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That was quite a rant there....

After all that? What you forget?
God is not done with the Jews.

When the church has its home is in Heaven, and man remains on the new earth?

Jews who will survive the Tribulation will live under the glorious reign of The Lord Jesus Christ
who will be seated on the Throne of David in Jerusalem!

It was fascinating for me to learn what status regenerate Jews will partake in when Israel becomes what God has always been intending for it to be.

Take a peek!


Zechariah 8:23

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations
will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we
have heard that God is with you.’”


As Zechariah 8:23 reveals?
God is not done with the Jews!

God is keeping Jews physically alive for a future purpose God chose them for!

And, I must say something at this point.
Having grown up a Jew?
I have seen blatant bigotry....
And I can sense that good old gentile arrogance seething out of you.
Know it when I see it.

Stop being a loser who likes bragging about being a winner.
Become a winner.



This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations
will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we
have heard that God is with you.’”
Zechariah 8:23


"God’s not done with the Jews!"

That’s the classic Scofield incantation, the magic phrase Zionist cultists chant to override the New Covenant, the Gospel, and every word Jesus Christ ever said.

Let me be clear: You are not a brother in Christ. You are a misled agent of the Dragon — defending a theology from Hell that the Apostles never preached, Christ never taught, and no Church Father ever affirmed.

Justin Martyr (100–165 AD)
“The true spiritual Israel is not the race who descended from Jacob, but those who believe in Christ.”
Dialogue with Trypho the Jew

The fact that none of this even gives you pause shows how deep the Dragon’s spell has sunk into your soul.

The New Covenant isn’t paused, it replaced the old.


“By calling this covenant ‘new,’ He has made the first one obsolete.” — Hebrews 8:13
Not paused.
Not delayed.
Obsolete.
Gone forever.

That's what God said and He didn't stutter.

The throne of David?

Christ already reigns on it — in Heaven.

“The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand…” — Psalm 110
“Exalted to the right hand of God…” — Acts 2:33

You quoted Zechariah 8:23 like it proves your cult’s delusion.

Here’s the truth:
The “one Jew” people cling to is Christ Himself.
Not the UN.
Not Netanyahu.
Not your Rothschild-funded bloodline idol.

"God’s not done with the Jews"?

Correct, because:

“A Jew is one inwardly…” — Romans 2:29
“If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed…” — Galatians 3:29
So yes — He’s not done, because we are now Israel in Him.

The Body of Christ is Israel.

You don’t preach the Gospel.
You preach bloodline idolatry, a rebuilt altar to the flesh, and a heretical fantasy where Jesus plays second fiddle to an ethnic false Israel of dirt.

And you accuse us of “gentile arrogance”?
No, that’s not arrogance, that’s the smoke of burning heresy, and the sound of the saints grinding your golden calf to powder.

The Gospel isn’t a synagogue with Gentile seating at the back of the bus.
It’s a new creation
One Body.
One Shepherd.
One covenant.

Either get on the bus, or get left under the spell you serve.
Because the axe is already at the root.

“Your house is left to you desolate…” — Matthew 23:38
“You are of your father, the devil…” — John 8:44


That’s what Jesus said.
And He didn’t stutter.

Anyone who defends Rothschild’s blood-soaked, Christ-rejecting counterfeit of Israel will not receive God’s praise — only His judgment.

Repent.
 
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"God’s not done with the Jews!"

That’s the classic Scofield incantation, the magic phrase Zionist cultists chant to override the New Covenant, the Gospel, and every word Jesus Christ ever said.

Let me be clear: You are not a brother in Christ. You are a misled agent of the Dragon — defending a theology from Hell that the Apostles never preached, Christ never taught, and no Church Father ever affirmed.

Justin Martyr (100–165 AD)
“The true spiritual Israel is not the race who descended from Jacob, but those who believe in Christ.”
Dialogue with Trypho the Jew

The fact that none of this even gives you pause shows how deep the Dragon’s spell has sunk into your soul.

The New Covenant isn’t paused, it replaced the old.


“By calling this covenant ‘new,’ He has made the first one obsolete.” — Hebrews 8:13
Not paused.
Not delayed.
Obsolete.
Gone forever.

That's what God said and He didn't stutter.

The throne of David?

Christ already reigns on it — in Heaven.

“The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand…” — Psalm 110
“Exalted to the right hand of God…” — Acts 2:33

You quoted Zechariah 8:23 like it proves your cult’s delusion.

Here’s the truth:
The “one Jew” people cling to is Christ Himself.
Not the UN.
Not Netanyahu.
Not your Rothschild-funded bloodline idol.

"God’s not done with the Jews"?

Correct, because:

“A Jew is one inwardly…” — Romans 2:29
“If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed…” — Galatians 3:29
So yes — He’s not done, because we are now Israel in Him.

The Body of Christ is Israel.

You don’t preach the Gospel.
You preach bloodline idolatry, a rebuilt altar to the flesh, and a heretical fantasy where Jesus plays second fiddle to an ethnic false Israel of dirt.

And you accuse us of “gentile arrogance”?
No, that’s not arrogance, that’s the smoke of burning heresy, and the sound of the saints grinding your golden calf to powder.

