Moriah's Song
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I can only agree with you....to some degree and this is why....Is that what they call Replacement Theology? I don't believe in that. The New Covenant was for the Jews first, and the Gentiles were added at the door of Cornelius. There is one kingdom, and the Jews were only partially blinded, not fully blinded so they could still come into the Church and become part of the Bride of Christ.
Many, many people do not understand that the entire 65 books of the Bible are all about the Messiah/Christ; beginning with Adam and Eve and the battle between good and evil.
In the Garden in Eden, there were two trees - The tree of the "knowledge of good and evil' and "tree of life." After the fall, they were both sent out of the Garden because of that "tree of life." That tree represented "eternal life." If Adam and Eve had eaten of the "tree of life" they would have been "eternally" dead in their sins forever. So, it was in their best interest that God's love and desire to forgive them prevented them from staying in the Garden.
But, before they left, God indicated that animal sacrifices for their sins would become the norm for the OT humans that followed them until the Messiah's time came 2,000 years ago. How did God do that? It was when God "clothed them with garments of [animal] skins." (Gen 3:21)
Then God promised that [the Messiah/Savior/Christ] would come through the "seed" of the woman; not a man's seed. Now remember that all these millions of people, up to and including Abraham, were of the Gentile DNA...no Jewish DNA existed and has NEVER existed as a determination of who "God's people" would be...even by circumcision. If you read the scriptures you will find at least 3 Gentile women and also Moses was a Gentile. Circumcision has the same purpose as our baptism today --- confirmation of our choice to let God be our Lord and our commitment to Him by showing it in our lifestyle and dedication to help the poor, the lame and to put all others above ourselves. But anybody could join the Jewish religion. The OT scripture uses terms like soujouner, alien, foreigner or visitor to indicate that they too were welcome to be a part of God's plan of salvation. It was NEVER to make any nation, or group of people (even the Jews as God's chosen people) to become a "power" nation that would rule the world. God rules the world.
If you read the book of John, when Jesus began his ministry, He did two things:
1- The wedding at Cana (a repesentation of the Great Banquet and the Bride of Christ: the church)
2- Then, after choosing his disciples, he took them on a tour of Judea and then to Israel (Samaria at the time).
2- Then, after choosing his disciples, he took them on a tour of Judea and then to Israel (Samaria at the time).
Now remember that the Samaritans were considered to be Gentiles by the Jews because they were of a mixed race of Jews and Gentiles of Assyeria. Why did Jesus take that route to Gentiles? Because He was giving those disciples and "preview" of what they were to do after His ascencion and that is that the Jews had first chance to spread the gospel of salvation first and then to the Gentiles, of which is what they did.
Bottom line is this...from the time of Adam and Eve ALL people who believed God could be called "an Israelite" - God's people by name, not circumcision! Isn't that great?
In regards to the New Covenant; it was for all God's people, Jew and Gentile believers as you say too. But there are dispensationalist that do say that the New Covenant is "not now" for the Gentiles; it's for a later time for the Jews.
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