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Originally Posted by TGBTG
Look, even if the nation of Israel can be proven to be direct physical descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that nation is still no different from the nation of Iran, Afghanistan, etc from a new testament perspective.
and that is the crux of the issue. This is what dispensationalism refuses to accept.
I know from experience the talking points - "1948, sign of the fig tree, all Israel shall be saved, etc" when ingrained into a person can make it difficult to see that Israel is no different from any other nation under the new testament.
But man, studying Jer 31, Heb 8, Joel 2, Acts 2, Gal 1-6, Eph 2 totally removes the concept of anyone special nation (including the U.S.A) if I may add.
Please, do not misconstrue this as "anti-semitic". All that is being said is that natural ancestry is of no consequence under the new covenant.
It's John 14:6 or bust... |
If you look back, you can see that I never refute what you are saying here. I am simply saying, without bringing in or having eschatology in mind, keeping a record of your family lineage is no different than the method we use today - genetic genealogy.
I still maintain that just because the temple was destroyed in 70AD doesn't mean that there is not one single, solitary person alive today who is not linked, by genetic heritage, to the time of Abraham.
Everyone is blowing up with eschatology. LOL!
Israel is a nation, a democratic ally, the US supports them because we have things in common. We help each other. For instance, in 2018, the Israel army signed a $200 million contract with the US to provide us with Israel's TROPHY anti-missile tank defense system. They have shared excellent advances in many areas with our nation, i.e., national security advice. There is no reason not to support Israel.
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