The Gospel isn’t a synagogue with Gentile seating at the back of the bus.
It’s a new creation
One Body.
One Shepherd.
One covenant.

Either get on the bus, or get left under the spell you serve.
Because the axe is already at the root.

“Your house is left to you desolate…” — Matthew 23:38
“You are of your father, the devil…” — John 8:44


That’s what Jesus said.
And He didn’t stutter.

Like I said earlier...

Bigoted gentiles like you were a reason I steered clear of Christianity.
I thought it was for ignorant people who memorize a lot of stuff.

Last time I checked?
Justin Martyr was not the Word of God!

OK.. you're a doctrinal hillbilly.
Hatred is your foundation.
Snatching one verse after another out of its context, and twisting it to match your twisted thinking.

Jealousy is a nasty master to submit to.
You are just another jealous gentile who found salvation in Christ,
who now wants to use the Bible to poke God in the apple of his eye.




This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations
will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we
have heard that God is with you.’”
....Zechariah 8:23


That Jew they will be grabbing onto will be living in the New Jerusalem, under the Lord Jesus Christ sitting on the throne of David.

And, you?
You will be ashamed when you find all your dead works burned up by the Lord...

But? Cheer up.
You will be saved, in spite of your stubborn ignorance


For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,
their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed
with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives,
the builder will receive a reward.
If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one
escaping through the flames.
1 Corinthians 3:11-15​
 

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The Old Covenant is Over — by God’s Decree

“By calling this covenant ‘new,’ He has made the first one obsolete. And what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.”Hebrews 8:13

This isn’t symbolic.
It’s final. The old covenant is not dormant. It’s not delayed.
It’s obsolete.
Gone.
Dead.


Jesus fulfilled the Law (Matthew 5:17), tore the veil (Matthew 27:51), and established a new and living way (Hebrews 10:20).

So any religion still clinging to the old is not just outdated — it is rebellion against God.

Christ Already Reigns on David’s Throne


“Exalted to the right hand of God…” — Acts 2:33
“The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at My right hand…” — Psalm 110
“He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet…” — 1 Corinthians 15:25

The throne is not in Jerusalem.
The Kingdom is not of this world (John 18:36).
The restoration has already happened — in Christ, through the cross, and into His Body, the Church.


Anyone Still Worshiping Under the Old Covenant Is Not of God

“He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.” — John 5:23
“No one who denies the Son has the Father.” — 1 John 2:23

If someone rejects Jesus, they are not worshiping the same Godno matter what else they claim.

That includes:
Talmudic Judaism
Rabbinic synagogues
Any system built on rejecting Christ and clinging to the Old Covenant

It is no longer Yahweh worship, it is anti-Christ rebellion.

The Apostles said it.
The early Church taught it.
And Jesus Himself warned of it.

So Yes — There Should Be No Synagogue or Temple Worship Today

Because:

The temple was destroyed as judgment (70 AD — fulfilling Matthew 24)
The priesthood was dissolved
The sacrifices are invalid
The covenant is gone
And the only temple God recognizes now is His Church (1 Corinthians 3:16, Ephesians 2:21–22)

So yes, every synagogue that operates today under the old covenant system is a dead religious shell.
And every “Jew” who rejects Christ is not walking with the God of Abraham — they are walking in spiritual blindness.

So what does this mean?
A. Their God is not the Christian God — because they reject His Son.
B. There should be no Old Covenant religious system left — because God abolished it in Christ 2000 years ago.

“This is My Son. Listen to Him.” — Mark 9:7

Not Moses.
Not the Law.
Not rabbinic traditions.


Him.
 

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Funny how quoting Jesus Christ, Paul, and the Book of Hebrews gets you labeled a “racist hillbilly” by people who can’t handle the actual Bible.

If saying the New Covenant replaced the old makes me a hillbilly, then saddle up —
because your Scofield theology didn’t come from the Apostles.

It came from Oxford Press, the Rothschilds, and the pit of Hell.

Now run on back to Dallas Theological Seminary,
and ask them why they’re still herding Christ’s sheep straight toward the Gates of Hell.
 
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Funny how quoting Jesus, Paul, and the Book of Hebrews gets you labeled a “racist hillbilly” by people who can’t handle the actual Bible.

If saying the New Covenant replaced the old makes me a hillbilly, then saddle up —
because your Scofield theology didn’t come from the Apostles.

It came from Oxford Press, the Rothschilds, and the pit of Hell.

It is how you quote them that makes you a hate-billy.

And, what is with your triggered response, "Scofield theology?
Sounds like you got yourself mixed in with a bunch of theological bigots.

Calm down, buddy!

Galatians 5:17 - The Spirit opposes your flesh.
 

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If you were a leader in the church tasked with restructuring and improving its architecture and format.

WWYD?

Are there significant improvements churches can make in the modern era with the advent of the internet, smart phones and social media?
For me, if a church is "failing" (not sure what you mean exactly), it means, as the pastor, that I've not loved my flock as I ought, and I need to come back to love. Or it means I've not been trusting Jesus. Or both.

