I don't deny that the Jews are also Israelites, but the main group of Israelites; the Northern ten tribes, remain scattered among the nations, awaiting their redemption and restoration.
Are you promoting the myth of British Israelism?
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I don't deny that the Jews are also Israelites, but the main group of Israelites; the Northern ten tribes, remain scattered among the nations, awaiting their redemption and restoration.
He chose faith and obedience in the first place. (Genesis 22:18; Hebrews 11:8)
Bloodline was and is irrelevant. (Genesis 17:12)
Did Caiaphas et al crucify Him only in their hearts?
Add the thoughts and actions of murderers. (Zechariah 12:10; Mark 11:18; Acts 3:15)
Zec 12:10 "And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
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Joh 19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
Joh 19:35 And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you may believe.
Joh 19:36 For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, "NOT ONE OF HIS BONES SHALL BE BROKEN."
Joh 19:37 And again another Scripture says, "THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED."
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Zechariah 12
10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Caiaphas et al were of the house of David, were inhabitants of Jerusalem, and pierced the Son of God.
Dispensationally, they qualify the most closely as fulfillments of Zechariah 12:10.
Dispensationally, they'll be there then.
Revelation 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:13
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
At one time my wife and I supported the ministry of Pastor John Hagee.
We stopped because of his claims supporting Dual Covenant Theology, based on race.
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Your idea that there is now no distinction between Jews and Israel, cannot be correct as this means that Ezekiel 37 happened after the Babylonian captivity. Simply not credible!
Only a few thousand Jews came back to Jerusalem then, neither then or now are those people a vast multitude, as Israel was prophesied to become.
The Jews have usurped the name of Israel, in fact it was the American administration of 1948, that insisted they call the new Jewish nation; Israel. David ben Gurion was about to declare it the nation of Judah, as it is the Jewish homeland. Judah has returned, but Israel not yet.
The point is; the whole of the prophesies, OT and NT, apply to ALL the Israelites and to say they are fulfilled in only Judah, is quite wrong and a contradiction of scripture.
It is we Christian followers of Jesus, who are the inheritors of God's Promises to all Israel, we are the Overcomers for God, His Victorious ones and all of the Promised Land will be our possession. Isaiah 62:1-5 John sees us there in Revelation 7:9. BEFORE Jesus Returns.
Did you verify these claims? If they are true, not all those who are called dispensationalists, while believing that God will fulfill all that He has said regarding Israel and its people, will go so far as to say that the Jewish people do not need Jesus in order to get saved. In fact we stand on those passages that foretell the salvation of the nation through Christ. (Rom. 9:27, 11:26)
but there was no remorse or national day of mourning.
Yes. He was quoted in the Houston Chronicle newspaper saying that modern Jews do not need Christ, because they are under a different covenant with God. He also said witnessing to Jews is a waste of time.
Why are you re-defining the word "remnant", into "nation" in Romans 9:27, in order to make your form of Dual Covenant Theology work?
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You are ignoring the text below which reveals the individual repentance and faith, which occurred on the Day of Pentecost, when about 3,000 from "all the house of Israel" accepted the promise of the New Covenant.
Act 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Act 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Act 2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Act 2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
Act 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
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Was it not because of the faith and obedience of their forefathers that the Jewish bloodline was chosen to be a nation of God in the first place?
God slew Jewish bloodline Israelites by the thousands for unfaithfulness and disobedience.
The faith and obedience of their forefathers did not save them.
Their Jewish bloodline did not save them.
Only personal faith and obedience saved them.
But they were not all destroyed. He has still kept them alive as a people and has re-established them as a nation.
But the Spirit never contradicts previous revelation.
It is there by implication (Rom. 11:12) and if the Jews could receive their land back upon repentance, then their possession of the promised land was never lost to them on a permanent basis. They possess it once again.
Peter is addressing the Church. Not a nation.
Romans 11:12 by implication.
In order for there to be a fulfillment of prophecy, nations and peoples who had not been in existence beforehand would have to claim descent from Ephraim. So far, no such nation or people has come forth and Paul never called the Northern Kingdom Gentiles. It is just that he revealed that cited passage to extend beyond even the Northern Kingdom of Israel. If there was any connection between Israel and the Gentiles in Paul's exposition on that passage, he would have said so.
They may have been hardened by God after their initial rejection of Christ and the Gospel message but the people hardened their own hearts which led to them rejecting Christ; hence the reason why Jesus lamented and grieved over the coming judgment to come upon Jerusalem that would result from their rejection of Him.
Even so, there remains a distinction between the Jews and the Gentiles. As to what part of the inheritance the Gentiles living among the Israelites will share, we do not know.
That Genesis records the origins of circumcision and its purpose cannot be denied but there is no mention thereof in the passage you cited.
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is cousin to Elizabeth who is a descendant of Aaron. How can that be possible if the lines of Judah and Levi did not blend at some point?
While there is no denying that the book of Revelation contains symbolism, it is not all symbolic. The symbolism is generally explained and even if it is not explained, the context implies symbolism.
There is no evidence that the 144,000, the two witnesses, and the events involving the people of Israel and Jerusalem are symbolic. The context presents them as literal and in order for those events to take place in the literal, the Jews must undergo a degree of restoration. They already have thereby setting the stage for the rest of what pertains to the nation of Israel to take place.
I did just say that David would have a descendant who would forever sit on his throne. I also said that descendant is Christ.
That Paul had to clarify what "Seed" he was talking about is evidence that the word he used was "sperma" which can be applied either in a singular or plural context. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cites only "Sperma" being used in Galatians 3:16.
If he had used the "Spermati", he would not have had to give clarification because the Galatians would have already understood that he was referring to one seed and not many.
John himself denied being Elijah in the literal sense despite being commissioned to be the forerunner of Christ at His first coming. I suppose he was not willing to accept it either.
That being said, until nations arise who trace their roots back to Ephraim, we have no basis to declare that a multitude of nations have yet descended from Ephraim.
The parable of Jesus was in relation to the great commission, the cited passage from Jeremiah was not.
In His mercy He has kept the entire human race alive in all of their nations.
2 Peter 3
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
What Zechariah is foretelling is that remorse going beyond just a number of individuals and being felt by the entire nation as a whole.
But Israel is the only nation promised everlasting existence. (Jer. 30:11, 31:35-37, 33:20-26) No other nation has been given any such guarantee.
But the recipients of that Promise is not the citizens of existing Jewish State of Israel.But Israel is the only nation promised everlasting existence. (Jer. 30:11, 31:35-37, 33:20-26) No other nation has been given any such guarantee.