Thursday, December 5, 2019

HAS THE CHURCH REPLACED ISRAEL?

The following is a response to this.https://goodfightradio.podbean.com/e/has-the-church-replaced-israel/

First of all, the people who comprise Israel in these modern times are the Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, Scandinavian, Celtic, and kindred people, not, by and large, the people we call Jews today: although, with more of them turning to Christ, there may very well be some of our people among the modern-day Jews.

What I get from Ezekiel 34 is that it is a prophecy to Israel, the northern ten tribes scattered a couple centuries before this was written. Even in Jesus' time, this dispersion was known of (John 7 15.)

Jesus, the shepherd, was going to gather those tribes into "their land", which is also called wilderness in verse 25. One would be advised to read the descriptions of that land found in Micah and Zechariah; doesn't sound a lot like the modern nation of Israel.

In Romans 9-11, Paul also clearly states that not all who are of Israel are Israel, but those who do the will of the Father. Remember, one of God's ultimate objectives throughout His Word is to gather a people who will worship Him.

For further reading on the Anglo-Israel truth, see "Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright" by R.H. Allen, available online in PDF and also from various ministries.

Side-notes: I would caution my fellow believers in the Anglo-Israel message that, just as our ancestors were cut off as Paul talks about in Romans 9-11, God can still give His message to another people, as indeed He is doing in many parts of the world today, South Korea being a notable example.

Apparently, questioning something related to Jews is anti-Semitic now.

Something truly can not be Judao-Christian. Judaism denies Jesus is the Christ. Also see Galatians 114.

If the root supports the branches and that root consists of the modern-day Jews, then name me all the famous Jewish people who were true theologians, pastors, TV and radio evangelists, missionaries, etc.

Moses wasn't Jewish; he was a Hebrew. Aside from being at least somewhat inaccurate, this is just plain lazy vocabulary.

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