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Clear searchWhat Jesus promised the apostles about Israel's future
…his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." —Matthew 19:28 This is one of the clearest statements Jesus made about the apostles' future role. It is also an awkward text for any theology in which national Israel has permanently disappea…
Read article →A sign of Israel's renewal, not Israel's disappearance
…easts, and identified His immediate mission with "the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matthew 15:24). When He first sent the Twelve, their commission had the same national focus: "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go ra…
Read article →The wicked husbandmen, the fruit-bearing nation, and what Jesus said afterwards
…d afterwards Few statements of Jesus appear to support supersessionism more directly than Matthew 21:43: "Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof." —Matthew 21:43 The language is unmistakably ju…
Read article →One Messiah, one gospel, and God's continuing purpose for Israel
…sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes." —Romans 11:28 Both halves must be believed. The Jewish people do not possess saving righteousness through covenant ancestry. Rabbinic faith, national identity, possession of the land, and descent from…
Read article →Unity in Christ and distinction in God's purpose
…free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." —Galatians 3:28 Ethnicity supplies no rank in Christ. Jewish believers do not approach God through Torah while Gentile believers approach through grace. Both are justified by faith and belong fully to Ch…
Read article →Fulfilment in Christ, the inclusion of the Gentiles, and Israel's future mercy
…regeneration" they would sit upon twelve thrones, "judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Matthew 19:28). The symbolism joins the Messiah's future rule, the twelve apostles, and the twelve tribes. As examined earlier in this series, the choice of twelve does not suggest that Isra…
Read article →What God's faithfulness to Israel means for everyone who trusts His promises
…d, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?" —Numbers 23:19 God's constancy is not an abstract attribute. It is the reason His people can trust what He says. If the wording of a divine promise does not reliably disclose what God has committed Hims…
Read article →Creation, judgement, and the coming reign of Christ
…ge and gave him dominion over the fish, birds, livestock, and all the earth (Genesis 1:26-28). Man is not merely one animal among others. No biblical argument for care of creation may erase the unique place God gave humanity. Yet dominion is delegated. Adam did not make the garde…
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