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DanielPatrick
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Who Is Israel and Who's Yo' Mama?
In the early years of Christianity there was a terrific struggle between Judaism and the new, mostly Jewish, sect of Christianity with each side trying to prove that only it was the legitimate heir to the promises and covenants of the Old Testament, that it alone was the true Israel and that the other party was under the curse of God.
By 311 AD, when Christianity became Rome's top religion, Christianity was no longer a religion of largely Jewish believers as it had been in its advent when it was regarded as a sect of Judaism. Now, it was almost entirely non-Jewish. They had experienced a long and bitter battle with flesh Jews who had often been instigators in their persecution.
It was during this time of religious rivalry that Replacement theology found its origin in Origen, a church father writing in the middle of the 2nd century. Partially, in response to the bitter and violent opposition of the Jews to Christianity, Origen's view was that even though God had done His best to reach Israel with the Gospel, when they rejected and killed Jesus, and persecuted and killed the Apostles, God just cut them all off and replaced Israel with a Gentile church.
Even though in practice, by the time of Origen, it was largely a Gentile church and it did appear to the natural eye that a Gentile church had replaced Israel, Origens concept of replacement is scripturally impossible! Why? Because, according to the Word there is NO such thing as a 'Gentile' Church! A "Gentile Church" did not REPLACE a "Jewish nation" because the Church COULD not replace Israel. The reason it is impossible for the Church to replace Israel is because the Church IS Israel and the Church IS Judah. The term "Jew" is a shortened form of Judean or Judahite. The Hebrew term is Yehudi, meaning "of Judah". The Greek term is Ioudeos, "Judean."
Here is a little history: There were originally 12 tribes in Israel, Judah was one of them. The name Israel sometimes referred to the Northern 10 tribes that went into captivity in 722 BC. Sometimes it referred to everyone in all 12 tribes. At the time of Christ, the Jews of that day were often referred to as Israel or Israelites. Paul called himself an Israelite twice: Rm11:1 & 2Cor11:22. Jesus was from the tribe of Judah and the "King of the Jews"(Matt 2:2). He "inherited the THRONE of his father David"(Lk 1:38). Those in Israel who accepted Him as Messiah, as "the King that comes in the name of the Lord" were the ones that God made the New Covenant with, as prophesied in Jeremiah 31:31, saying: "Behold, the day cometh, saith the Lord, when I will make a NEW COVENANT with the house of ISRAEL and with the house of JUDAH." How many Gentiles were sitting at the table of the 'Last Supper' when Jesus instituted the meal that was to be a sign of the NEW COVENANT in His BLOOD? Not one! The 120 that were in the "Upper Room" on the day of Pentecost when the New Covenant was 'sealed' by the gift of the Holy Spirit were all from the house of Israel. The 3,000 that accepted Jesus as the Messiah that day were all "Jews and Jewish converts"-- Peter called them all "Men of ISRAEL" Acts 2:22.
The question is not: "When did the Church REPLACE Israel?", But "When was the Church NOT Israel?" And the obvious answer is that it was Israel and nothing but Jews from the beginning! The 120 in the upper room on the day of Pentecost and the 3000 converts didn't STOP being Jews and "Men of Israel" that day! On the day of Pentecost, in 33 AD, the river of God's Spirit stopped flowing through national Israel, and changed course to flow only through the Church. The Church was NOW the "Israel of God"!
The New Covenant was NOT initiated with a "Gentile Church". God made it with those of the house of Judah and the house of Israel that recognized Jesus as the Messiah. Later, as the Gospel spread to the other nations when any non-Jew swore allegiance to the King of the Jews and High Priest of Judah, Jesus Christ (Hebrews 7:14), whether they understood it theologically or not, they became part of the house of Judah, they became part of the TRUE house of Israel. They did NOT become a convert to Pharisaical Judaism. Pharisaical Judaism (what's going on in the nation of so-called Israel and worldwide Rabbinical Judaism today) is the religion of the anti-Christ rebels. These rebels are the ones who by their (Talmudic) traditions made void the law of God". They are the ones who said and still say to God "We will NOT have this MAN (Jesus Christ) to reign over us". These are the ones Jesus called "Mine enemies".
