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setfree say:The New Covenant applies to both Israel and Judah (i.e. all 12 tribes of the Jews) (Jeremiah 31:31).
Vickie says, hi and what a topic that has led many to different opinions. I won't say I understand it all, but here is some. What I see from reading is that there is only a remnant of the 12 tribes being brought into the 1000 yrs reign. They will replenish the earth for God. Isaiah 27:6. Isa 11:12 And he shall set up an sign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Isa 37:31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward: Jer 50:20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. Rev. 14:1 speaks of it being 144000 that are sealed in the end time. This is the number of the remnant to start the reproducing by God in the Millennium. They enter the new heart covenant that will be everlasting. Isa 65:9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah[/u]; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. QUOTE
setfree says:God will take away the Jews' sins (Jeremiah 31:34 and Romans 11:26-27). Under the Mosaic Covenant the Jews' sins were never removed, but instead their sins were "covered." But under the New Covenant their sins will be removed and forgotten.
Vickie says:I don't see where God has written or shown when he saves the whole house of Israel. I only see a remnant. I see from Joel 3:13 when the sickle is swing the God tramples the grapes as Rev. 14:14-20 point out to us. God says in verse 21 of Joel, he will pardon their bloodguilt then, when he dwells in Zion, for ever and ever. These things are just my observation from what I read in the scriptures. I have not read everything in perfection yet. As God has not revealed it all to me, and I don't think anyone out here has had it all revealed to them. Not even the scholars. QUOTE
setfree says: The New Covenant is an everlasting covenant (Isaiah 61:8, Jeremiah 32:40, and Ezekiel 37:26). God will greatly bless the Jews with peace and prosperity (Isaiah 61:9, Jeremiah 32:40-41, Ezekiel 34:25-31, 36:24-38, and 37:26). God will put His sanctuary (His Temple) among them and dwell among them forever (Ezekiel 37:26-28). This will take place during the Millennium (Christ's thousand-year reign of righteousness, peace, and prosperity after the Second Coming).
Vickie says: Mal 3:17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. There is another verse I can't find off hand, that describes the seed of Jacob as God's jewels. He appears to be speaking of them of how God is viewing them from HIS EYES. For when the kingdom is set up, what I've read so far speaks nothing of a real temple, but we as his temple, and Judah, the apostles are the pearls, it seems rather descriptive of their abilities with God as he dwells with men. The He fills us up and makes us holy, that he dwells in us. I could be wrong, but this is what I am reading. I am familiar with Ezekiel, and I am not so sure that and Revelation is speaking of a physical. Because the measure of the temple in Ezekiel, it seems to be rather the entire areas of where the tribes dwells. Just some food for though you might want to look into. QUOTE
Set free says:The New Covenant was specifically made between God and Israel (the Jewish people). Yet in the New Testament we see a "new covenant" in Jesus' blood which includes the Gentiles. This seems rather confusing on the surface, and a number of Bible scholars have concluded that there are two "new covenants" in the Bible. Other Bible scholars believe that the Church has "replaced" Israel, and therefore the New Covenant which God made with Israel is being fulfilled in the Church. However, both of these explanations are unsatisfactory because the Bible does not clearly define two separate and distinct "new covenants," and because the Church has not "replaced" Israel.
Vickie says:That's is what I see also, the church today under Christ has not replaced the 12 tribes. God says he is raising up a seed that will be as the sands of the sea promised to Abraham, but it will come through the reproduction in the Millennium. This is in Ezekiel. Constant study is needful, but unless the Lord opens our eyes to his promises written, we can't see it or accept it often because we are taught certain understanding and it can blind us to the truth of what God has written. So, I try to say open to what the bible is saying and to let others know when it is my opinion as I have here. Thanks for bringing this up., it is most definitely a big topic, that brings in many theories. In Christ's precious nameVickie