The church did not replace Israel, the Church has ALWAYS BEEN Israel.
The "church" is not something separate from Israel, but rather is the remnant of the faithful within Israel.
Acts 7:38 speaks of "the church in the wilderness" with Moses. Likewise, Isaiah pointed out that in times of Israel's great apostasies, the faithful of the nation were reduced to a tiny remnant of elect ones (
Isaiah 1:8-9). So it was in the first century, where Paul identifies himself as an example of the faithful remnant (
Romans 11:1-5).
The prophesied Remnant of the elect Jews followed God by following Jesus and his jewish apostles. They are True Faithful Israel. Their jewish brothers who disobeyed and fought against them were cut off from among the people, as stated in Acts 3:22-24. The Rock crushed them (
1 Peter 2:7-8/
Matthew 21:43-45), for they rejected the time of God's visitation (
Luke 19:40-44). And this is the same pattern that took place in Isaiah's day and in Elijah's day -- i.e., the REMNANT of the jews is true Israel and the rest are destroyed and do not have any heritage (
Romans 9:27/
Romans 11:2-5).
Moreover, the apostles continually say that the members of the Nazarene sect are the true elect ones (
2 Timothy 2:10; Col 3:12;
Galatians 6:15-16;
1 Peter 1:2;
1 Peter 2:9-10 ). The Church is the faithful ones of Israel.
Israelites that accept Christ don't cease to be Israel, as you would have it. Rather, they are the obedient Israel, the remnant of Israel, the elect of Israel. They were the church long before a single gentile was added to their number years later. The Church is Jewish and is Israel at its very foundations and origins (the Israeli apostles).
Scripture consistently teaches The jews who refuse to get baptized get "cut off from among the people of God" (Acts 3:22-24) and cease to be "sons of Abraham." Such disobedient ones are called "sons of satan" (
John 8:39-47/
Revelation 2:9). The apostles and Mary and Joseph and their Jewish followers are TRUE ISRAEL and the true church. Those people went out and added gentiles to themselves as by a grafting in process to to the commonwealth of faithful, obedient Israel.
That is the end game...One Holy nation of believers from all ethnicities. There is no future "national restoration" of Israel apart from the Global reconciliation of the world through the Church.
There is no future, separate & distinct Nationwide repentance of the modern day, Geopolitical, Secular, Multi-Ethnic, Democratic Israel prophesied in ANY scripture.
Israel is made up of the following citizens:
(1) Jesus and his first century Jewish followers and converts (Gal 6:15-16; Phil 3:3;
1 Peter 2:9)
(2) The Old Testament believing jews and converts to the covenant (Eph 2:19-22)
(3) The gentile converts who were added in during Paul's ministry and made partakers of Israel (Eph 2:11-3:11; Col 2:24-27;
Romans 11:17-23)
That is who Israel is according to the scriptures.
The Remnant of the elect Jews followed God by following Jesus and his jewish apostles. They are True Faithful Israel. Their jewish brothers who disobeyed and fought against them were cut off from among the people, as stated in Acts 3:22-24. The Rock crushed them (1 Pet 2:7-8/Mt 21:43-45), for they rejected the time of God's visitation (
Luke 19:40-44). And this is the same pattern that took place in Isaiah's day and in Elijah's day -- i.e., the REMNANT of the jews
is true Israel and the rest are destroyed and do not have any heritage (Rom 9:27/Rom 11:2-5).
You seem to have replaced the remnant of The true Israel with the Unfaithful wicked ones as the true Heirs today.
In contrast to that teaching, The Israelite apostles of the Jewish Messiah say I am a Jew (Rom 2:27-29), say I am "Abraham's seed" (Rom 4:16/Gal 3:29), say I am "the peculiar people, royal priesthood, holy nation" (1 Pet 2:9-10), say I am the circumcision-less Israel of God (Gal 6:15-16), say I am "no longer a stranger but a fellow citizen" (Eph 2:19), say I was once not a people but now am the people of God (1 Pet 2:10) and say I am the circumcision (Phil 3:2-3). Each and every one of these statements takes a key identifier/distinctive of Israel and labels me with it. Meanwhile, Christ calls the disobedient genetic sons of Abraham the "sons of satan" and the "synagogue of satan" (Rev 2:9/
John 8:39-47), and St. John says that those who deny the Son have no claim whatsoever to the Father (1 Jn 2:23) All of which is in direct opposition to your teaching.
You appear to count only the disobedient Jews as Israel! In your teaching, The obedient Israelites, who get baptized,
somehow cease to be Israel. That's completely backwards. Completely. I hope you will someday teach the truth: namely, that the jews who refuse to get baptized get "cut off from among the people of God" (Acts 3:22-24)
and cease to be "sons of Abraham." Such disobedient ones are called "sons of satan" (
John 8:39-47/Rev 2:9). You appear to be turned completely around backwards with regard to this topic.
Jesus, The apostles and Mary and Joseph and their Jewish & Gentile followers are TRUE ISRAEL and the true church.
