There is a teaching that the Church has replaced Israel. That God is done with the Jew. Let’s see what the Bible has to say: God’s Promise to Abraham Genesis 17:7-8 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. Read Jeremiah 31:31-37…I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:… Read Romans 11:1-29 Starts with Vs 1-2 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying, But he did set them aside: Luke 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. After the resurrection, the Lord said Acts 1:6-7When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. Remember how the Paul explains it: Romans 11:17-24
Yes, the Nation Israel has been set aside But the Jew can be saved just as the Gentile by believing the Gospel 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 10:9-13. BUT once the Rapture happens, the age of Grace ends.
At the time of Christ the Torah listed 613 Laws the Jews were under. Most of these Laws can be found in Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus. This does not mean that the law is a curse, but that the law has a curse, and that curse is eternal death. Today, Jew and Gentle can come out from UNTER THE LAW. The Apostle Paul explains how: Romans 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Romans 6:14-15For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 1 Corinthians 9:20-21 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the lawto Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. Galatians 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Galatians 4:4-5 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Galatians 4:21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? Galatians 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Jew or Gentile, we are not under the Law when we obey Romans 10:9-13That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
What is the Sabbath and when should it be observed? Sabbath refers to a day set aside for rest and worship, traditionally observed on the seventh day of the week, which is Saturday for Jews and Sunday for many Christians. The Sabbath begins Friday at sundown and ends Saturday at sundown. When did it begin? Read Exodus 16:15-26 God Included it as a command, (4th) in the Ten Commandments: Exodus 20:9-11Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. The word Sunday is not mentioned in Scripture BUT the 1st day of the week is, and it always follows the Sabbath. The Sabbath is the seventh day of the week. After the resurrection, Believing Jews honored the Sabbath (Acts 2:46) and then met on the first day of the week to fellowship. The first day, Sunday was for the Church: Acts 20:7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. Paul instructs the Corinthians — 1 Corinthians 16:2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. Paul instructs the Colossians — Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Should the Church meet on the Sabbath, which is Saturday or should it meet on the First day of the week? Are you under the Law? The apostle Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, Romans 11:13, 1 Timothy 2:7, and 2 Timothy 1:11,teaches who is under the Law. Romans 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Romans 6:14-15 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 1 Corinthians 9:20-21 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. Galatians 3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Galatians 4:4-5 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Galatians 4:21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? Galatians 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Are you under the Law? Yes? Honor the Sabbath! And obey all the rest of the Law!
Jews, the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, are God’s chosen people. But when they rejected Jesus as their Messiah, God set them aside. Isaiah tried to warn them: Isaiah 32:11-14Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city: Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; Isaiah warned, God opened the door to the Gentiles. Isaiah 49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Paul writes that now the blessings are to Jew and Gentile. Romans 4:9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. But, he writes, God has not cast away the Jew. Romans 11:1-2 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying, (read Isaiah 49). The Jew rejected Christ and this opened the door to Gentiles. Romans 11:11I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. The Blessings come to all who would, in faith, believe in the Lord Jesus. Galatians 3:14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Paul tells Jew and Gentile what it takes to be saved: Romans 10:9-13That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. No, God is not done with the Jews, as Paul writes: Romans 11:25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. After the Rapture occurs, God will again begin dealing with His chosen people, the Jew. Read 2 Thessalonians 2
1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Listed below is a comparison between these two men which shows God’s predetermined purpose of freely granting fallen mankind complete forgiveness and pardon from all Sin. Mankind has no part in this act of Grace: Salvation. THE FIRST ADAM Of the Earth Genesis 2:7 Disobedient Romans 5:19 Progenitor of inherent Sin Romans 5:12 Source of universal Sin 1 Corinthians 15:22 Father of condemnation Romans 5:16-18 Subservient of Satan Genesis 3:1-6 Banished Sovereign over Creation Genesis 3:23-24 Cause of curse and decay of nature Genesis 3:17-19 A Creation Genesis 1:26-27 THE LAST ADAM From Heaven 1 Corinthians 15:47 Obedient unto Death Philippians 2:8 Cancelled all Sin John 1:29, Hebrews 9:26 Fountain of Eternal Life John 6:68,10:28 Giver of Justification Acts 13:39, Romans 4:25 Conqueror of Satan Hebrews 2:14 Coming Eternal King Zechariah 14:9, Revelation 19:15-16 Remover of the Curse Isaiah 11:5-9, Romans 19:15-16 THE CREATOR John 1:3, Hebrews 1:2 2 Corinthians 5:18-21And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
**His ancestry was from the family of David. Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. **The city of his birth was Bethlehem. Micah 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. **He had a supernatural nature. Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Micah 5:1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. Isaiah 9:5-6 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. **The manner of his execution was crucifixion. Psalm 22:14-17I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. **He rose from the dead. Psalm 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. **The time of his coming was before the destruction of Herod’s Temple in 70 AD Daniel 9:26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. The holy Scripture tells us that Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled these and many other prophecies. The probability that one person could fulfill all 48 prophecies is: 1 out of 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,… **During His lifetime many people called him Messiah (Christ is the Greek translation) and believed in Him. Matthew 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God., John 1:45-51 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. Messiah Jesus is God in Flesh and shall rule the whole world from Jerusalem.
