Revelation 5:5
King James Version
And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion (Jesus) of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
The physical promised land ...
Psalm 25:13
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed (all in Him) shall inherit the earth.
Psalm 37:9,11,22,29,34
For evildoers shall be cut of (the lost) but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth…
The promised land is the earth (when made new) and His people, His Israel, His church (all believers) shall dwell with Him in the New Jerusalem.
Yes ... there is now spiritual Israel (all believers in Christ) ... the physical promised land happens at the full completion of His plan.
Revelation - Chapter 21
Yes ... and that is what the poster is bringing forth ... we are all Israel spiritually and the physical (New Jerusalem) happens when we are on the new earth and dwelling physically with Him.
The problem with discussing this subject is the space it takes to describe it.
I'm going to start a thread on this in the near future with an attempt to condense it but yet be understood.
To the point of "spiritual Israel" this phrase is not found in scripture. Problem #1.
Paul describes 3 groups to what we call "spiritual Israel."
1) The church-- the spiritual seed of Abraham.
2) Israel-- the believing remnant of Israel.
3) The church and Israel in a package under the new covenant.
The understanding of the above is the problem and has to be pointed out in context to Paul's writings.
That is not an easy task to tackle. But it can be done!
Problem #2 comes in with all the beliefs that the 1000 year reign of Christ is not literal but spiritual.
Problem #3 and so on will take their natural courses and little will be accomplished.
But the work is worth it for a few and I will be working on it.
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