Trust in Jesus with real trust, and love others with real love. Do those things, and God will grow fruit through you.

Much love!
 

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For me, if a church is "failing" (not sure what you mean exactly), it means, as the pastor, that I've not loved my flock as I ought, and I need to come back to love. Or it means I've not been trusting Jesus. Or both.

Trust in Jesus with real trust, and love others with real love. Do those things, and God will grow fruit through you.

Much love!

You show your love in how you study and teach with accuracy.....
And, not to please them in what they prefer to hear.
But, by teaching them what they need to hear.

Some pastors do.
Many do not.
 

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It is how you quote them that makes you a hate-billy.

And, what is with your triggered response, "Scofield theology?
Sounds like you got yourself mixed in with a bunch of theological bigots.

Calm down, buddy!

Galatians 5:17 - The Spirit opposes your flesh.

You’re out here screaming that people are “triggered,” calling them “racist hillbillies,” and losing your mind because you can’t refute the truth with Scripture — and now you’re telling people to “calm down”?

You just projected so hard the earth almost split in half.
 
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You're out here screaming that people are "triggered" & "racist hillbillies" and losing your mind because you can't refute the truth with scripture and now you're telling people to "calm down"?

You just projected so hard the earth almost split in half.

In some cases, we only refute those who have the capacity to understand the refutation.
Not to give them something, so their dull mind can concoct a distortion as a comeback, to make themselves feel wise in their own eyes.
 
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In some cases, we only refute those who have the capacity to understand the refutation.
Not to give them something, so their dull mind can concoct a distortion as a comeback, to make themselves feel wise in their own eyes.

Ah, there it is — the smug sneer of the modern Pharisee. You just admitted you won’t refute the truth because you can’t.
So instead, you retreat behind elitist gaslighting and call it wisdom.


Jesus spoke plainly to fishermen, tax collectors, and sinners — but you talk like a Gnostic high priest guarding the gates of your echo chamber.

If the truth is so simple, refute it.

Otherwise, take your robes, your pride, and your Scofield scrolls and step aside, because the Gospel wasn’t written in code for the clever.
It was preached in power for the broken.
 

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Architecture is not important. Church can be anywhere. Wesley did church in the open air. Rules, regulations and rituals are not important - Jesus had none of that sort of thing. A good church fellowship, wherever they meet, needs people who are committed to following Jesus not the rules of men.
 
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You show your love in how you study and teach with accuracy.....
And, not to please them in what they prefer to hear.
But, by teaching them what they need to hear.

Some pastors do.
Many do not.
Also by getting to know them, and understand their individual needs. To know where they are struggling, and stand with them in discipleship and prayer. To learn their giftings, and help them to be fruitful in their ministry.

To have a heart fully towards the wellbeing of those whom we serve in Christ's strength.

Much love!
 

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Ah, there it is — the smug sneer of the modern Pharisee. You just admitted you won’t refute the truth because you can’t.
So instead, you retreat behind elitist gaslighting and call it wisdom.


Jesus spoke plainly to fishermen, tax collectors, and sinners — but you talk like a Gnostic high priest guarding the gates of your echo chamber.

If the truth is so simple, refute it.

Otherwise, take your robes, your pride, and your Scofield scrolls and step aside, because the Gospel wasn’t written in code for the clever.
It was preached in power for the broken.
I am just giving you enough rope for others to see for themselves you're hanging yourself with how you react hatefully.
 

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I am just giving you enough rope for others to see for themselves you hanging yourself with.

You’re not giving me rope — you’re choking on your own collar.
The second someone quoted Jesus, Paul, and Hebrews, you started speaking in riddles like a Pharisee caught without a scroll.

You call it rope?
I call it a spotlight — and now everyone can see exactly who’s hiding from the Word of God.
 

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Wasn't that @The Gospel of Christ guy saying earlier that churches need to start reading the Scofield Bible and it's commentaries in order to teach correct doctrine?

Yeah, right after he said Judas just misunderstood his calling — what he really needed was a Scofield Bible, a shofar, and a weekend at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Because nothing says “correct doctrine” like footnotes from a disbarred conman, ghostwritten by Oxford Press, and funded by Rockefeller to turn the Gospel of Jesus Christ into a Zionist manifesto from Hell.
 

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You’re not giving me rope — you’re choking on your own collar.
The second someone quoted Jesus, Paul, and Hebrews, you started speaking in riddles like a Pharisee caught without a scroll.

You call it rope?
I call it a spotlight — and now everyone can see exactly who’s hiding from the Word of God.

Yes, honorable pulpit bully.


hlo
 

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Funny how quoting Jesus Christ, Paul, and the Book of Hebrews gets you labeled a “racist hillbilly” by people who can’t handle the actual Bible.

If saying the New Covenant replaced the old makes me a hillbilly, then saddle up —
because your Scofield theology didn’t come from the Apostles.

It came from Oxford Press, the Rothschilds, and the pit of Hell.

Now run on back to Dallas Theological Seminary,
and ask them why they’re still herding Christ’s sheep straight toward the Gates of Hell.
I am not from Dallas Theological seminary.

What one do you highly recommend?