'There are several results to this theology. First of all, it is not biblical, so one has to depart from the Bible to support it or ''spiritualize'' the plain meaning of the Bible to mean something else. You cannot believe in replacement theology and literal interpretation of the Bible: they are opposed.
Really??? Well, these scriptures are all taken from the New Testament?
These are BIBLICAL scriptures, not mine. When the Bible explains something as being spritual, like Israel and the jews are. Those scriptures are given for us to understand what todays Israel consists of. And when it says: for he is NOT a jew which is one outwardly (literal, genetically).......and if ye be Christs then are ye ABRAHAM'S SEED! How much plainer can it be said?? This is not a loose interpretation, it is LETTING THE BIBLE INTERPRET ITSELF!
"And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." Galatians 3:29.
"They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed." Romans 9:8.
“Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham” (Galatians 3:7). “For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh” (Philippians 3:3).
"For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart." Romans 2:28, 29.
"Ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ." Colossians 2:11.
“Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him” (Acts 10:34, 35).
“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:5).
“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (1 Corinthians 3:17, 16).
God does not have one method of salvation for Jews and a different one for non-Jews. Everyone is saved the same way under the same program—by grace through faith.
'There are several results to this theology. First of all, it is not biblical, so one has to depart from the Bible to support it or ''spiritualize'' the plain meaning of the Bible to mean something else. You cannot believe in replacement theology and literal interpretation of the Bible: they are opposed.
So when you read REVELATION you think words such as beast, dragon, horn, lamb, lion, woman etc are all literal? Paul made it very clear from the above scriptures that the "new" Israel is no longer the literal Israel, but the true church.
'When the scriptures are spiritualized to support replacement theology, the Old Testament and the New lose their distinctions, and the Bible becomes a confusing jumble of impossible symbolism with no central, guiding purpose- an unfinished story that just stops unresolved right in the middle- no wonder they feel a need for present day prophets and seers. One is required to believe utter absurdities, like that we are currently in the Millenial Kingdom and Satan is bound (Rev 20:2).
I very much disagree,it makes perfect sense to me. Nothing else makes sense!
And I do not believe we are currently in the millenial kingdom or that Satan is bound now.This all takes place after Jesus returns when all the rightouss will have their new bodies, like Jesus after his ressurection and will be in Heaven for 1000 years while Satan is being bound. After the end of the Miillennium the NEW JERUSALEM, which is now in Heaven, will come down to this earth and Satan will let loose for a short period to gather his people for the FINAL BATTLE. We all know who will win and then the judgement will take place, every sinner will be punished according to their works, and then they, including Satan, will all BURN UP! After all sin is removed from this Universe, God will not only restore this earth, but make it perfect once again, like in the beginning. And all tracec of sin will forever be vanished and God has promised not to let sin and evil rise a second time.
'Yes, Israel rejected their Messiah when He came, but that is not the end of their story! The story has yet to come to the beautiful and appropriate end God has determined from the beginning: full reconciliation and the promised earthly kingdom for Israel.
Yes God has promised a new Jerusalem, but not of this world, but in the earth made new. What would be the point of an eartly kingdom now just before Jesus returns when this earth is going to be totally destroyed like it is. This must be the NEW JERUSALEM; GODS HOLY CITY WHICH HE IS PREPARING FOR ALL THE RIGHTOUSS; JEW AND GENTILE (THE TRUE CHURCH;THE TRUE ISRAEL, THE TRUE JEWS!)
John 18.36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world.
The primary functions for the Jewish nation were to preserve Scriptures and introduce the Messiah to the world, which was accomplished at Pentecost.
Don’t forget that “they are not all Israel, which are of Israel” (Romans 9:6).
And last, but not least, if you think that God is supporting all the masons in Israel, which obviously are satanic, then I believe you should consider your view once again. Read the following information:
Illuministic Communism the Goal
The goal of the Jewish Masonic elite is to establish dictatorial Illuministic Communism and to enslave all of mankind under the thumb of a Jewish master race led by a world messiah who is to rule from Jerusalem.
An essential element in this grandiose plan is the Masonic plot to blow up and destroy Islam's golden-domed monument now sitting on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, despised by Orthodox Jewish rabbis and the secularist Masonic Illuminists alike.
On the heap of its ruins, the Masons intend to build a Jewish Masonic temple where they and their satanically energized messiah shall worship and pay homage to the Egyptian double-headed eagle deity, Mammon-Ra, the god of money and prosperity (Daniel 11:37-39).
The Jews are beset with an unbridled ambition—a consuming desire to acquire global power and establish once and for all their long-delayed Zionist Kingdom on planet earth.