Go here for the rest of the story: http://endtimeillustrated.com/who_s_yo__mama_
In the early years of Christianity there was a terrific struggle between Judaism and the new, mostly Jewish, sect of Christianity with each side trying to prove that only it was the legitimate heir to the promises and covenants of the Old Testament, that it alone was the true Israel and that the other party was under the curse of God.
By 311 AD, when Christianity became Rome's top religion, Christianity was no longer a religion of largely Jewish believers as it had been in its advent when it was regarded as a sect of Judaism. Now, it was almost entirely non-Jewish. They had experienced a long and bitter battle with flesh Jews who had often been instigators in their persecution.
It was during this time of religious rivalry that Replacement theology found its origin in Origen, a church father writing in the middle of the 2nd century. Partially, in response to the bitter and violent opposition of the Jews to Christianity, Origen's view was that even though God had done His best to reach Israel with the Gospel, when they rejected and killed Jesus, and persecuted and killed the Apostles, God just cut them all off and replaced Israel with a Gentile church.
Even though in practice, by the time of Origen, it was largely a Gentile church and it did appear to the natural eye that a Gentile church had replaced Israel, Origens concept of replacement is scripturally impossible! Why? Because, according to the Word there is NO such thing as a 'Gentile' Church! A "Gentile Church" did not REPLACE a "Jewish nation" because the Church COULD not replace Israel. The reason it is impossible for the Church to replace Israel is because the Church IS Israel and the Church IS Judah. The term "Jew" is a shortened form of Judean or Judahite. The Hebrew term is Yehudi, meaning "of Judah". The Greek term is Ioudeos, "Judean."
Here is a little history: There were originally 12 tribes in Israel, Judah was one of them. The name Israel sometimes referred to the Northern 10 tribes that went into captivity in 722 BC. Sometimes it referred to everyone in all 12 tribes. At the time of Christ, the Jews of that day were often referred to as Israel or Israelites. Paul called himself an Israelite twice: Rm11:1 & 2Cor11:22. Jesus was from the tribe of Judah and the "King of the Jews"(Matt 2:2). He "inherited the THRONE of his father David"(Lk 1:38). Those in Israel who accepted Him as Messiah, as "the King that comes in the name of the Lord" were the ones that God made the New Covenant with, as prophesied in Jeremiah 31:31, saying: "Behold, the day cometh, saith the Lord, when I will make a NEW COVENANT with the house of ISRAEL and with the house of JUDAH." How many Gentiles were sitting at the table of the 'Last Supper' when Jesus instituted the meal that was to be a sign of the NEW COVENANT in His BLOOD? Not one! The 120 that were in the "Upper Room" on the day of Pentecost when the New Covenant was 'sealed' by the gift of the Holy Spirit were all from the house of Israel. The 3,000 that accepted Jesus as the Messiah that day were all "Jews and Jewish converts"-- Peter called them all "Men of ISRAEL" Acts 2:22.
The question is not: "When did the Church REPLACE Israel?", But "When was the Church NOT Israel?" And the obvious answer is that it was Israel and nothing but Jews from the beginning! The 120 in the upper room on the day of Pentecost and the 3000 converts didn't STOP being Jews and "Men of Israel" that day! On the day of Pentecost, in 33 AD, the river of God's Spirit stopped flowing through national Israel, and changed course to flow only through the Church. The Church was NOW the "Israel of God"!
The New Covenant was NOT initiated with a "Gentile Church". God made it with those of the house of Judah and the house of Israel that recognized Jesus as the Messiah. Later, as the Gospel spread to the other nations when any non-Jew swore allegiance to the King of the Jews and High Priest of Judah, Jesus Christ (Hebrews 7:14), whether they understood it theologically or not, they became part of the house of Judah, they became part of the TRUE house of Israel. They did NOT become a convert to Pharisaical Judaism. Pharisaical Judaism (what's going on in the nation of so-called Israel and worldwide Rabbinical Judaism today) is the religion of the anti-Christ rebels. These rebels are the ones who by their (Talmudic) traditions made void the law of God". They are the ones who said and still say to God "We will NOT have this MAN (Jesus Christ) to reign over us". These are the ones Jesus called "Mine enemies".
Go here for the rest of the story: http://endtimeillustrated.com/who_s_yo__mama_