When we ask what is the standard for someone to be a part of unbelieving Israel today the answers we get are "dodgy", based on the facts found below.
Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of Israel, based on the first verse of the New Testament.
Mat 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Paul said to avoid using genealogies in our faith below.
Tit 3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
How much of Abraham's or Jacob's DNA does a person need to be a part of "unbelieving Israel" today, by your standard?
How much of that DNA do I need to claim a piece of land in the modern Middle East?
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1. The KOH and the KOG message Jesus taught was the physical kingdom and spiritual forgiveness of sins was the requirement for the nation of Israel to make entrance into the physical KOH reign on earth Matthew 4:17; Matthew 6:33; Luke 17:19-20; Matthew 10:6-7.
2. This was not a message to the New Testament church Matthew 10:6-7.
Also, Matthew 5:13b. Israel has been trodden down under the feet of men not the church. Matthew 16:18; the gates of hell shall never prevail against the church.
Matthew 23:37-39; Israel’s house is left desolate because of her rejection.
V 39; For I say unto you, ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say Blessed is he that comets in the name of the Lord. The context is the physical nation of Israel not the church.
The nation of physical Israel will be in the coming KOH at the head of the nations Isaiah 2:2-4.
The Mountain of the Lord’s house, in the mountains shall be exalted above the hills is physical Israel and all nation shall flow into it which are the gentile nations.
The house of the Lord God of Jacob, Zion and Jerusalem are all in physical Israel.
This will happen in the last days.
Isaiah 9:6-7; the child born was the messiah, the government and the increase of it and no ending to it and the Davidic throne and judging justice and judgement are all a part of the nation of Israel not the church.
Ezekiel 37:24; David will be King over Israel and they shall have one shepherd who will be Christ.
It talks about Israel walking in his judgements, observing his statutes and do them. Israel will dwell in the land of Jacob where the fathers have dwelt and where Israel will dwell and their children, and their children’s children forever. This show physical posterity forever and David will be their prince forever.
The covenant of peace will be everlasting and the sanctuary will be in the midst of them.
God’s tabernacle will be with them God will be there God and Israel will be his people.
And the heathen shall know that the Lord sanctifies Israel when the sanctuary shall be in the midst of them forever.
There is no church in these context which are future last days which shows that the nation of Israel will be saved and shows that they were not forgotten by God because of their rejection of Christ ministry.
So your spiritual Jew theory is taken out of context.
The church is promised rulership in the physical kingdom 2 Timothy 2:12. If we suffer we shall reign.
Physical Israel will have a different calling explained in Ezekiel 37. Jerry Kelso