Questioner
I am a little bit confused as to the correct stance on Israel versus the Church. Is God really all done with Israel and has the Church become the new Israel?
Answer
God is not done with Israel and the Church is
not the new Israel.
God has simply set Israel aside for a period of time as the channel of salvation
to the world, and now the Church is temporarily the channel of the gospel
message during this age of the Gentiles. However, in the future, after the
Rapture of the Church, God will again use Israel as the sole channel of
salvation to the Gentiles. This will take place during the Tribulation
Period and continue during Christ's Millennial Kingdom, as He turns back to
Israel (as a result of their salvation and acceptance of Jesus as the their
Messiah) and fulfill the promises He made to her in the Old Testament, and use
Israel as the "channel of salvation" to the world.
Added to Bible Bulletin Board's "Tony Capoccia's Questions and
Answers" by:
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