Some people feel that a satisfying worthwhile consists of: *A good education *close friends *a good marriage and healthy children *success in a business or profession *helping those in need *involvement with Israel and the Jewish community These are important … yet we all know people who have or do these things but aren’t satisfied. WHY? Because there is something even more important than all these. The Holy Scriptures tell us five vital facts we need to know.
ONE – God is the source of a satisfying, worthwhile life Psalm16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. This kind of life is the result of a close relationship with God. “In thy presence … at thy right hand” Speaks of a personal relationship which can be as intimate as the one between Abraham and God: Isaiah 41:8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Habakkuk 1:13 Deep down, just about everyone wants a life and relationship like this. As a Jewish scientist put it: “The Jewish nature and soul needs to know God. This is its purpose on earth. Our souls are looking for God and we are trying to know God.” WHY, then, aren’t most people experiencing this life and relationship?
An image used as an object of worship. A false god. One that is adored.
The best definition of an Idol is found it the Second Commandment: Exodus 20:4Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. And yet today, how many religions today have images (idols) of things; that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. They have these images in their churches, homes and even in their automobiles. And how many people pray to these idols as mediators to God? Yet Paul writes: For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;1 Timothy 2:5 And Paul expounds on this Mediator in Hebrews: Hebrews 8:6But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. Hebrews 9:15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. When we pray, we pray to God, by the power of the Holy Spirit, Lord Jesus. 1 Corinthians 5:4In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. Ephesians 5:20Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Colossians 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Not all IDOLS have an Image: IDOLS INCLUDE:
GRAVEN IMAGE:
An idol or fetish carved in wood or stone.
A carved idol or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
A material effigy that is worshipped. “money was his god“
Romans 11:25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 5 question we should answer
What is meant by Blindness?
When did Israel’s Blindness begin?
Will it have a termination point?
What does ‘in Part” mean?
Why did God “Blind” His elect? 1.This Blindness is Spiritual, not physical. Read all of Romans 11 This blindness refers to the Nation of Israel not individual Jews. 2. Israel has been blind since Mount Sinai. Deuteronomy 9:13 Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: Deuteronomy 29:4Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. Isaiah 6:9-10And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. 3. This is the real part of the mystery … it shall end with the fullness of the Gentiles. Romans 11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 4. God has always had a remnant. Romans 11:2-5 5. They were blinded that the message of salvation could be given to the Gentiles. Romans 11:11-12 Remember when Abram was called by God. Genesis 12:1-3 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Just what LAND is being spoken about? 2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. It would appear to be the Land of Israel. Psalm 81:13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. A Further Look at what the Scripture says about the LAND! MOSES told the Israelites … Deuteronomy 4:40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. IT APPEARS THE LAND BELONGS TO THE LORD GOD… Judges 11:12-13And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. 2 Chronicles 7:20Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations. Job 31:38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; Isaiah 14:25That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. Jeremiah 2:7And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. Jeremiah 16:18And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things. Ezekiel 36:5Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey. Ezekiel 38:16And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. Joel 1:6For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. Joel 3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Many today cite 2 Chronicles 7:14 as a promise to the Church. Although the application is there, this is a PROMISE to Israel. Believers DO NOT have a land in this world. Our home is in HEAVEN.
