Fulfilled both physically and spiritually in Abraham and Christ.
The problem is that some people just cannot get past today's geopolitical ideologies that pass for Christianity. They just can't get national Israel out of their mind. But the world cannot be blessed by a nation or kingdom that is so obviously antichrist, and has been for 2000 years. The world is blessed by a spiritual Israel, which is the true kingdom in Christ. And those who curse that Israel, are those God will curse.
Mark 11:9-10
- "And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
- Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest."
That's God's word. The Kingdom of Israel had come, and it is in Christ. He is the Blessed Israel of God.
One more time in case you missed it last time...
Consider the scriptures carefully, and without any preconceived ideas about people being blessed by a Physical Nation, and it is clear where the real blessings of the Children of God come by.
Hosea 11:1
- "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt."
What Israel, as a Child, called out of Egypt, did this prophecy prefigure? Let scripture interpret scripture and the answer is, Christ, the "true" Israel of God, the true Son called out of Egypt. eg:
Matthew 2:15
- "And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son."
Is this word of prophesy fulfilled "true," or is it all something Christians made up? The Sword (which is the word of God) protrudes out of "what Israel's mouth?" Is it Christ, or the nation in the middle east?
Isaiah 49:2-3
- "And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
- And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
What Israel was God glorified in, that has a sword protrude from His mouth? We need to listen to the word of God and forsake Premillennialist / Dispensationalist teachers who contradict God. The fact is, the Kingdom of Israel has come, not will come. And Christ is the King and ruler of that Kingdom.
John 1:49
- "Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel."
Not will be, He was, is and will be the ruler of Israel, and we (true believers) are all the servants in this glorious kingdom of His. If you are waiting for Christ to establish a kingdom, you are missing out. Clearly, the Israel in view, in whom the nations of the world would be blessed, is Christ. It is not a country in the middle east. And the Israel of whom the nations will be cursed, who curse Him, is Christ. Not a nation in the middle east. He is the true Son, the Israel of God in whom the nations are blessed or cursed.
Matthew 25:39-40
- "Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
- And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
Matthew 25:44-46
- "Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
- Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
- And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."
Bless Christ Israel, and be Blessed, curse Him and be cursed. Therein is the truth of the word.
Galatians 3:10
- "For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them."
Galatians 3:8
- "And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed."
Blessed and cursed through the Seed of Abraham. He is the Israel, which is Christ! In Him shall all the nations be Blessed.
Galatians 3:16-17
- "Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
- And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect."
The Covenant with Israel is with Abraham's Seed, which is Christ, in whom it is also confirmed.
Alot of Scripture for you to chew, huh?!