariah doesn’t expressly state the two houses broke the covenant but this is comprehended through relevant texts such as Jeremiah 31:32, as the reason for being cast out. Again, the “gentile nations” were not given a covenant with God until the fulfillment of the one in Jeremiah 31:32 at the abolishment of the Mosaic covenant, at the first advent. Being cast out of the land and covenant in Zechariah can only pertain to Judah and Israel. Under the New Covenant, the gentiles can be joined to Israel and have an inheritance with Israel, but they cannot be restored to something they never had a right to prior to Christ, as the descendants of Abraham shall.
This is the sloppy type of interpretation of supersessionism. This vindicates that being one with Christ does not destroy the prophecies of the restoration of Israel and the supersession of the Old Covenant does not end the promises to the ethnic descendants of Abraham. Both are fulfilled in bringing in the gentiles and making them one with ethnic descendants of Israel unless you want to backtrack on your admission that Zechariah 10:8-9 “be a gathering to Christ and a sowing of the great commission.” (post #253) It is Ephraim, the 10 tribes, Zechariah 10:8-9 is addressing and you have admitted they were gathered to Christ at the first advent, which is also a concession they were grafted in again according to Romans 11, your RT contradictions notwithstanding.
As to the term “inherit” Isaiah 54:3, it's apparent you are having the same problem, as above, in understanding that when God has the rebellious gentiles bow down to Zion, it is tantamount to Zion inheriting the gentiles. Inherit means, take possession of, which is what Zion does when the rebellious gentiles bow down to it. I’m sorry you are not able to grasp this yet, but it might be the same problem as the restoration issue: sloppy interpretation.
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