All of Israel Will Be Saved

All Israel Will Be Saved
August 1st, 2011 | Eschatology | No Comment  
Does The Bible Say All of Israel Will Be Saved? Why do some believe that the Bible teaches that all of Israel will be saved? Usually this question is asked based on the text in Romans 11:22-27. Particularly, in verse 26, Paul says and so all Israel will be saved. The English Standard Version (ESV) reads: “And in this way all Israel will be saved…” We will give our thoughts on this text later. But, here are some of the concerns which must be answered in this seeming difficult text. Does the text mean every individual in Israel? Was Paul speaking of all ethnic ...
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Christ Is The End of the Law for Righteousness

The Lord Our Righteousness
July 21st, 2011 | Eschatology | No Comment  
The Righteousness of the Law In Romans 10, Paul speaks of his fellow Jews who sought to attain to righteousness through their own works, a course which left them far short of obtaining the glory of God. "Brethren, my heart's desire and  prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establishing their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God. This lack of the true knowledge of God caused Paul ...
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Micah and the Latter Days

January 14th, 2011 | Prophecy | No Comment  
Micah and the Endtimes Micah, who prophesied contemporaneously with Isaiah, spoke of the latter days when God would come to bring both judgment and peace. This two-fold  purpose of eschatology is often downplayed to pit one against the other. We're told that if God is coming to judge the nations, then he is not bringing peace or salvation. On the other hand if it is a coming for salvation, then judgment is excluded. This is not the case. According to the prophets, both judgment and salvation are concurrent events of the endtimes teaching in the scriptures. Micah, the prophet, as did Isaiah, ...
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