bibleprophecyaswritten.com God’s Promises to Israel OBJECTIONS ANSWERS 1 Peter 3:15 “...but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;” GOD’s WAY! Promises to Israel NO WAY! The LAND PROMISE Genesis 17:8 "And I will give to you and to your descendants after you...all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.“ Genesis 26:3 “...for to you and to your descendants I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore to your father Abraham. GOD’S “UNCHANGEABLE” PROMISE (Covenant) Heb 6:13 - 18; also Is 45:23 - 25 For when God made the promise to Abraham... He swore by Himself,...to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose...” The 2 ND Return to the LAND Isaiah 11:11 - 12 Then it will happen on that day that the Lord Will again recover the second time with His hand The remnant of His people ... And will assemble the banished ones of Israel, And...gather the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth Isaiah 12:1 - 2 Then you will say on that day... "Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the LORD GOD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation." The 1 st Return to the LAND Ezekiel 20:33 - 42 "As I live," declares the Lord GOD, ...I shall bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands where you are scattered...with wrath poured out; / I shall enter into judgment with you / “...O house of Israel..." / there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land; there I shall accept them / when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands where you are scattered; and ... bring you into the land of Israel, ...which I swore to give to your forefathers. The prophets saw prophecy as ‘mountain - peaks’ to Glory, as seen by the Zec 9 - 10 prophecy. They could not see clearly the time - lapse between the “peaks”. When these ‘mountain - peaks are aligned in a graphic, they create a prophetic timeline with the time - lapses in view (at BOTTOM (Zec 9:9 - 10) ...your king is coming to you...mounted on a donkey... [ T I M E ] ...And His dominion will be ...to the ends of the earth. Second Coming GLORY Scatter to Nations Gather to LAND FIRST Time in Wrath Return to LAND Gather to LAND SECOND Time in Glory A Biblical Prophetic Timeline of Israel’s Journey to Everlasting Glory. 1. The Old Testament (OT) has been superseded and rendered archaic by the New Testament (NT) 2. Much of the OT is mythical - history conveying only spiritual truths. 3. The Law of Moses was revoked by Christ and the Apostles. 4. After the Jews rejected Christ, any “supposed” OT promises to Israel were transferred to the Church. 5. The natural offspring of Abraham (Jews) disappeared over time as they blended into the Gentiles. 6. Zionism is an illegitimate and evil political movement because of the Objections above. 7. Any opposition to the Objections above is due to a LITERAL reading of the Bible, or a corrupted Western Bible 7 OBJECTIONS designed to Negate God’s Promises to Israel Second Coming GLORY Scatter to Nations Gather to HEAVEN ’s (“ Promised LAND “) in Glory Return to LAND God changes His mind Palestinian “Liberation Theology” attempts to “muddy or cancel” much of the Old Testament by rejecting the Literal words in favor of Symbolism & Mythology Has the Old Testament has been superseded and rendered archaic by the New Testament? Genesis 17:8 "And I will give to you and to your descendants after you, the land of your sojournings , all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.“ Genesis 13:14 - 17 And the LORD said to Abram... "Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; / for all the land which you see, I will give it to you and to your descendants forever . / "Arise, walk about the land [actual physical land] through its length and breadth; for I will give it to you.“ Genesis 22:15 - 18 Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, / and said, "By Myself I have sworn , declares the LORD... / your seed shall possess the gate [ to cities= LAND ] of their enemies / And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." The Scriptures on the Left cannot be true because... 1. The Old Testament (OT) has been superseded by the New Testament (NT). Thus, the OT is corrected & modified by the NT. 2. The OT is “passe” (archaic) & was fulfilled by Christ & replaced by the NT. 3. Therefore, the OT passages on the left have either been revised or replaced by better promises in the NT. For example, the NT transfers the Genesis 22:15 - 18 promises, & ALL of its associated OT promises, to the Church — that is, to the “ NEW ISRAEL ”. 4. OT history is full of myths, it’s only value is spiritual truths, not historical - factual truths. The Scriptures on the left fit that myth - mode, & thus not Literal OT “myths” include, 1) The Creation 2) Noah’s Flood 3) Sodom & Gomorrah 4) The Exodus 5) Fall of Jericho 1. The OT is foundational to the NT. The NT builds on the foundation & validity of the OT. 2. The proof that the OT has not been “closed” is apparent from the many OT prophecies that still await future fulfillment. Jesus made that point clear in Luke 24:44. For example, both OT & NT prophecies await the fulfillment of the Second Coming of Christ & a multitude of associated events. 