if we disregard israel, we disregard Jesus. He was, in fact, jewish. this may surprize some believers but i don't see how. it is right there in black and white.
unfortunately, this too is in black and white, an excerpt from the book i am reading, published under the nexgen imprint (cook communications):
Israel was to be the church, but she turned her back on God and chose instead to advance her own religious kingdom rather than submit to God's plan. Therefore, Israel disqualified herself as the faithful bride of Christ. John wrote in Revelation 19:2 that 'HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and HE HAS AVENGED THE BLOOD OF HIS BONDSERVANTS ON HER.' I believe John was telling the church that God has rejected Israel in favor of his bondservants who were coming to Christ through the ministry of other christians. This growing number of Christians is now called the church, the bride of Christ.
yikes. and if that weren't enough, the author goes on referring to the new covenant:
When He said, 'A new covenant,' He has made the first obsolete.
think about the ramifications of that, if that were true? if God could renig on His promises to Israel, His beloved, His chosen, the true vine. what about us? the ingrafted, the gentiles? it is frightening to believe that anyone could hold such a confused opinion of Israel, but i am told it is the party line for many churches.
i wonder, don't they read Romans 11?
Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
i shudder to be a part of the church sometimes. times like this, when i see such confusion and cutting off of the arm to spite the hand.
if God refuses Israel, it would mean He is no keeper of His Word. He cannot refuse Israel. He must not let His word fall to the ground. this raises all sorts of issues for me, of pastors who spoke meaningless words. i cannot serve a pastor like that, let alone a God like that. God must keep His Word. and in Romans 11:26 it says:
And so all Israel shall be saved
last time i checked all meant all. every. not leaving one out. including every member. i am believing God for all of Israel. i am believing God for all His Word.
one more thing though, once Israel is saved, game over. the curtain falls and a new season begins. the return of Christ. pre, post, mid--no matter, when it is time, it is time.
are you ready?
3 comments:
Ah, Siousie, the Old Covenant was between God and me, and I boke it. The good news is, God made a new covenant between Himself and His Son, who keeps it perfectly! I get to enter in by faith in Jesus Christ. Hidden in Him, and He in me, by faith I partake of the new covenant and keep it perfectly! I am adopted thus into the family of Abraham, as one of the chosen people of God, and share in the familiy blessings!
Charlie Van Gorkom
yes charlie, i see what you are saying but Jesus didn't come to destroy the law but to fulfill it. the Old Covenant is not void, it is fulfilled. By the shed blood of Christ's perfect sacrifice we are all (together with Israel, not in place of Israel) under the New Covenant. but i am not theologian and cannot dazzle you with fancy words for all this. i just know Israel is still God's Chosen, and we are now included in that number, praise be to God most high! suz
jon, i do hope this is food for thought. it needs to be considered. can God just void His covenant and still be Him who sits on the throne? i think not.
suz
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