First of all, the truth is that the people we call Jews today, for the most part, are not the descendants of the ancient Hebrews. Rather, the Caucasian people have a lineage that goes back to that nation.
There are two Israels on Earth today. The first one is physical Israel, the geography of which is what is also known as the Western world.
The second is the spiritual nation of Israel, a landless kingdom that exists in every follower of Jesus Christ. The stranger that lives among us who believes is as one of us so the spiritual nation of Israel is comprised of many more people than just whites. Additionally, not all white people are spiritual Israelites and thus not all white people are going to inherit eternal life.
Thus, whether you are a physical and/or spiritual descendant of the people of the Bible, the entire Word of God is for you.
The second important truth to understand is that the pre-tribulation rapture is a lie. There's lots of great material out there about this, but I will just say in this post that this doctrine was not taught until the nineteenth century, least of all in the early church. The church will be on Earth during the tribulation and go through it.
It's also funny that Rodney Bealieu seems to explain many passages he would say are only for the tribulation Jews but still maintains his position. For instance, regarding James' words about good works, he says good works should attend the life of a Christian, but still maintains this passage is teaching a different salvation than the one Jews and Gentiles have available to them in this age of grace. Rather, it is just as Rodney Beaulieu says in his aside: if we truly have put our faith in Jesus, then good works should flow out of that faith and be part of our lives.
It really is the same with a lot of other passages Rodney Beaulieu talks about. They aren't means to salvation: they are the marks of it that flow out of any Christian's relationship with God.
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