3. Jesus attested to the “jot and tittle” TRUTH of the OT. Other Scriptures, on the Right, also verify the Eternal Truth of both OT & NT -- word for word, that “will not pass away.” The OT promises to Israel will be fulfilled — LITERALLY “word for word” , irrespective of the falsely labeled “NEW ISRAEL”. But the Objector’s words on the left WILL pass away! 4. The NT (that Palestinian Christians say they revere) affirms ALL (#4 on left) to be actual, factual historic events , 1) John 1:3; Col 1:16 2) Luke 17:26; 2 Pet 2:5 3) 2 Pet 2:6 4) Acts 7:36 - 45; Heb 11:29 5) Heb 11:30 - 31 Luke 24:44 Now [Jesus] said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you... all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms [ the OT ] must be fulfilled .“ Romans 15:4 For whatever was written in earlier times [ OT ] was written for our instruction , that through ...the Scriptures we might have hope. Matthew 5:17 - 18 ""Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets (OT); I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke (“one jot or one tittle” KJV) shall pass away from the Law [OT], until all is accomplished. Psalms 119:160 The sum of Thy word [ OT ] is truth, And every one of Thy righteous ordinances is everlasting. (i.e., True Forever ) 1 Corinthians 10:11 (see v. 6) Now these things [ OT ] happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction , [The last book of the NT, Revelation, records the many OT prophecies which still await future fulfillment ] OBJECTION ANSWER Was the LAW OF MOSES annulled by Christ? The LAND - promise is obsolete because, 1. “ The Law of Moses passed away with the coming of Jesus and His Gospel.” 2. “ Jesus said ‘It is finished’. The law did come to an end and the new message of Christianity began. We are no longer under the chains (bondage) of the old “Law of Moses” 1. Confuses the Law Of Moses Promises with Law Of Moses Commandments. Also, to deny the Land promise is a denial of the “Blessing Promise” (Gospel of Jesus, New Covenant ) because the promises are linked together in a ‘ Promise - Package ’. (Gen 22:16 - 18) 2. The Law Of Moses contained both the Abrahamic Covenant Promises & the Mosaic - Laws. The former is everlasting; The latter was temporary. NOTE: closely chart on right OBJECTION ANSWER Physical Spiritual Physical JEW Physical Spiritual Physical GENTILE PROMISE PACKAGE Abrahamic Covenant Gen 12:2 - 3, 7 L A W 10 Commandments ++ “Law of sin & death” Ro 8:2; 2 Cor 3:7 - 9 Exo 20; Deu 4:44 - 26:19 BLESSING LAND Ultimate SEED Jesus Isaac Jacob FAITH FAITH WORKS LAW OF MOSES Promise Package Genesis 17:8 "And I will give to you and to your descendants after you... all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.“ Romans 15:8 For I say that Christ has become a servant to the [Jews] on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises [“covenants”, Eph 2:12 ] given to the fathers, LAW OF MOSES Commandments Acts 13:39 and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses. Romans 6:14 ...for you are not under law, but under grace. WORKS CHART ABOVE — 1. Jesus affirmed the “ writings” of Moses to be just as much the Word of God as were Jesus’ own words. 2. The fairness of God requires a Literal understanding of His “words” since disobedience has severe consequences Deu 11:21 “...the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens remain above the earth.” These LAND promises, wherein the word “SWORE”, stresses God’s commitment to Fulfill them. They occur 39 times in the OT. Most are in the Law of Moses (Gen through Deu). The same “Swore” is used 2 times about the blessing of the future coming of Christ & His Gospel. For God to “swear” a promise, once is enough. But the fact that God swore 39 times underscores the significance of the “PROMISED LAND” in Bible prophecy. The writings of Moses (Left ) cannot be true because... 1. “ Jesus said ‘It is finished.’ The Law did come to an end and the new message of Christianity began. We are no longer under the chains of the old law. A new Savior - King is born -- not only for the Chosen few, but for all who believe in Him!” The Law Of Moses ENDED! 1. Again - Confuses the Comandments with the Promises in the Law Of Moses. 2. The necessary implication of Jesus’ statement on the Right ? For Moses’ writings and My words come from the same God! Therefore, to deny either one is to deny the other, and to deny God’s Word at the SAME TIME. John 5:46 - 47; (see also Lk 16:29) JESUS SAID TO LOST JEWS “For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote of Me. / But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?