Israel and the Church:
the Differences


by Thomas S. McCall, Th.D.


"It is when the Church recognizes Israel that the true distinctiveness and glory of the Body of Christ becomes evident."


This called-out body, composed of believing Jews and Gentiles during the Church Age,
is the highest entity the Lord has created, superior to the universe, all the Angels,
the nations, and Israel. Our Head, our Husband, our Friend is the Son of God Himself.
We shall reign with Him when He rules the earth,
and our 12 Founding Apostles will rule over the 12 tribes of Israel.
The Angels themselves will study us forever as the greatest exhibit of God’s grace,
and we will actually judge the Angels. This is our destiny, and this writer, for one,
would not trade his position in the Body of Christ with any creature in the universe!

Why, then, be disturbed over what God has promised the Jewish people?

Why be jealous over the future destiny of Israel?

How short sighted of us!

Indeed, the Church’s finest and most distinctive hour will be when Israel is restored
nationally and spiritually to the Lord at the Second Coming of Christ.
We will return from Heaven with Him as His glorious Bride to rule Israel and the world.

What more could we ask?


http://www.levitt.com/essays/israel-church.html

Amen. Many Christians believe God has done away with Israel and the Jewish people, but that's not true. They are still the apple of Gods eye. We should be praying that the Jewish people come to the realization that Jesus Christ is the Messiah they are waiting for and we should continue to bless Israel and her people; God said in His Word "I will bless those that bless you, and curse those who curse you." If we want to remain in Gods blessing, we must bless and support His people. I thank God for the Jewish people, sometimes people forget but Jesus besides being the Son of God, was a Jew.

There is no need to be upset. As Jesus said, In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

I would like to welcome you, Kitsune5639,
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I pray that you will continue to post.

I'm so glad that you have insight to God's promise to the Jewish Nation.

How sad their plight.

But how glorious to see the hand of God throughout history to preserve and restore His people.



Jesus is "the VINE".

We -all gentile believers- are "wild" grafted-in branches.

Israel is the "natural" branches.

All Christians should meditate on God's Word in Romans 11:



Romans 11:

ISRAEL IS NOT CAST AWAY


Apostle Paul writes,


1, "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.

2, 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,

3, Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars;
and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

4, But what saith the answer of God unto him?
I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

5, Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

6, And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

7, What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for;
but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded

8, (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber,
eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

9, And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock,
and a recompence unto them:

10, Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.


***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.***


12, Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world,
and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles;
how much more their fulness?

13, For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

14, If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.

15, For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world,
what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

16, For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy,
so are the branches.

17, And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree,
wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

18, Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root,
but the root thee.

19, Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.

20, Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith.
Be not highminded, but fear:

21, For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

22, Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity;
but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

23, And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in:
for God is able to graff them in again.

24, For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature,
and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these,
which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

25, For 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.

26, And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written,
There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

27, For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

28, As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election,
they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.

29, For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

30, For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

31, Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

32, For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

33, O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

34, For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

35, Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

36, For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever.
Amen".

So true Rainbowtrout!

Blessings to you!

I agree with your post. Personally i also share the same view with you.... Kudos!

I agree with your post. Personally i also share the same view with you.... Kudos!

Agree.

In fact.....the bible makes this very

clear.