I think dispensational distinctions about Israel and the church (an earthly versus
a heavenly people) can be helpful in understanding Scripture.
Amen, Precious friend. Many of those
distinctions are here:
"Distinctions" of (earthly) Prophecy Vs (Heavenly) MYSTERY!
So, now with the helping
consensus of
@farouk (IF you wish...),
maybe we can collaborate on this
New addition?:
Prophecy/Law { earthly! }:
20) bride/wife of The LAMB:
Rev_21:9 "And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had
the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying,
Come hither, I will shew thee
the bride, the LAMB's wife."
Rev_21:10 "And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high
mountain, and shewed me
that great city, the holy Jerusalem,
descending out of heaven from God,"
How is This
Descending Great City
associated with
earthly Israel?
Well, if we keep going:
Rev 21:11 "Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone
most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;"
Rev 21:12 "And had a wall great and high, and had
twelve gates, and at the
gates
twelve angels, and
names written thereon, which are
the names of
the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:"
Rev 21:13 "On the east three gates; on the north three gates;
on the south three gates; and on the west three gates."
Rev 21:14 "And the wall of the city had
twelve foundations, and in
them
the names of the twelve apostles of the LAMB."
Earthly Israel, Correct?
Rightly Divided (2 Timothy 2:15) From “Things That DIFFER!” {online}:
Mystery/GRACE { Heavenly! }!:
(20) bride (woman?) of Christ (NOT found In Romans - Philemon)
vs
(Found) God's "ONE New man" (Ephesians 2:15), Correct?
Association with?:
ONE (God-Chosen) GRACE apostle, Paul (NOT "of the TWELVE" to Israel
shown above) To the Gentiles! (
Romans 11:13,
15:16-19;
Acts 9:15,
22:21,
26:17-18;
Galatians 1:16,
2:2,
2:7-9;
1 Timothy 2:7;
2 Timothy 1:11-12)
+
"Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is This
GRACE Given, that
I should preach among the Gentiles
The Unsearchable Riches Of CHRIST;
And to make all men see what is
the fellowship of The Mystery, which from
the beginning of the world hath Been Hid In God, Who Created all things
By JESUS CHRIST:" (Ephesians_3:8-9)
+
Seven UNITIES "of The Spirit":
Eph 4:3 "Endeavouring to keep the Unity of The Spirit in the bond of Peace."
Eph 4:4 "There is ONE body, and ONE Spirit, even as ye are called in
ONE hope of your calling;"
Eph 4:5 "ONE LORD, ONE faith, ONE Baptism,"
Eph 4:6 "ONE God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all,
and in you all."
ONE Heavenly Body (Of CHRIST = Bridegroom?)! Amen?
May
The LORD Very Richly Enrich, Encourage, And Edify all,
By HIS Word Of Truth, Rightly Divided!
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Precious
@farouk, IF you wish, please "fill in ANY
missing blanks" that I
may have missed?... thanks!