“ AFTER the Church began at Pentecost, Paul referred to the Law of Moses, “...I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law [of Moses], and that is written in the Prophets; (Acts 24:14) “[Paul] was ...trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets (Acts 28:23 ) OBJECTION ANSWER Was the LAW OF MOSES annulled by Christ? The Lord God said — 'And it shall come about that whoever will not listen to My words which he shall speak in My name, I Myself will require it of him . (Deu 18:19 Figuratively, Allegorically, Metaphorically, Symbolically, OR Literally Jesus Christ Moses “Listen to [Jesus]...” Deu 18:15 Take God’s words LITERALLY... ( or else ) ...are there not consequences? Deu 18:19 I Myself will require it of him . (Deu 18:19 Exodus 32:13 (NKJV) "Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants , and they shall inherit it forever. '" OBJECTION ANSWER Zechariah 8:13 'And it will come about that just as you were a curse among the nations , O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you that you may become a blessing . Do not fear; let your hands be strong.' The Nations will know and identify the Jews throughout the course of history 1. God essentially points to the nations as a ‘prophetic identifier ’ of the Jews. The prophecies on the RIGHT (Eze 36:20; Zec 8:13) say the nations will know who the Jews are & will make their identity known when they mock them with contempt. The context of both passages occur in the Last Days, ( i.e., “ scattered among the nations” [v. 19 — 70 AD]; gathered “from the nations” to their “own land” [v. 24 — 1948] ) 2. God knows who the Jews are. “He who scattered Israel” will gather them from among the nations and return them to the Land of Israel. ( RIGHT ) 3. No, God has not lost track of the Jews. He has maintained their unique identity, and points us to the nations, who will correctly affirm Jewish identity throughout the course of history. Ezekiel 36:20 "When they came to the nations where they went, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, 'These are the people of the LORD; yet they have come out of His land.’ [ the implication being, “ These are the ‘chosen people’, the Jews , but God has rejected them because they have been exiled from the ‘promised land’”] 1. The Jews forfeited the Land when they rejected Christ. As a result, the Jews were cursed by God, torn from the land, & as a people were lost to history. 2. So called “Jews” today are not legitimate Jews, & that cannot be proven otherwise. 3. Since the Jews are unidentifiable, then promises like that on the Above Left cannot be true. Jer 31:10 “...He who scattered Israel will gather him, And keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock." Eze 11:17 “...'Thus says the Lord GOD, "I shall gather you from ...the countries among which you have been scattered, and I shall give you the land of Israel ."' Germany & the Axis Power nations mocked, hated, & cursed the people in World War 2, actually forcing them to wear a yellow “Star of David” insignia — meaning JEWS -- for all to see... & then marched 6000 to a horrific death. BELOW: Who are the Jews? God knows. The evil Nations know. How much of the Church knows? The Palestinians say that there is no proof any real Jews still exist. Then, out of the other side of their mouth they claim “The Jews are evil Zionists who have stolen ‘our’ land.” BELOW: The Nations know who the Jews are! xxx xxx OBJECTIONS designed to Negate God’s Promises to Israel (a compilation and summation of Palestinian “Christian” sources) BELOW: the OBJECTIONS Checked have been covered; Part 3 (coming) will conclude. 1. The Old Testament (OT) has been superseded and rendered archaic by the New Testament (NT) 2. Much of the OT is mythical - history conveying only spiritual truths. 3. The Law of Moses was revoked by Christ and the Apostles. 4. After the Jews rejected Christ, any “supposed” OT promises to Israel were transferred to the Church. 5. The natural offspring of Abraham (Jews) disappeared over time as they blended into the Gentiles. 6. Zionism is an illegitimate and evil political movement because of the Objections above. 7. Any opposition to the Objections above is due to a LITERAL reading of the Western - Bible, which has been corrupted. NEXT: Part 3, Answering the 7 OBJECTIONS above from the Bible. These OBJECTIONS, designed to Invalidate God’s Promises to Israel are unsustainable in the light of God’s Word! The same God who “SWORE” to bless All people through the seed of Abraham SWORE 39 times to bless the seed of Abraham with “everlasting” possession of the “promised land”. God’s promises to us in the Gospel of Jesus Christ are on full display in His Abrahamic Land Promises — How? — MORE in Part 3. My friend, this is not political. It is Biblical, coming from the very Word of God. If you know Jesus Christ as your Savior, then remember daily to thank Him, and tell others, so they also may know Jesus as their Savior. If you do not know Jesus as your personal Savior, here’s why you should, and how you can, in Jesus’ own words. 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