Is the New Covenant Only for Judah and Israel?
December 4th, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
Is the New Covenant only for Judah and Israel?
Some believe so. They base their reasoning on the bible text which says God would make a new covenant.
"Behold finding fault with them, He says: "Behold the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah." (Heb. 8:6). Quoting from Jer. 31:31, Paul affirms the fulfillment of this prophecy in the soon to be completed New Covenant and consummation of the Old. By virtue of the new, the Old Covenant was becoming obsolete. The time for its ...
Dispensationalism – Was The Church an Accide...
April 7th, 2009 | Dispensationalism | 29 Comments
Dispensationalism: Was the church an accident
for Christ’s failure to establish the kingdom?
The theology that teaches that Christ postponed
the kingdom and yet await its establishment at the
millennium is what’s known as Dispensationalism.
It is a rather recent teaching (past 200 years) in the
area of eschatology (study of last things) which
includes the second coming and its related events.
We believe that Dispensationalism errs by charging God with failure to keep his promise regarding the imminent (from a first century perspective)
establishment of the kingdom.
In that view, the church became a substitute, an interim entity to “pacify” the world until God fulfills his promises to “ethnic” ...
In Dispensationalism Does At Hand Mean Not At Hand...
April 1st, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
In Dispensationalism Does “At Hand” Mean
“Not At Hand”? When the Lord spoke of his
kingdom, he said the time was fulfilled, and
the kingdom had drawn near. (Mark 1:14, 15).
Christ came to make good on the promise of the restoration of the
kingdom to Israel. For this reason the disciples preached announcing the kingdom as at hand. Christ sent them neither to the Gentiles or Samaritans, but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, (Matt. 10:5,6)
Christ sent the disciples to the lost sheep of the house of Israel with a false message. What do we mean? They did so, in complete obedience to Christ, rejoicing at ...
Eschatology – Did the Holy Spirit Complete H...
March 21st, 2009 | Eschatology | No Comment
One cannot properly study the subject of
eschatology without considering the role
and mission of the Holy Spirit.
We refer to this as the eschatological mission
of the Spirit. Our question, “Eschatology, Did
the Holy Spirit Complete His Mission?, sums
up the sphere and
relationship of the Spirit’s mission.
Further, it provides another piece of the end times puzzle which demonstrates the first century fulfillment of Christ’s Parousia.
Beginning with the Old Covenant Scriptures we find a brief survey of the Spirit’s role in eschatology. The New Testament expands that role, placing all end times and fulfillment of Bible prophecy within the scope of the Holy Spirit.
Ezekiel 36:26–27
In the ...
Did The Law of Moses Prophesy Till 70 AD?
March 3rd, 2009 | Jewish Eschatology | No Comment
Did The Law of Moses Prophesy Till 70 AD?
If you want to see an Amillennialist preacher walk on pins and needles with tender feet,ask him this question. Did the Law of Moses prophesy till 70AD?
He doesn’t want to answer it. Rather, he will attempt to rephrase the question then attempt to answer part of it, and do a rather poor job at that.
For example, search for this question in the archives of the Christian Courier by Wayne Jackson, and you will find it askedin this manner:
“Did the Law of Moses Continue Until A.D. 70?” The blog post begins with a
reference to the present ...