From Abraham to today, God has confirmed by signs and words that his 'covenant' with Israel (the Jews and the 12 tribes of Israel) is an eternal 'covenant'. Look up at the Sun and Moon and Stars for evidence: Zechariah 8:7. Yes, Yahweh has confirmed that we ALL are sinners (at the core) yet God will redeem us ALL over his chosen time period. God works through his created people to accomplish his PLAN. God has not 'replaced' his chosen (the 12 tribes) with another set of believers (called Gentiles) on issues of destiny IMO.
Trying to say that God has 'replaced' historical Israel with a NEW Israel (the Gentile Church) is fallacious thinking IMO. Many believers today are recognizing this reality and abandoning all these apostate churches which preach this message. Some 70% of all Christian Churches (7 out of 10) preach that historical Israel (the Jews and/or Israelites) were 'replaced' with a Gentile Church after 70 A.D. Paul of Tarsus emerged as the primary spokesperson for these Gentile Churches of Christianity which advance this false theology.
After the destruction of the 2nd Temple of Yahweh in 70 A.D. the Jews (all the Israelite tribes) were scattered and this replacement cult (called The Way/later called Christianity) emerged from the wreckage. This history is important to understand as it has led to 2,000 years of a Gentile Church Age (under Roman Catholic Christianity mostly) including a new theology which emerged after Nicaea (325 A.D.). This new theology led to the Catholic religion (our various Popes, Cardinals, Bishops) and later the Protestant denominations (after the Reformation period). Some 2.6 billion (today) call themselves Christians!
Prior to the destruction of the 2nd Temple in Jerusalem (70 A.D.) the core beliefs on issues of God were mostly that of historical Judaism. The God of Israel, YHWH, was at the core. The Torah was the reference point for theological issues...and the God of Abraham/Moses/David (Yahweh) was viewed as our Creator God. Then in 29 A.D. (+-) a major event happened. This Jew from Nazareth emerged on the scene (after baptism by his cousin, John) and a new theology gradually developed (mostly after Yeshua's death in 33 A.D.).
Yeshua (who many call Jesus today) emerged on the religious scene in 29 A.D. (+-) and proclaimed that the KINGDOM of his GOD (Yahweh/Father) was near...essentially at the door. After Yeshua was baptised his worldview developed. Yeshua's cousin, John the Baptist, was later killed (beheaded) by Herod Antipas. Yeshua then started his own ministry and developed followers who bought into his message/ministry. The core message/gospel of Yeshua was that the KINGDOM of his GOD (God the Father, also called Yahweh) was near...essentially at the door.
This message (gospel) was preached for some three years (+-) in and around Jerusalem and the Galilee area. Some 70 - 72 believers (disciples) preached this gospel (of the coming KINGDOM) to mostly Israelites who understood the Torah and the prior doctrines of Abraham/Moses/David. These Israelites were waiting for the promised KINGDOM of GOD which was outlined in the Torah and other Jewish scriptures: see Isaiah 2 and 11 for reference. The Kingdom was promised for the planet but it ended up being rejected in 33 A.D. The issues are complex and many differing viewpoints have evolved from this history.
The message of John the Baptist (before his beheading) was (apparently) that all the Israelites should REPENT and turn to the GOD of Israel (Yahweh/Father) so that this KINGDOM could arrive for everyone. Yeshua preached this gospel (of the Kingdom) even while his contemporaries, the Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, rejected this ministry (they apparently thought Yeshua wanted to present himself as Yahweh God...a blasphemy to these confused believers at his trial). All this confusion led to this cult emerging called The Way (later Christianity). Confusion, diversity, and politics led to this new religion developing for our planet.
In reality, Yeshua never desired to be God (Yahweh) IMO...but after his death (a political/religious ordeal that got nasty) many confused followers gradually started a cult (called The Way) which gradually evolved (after Paul's evangelism) into this monolithic church (religion) which became dominant after the time of Constantine the Great (who then promoted a Catholic Christianity for the Empire so as to enhance his political regime). By 325 A.D. this cult of Christianity had evolved into a cult of Christ (Jesus was the guru).
This cult emerged from no historical written words from Yeshua/Jesus (the key character). What happened was that oral testimony (about his beliefs) developed over the years and stories became infused into the memories of believers who viewed this person as a MESSIAH person. Gradually, a body of believers emerged (under Greek thinkers) and a gospel was written down under the labels of assumed eye witnesses. Each Gospel was unique and different yet it produced a Gentile religion which grew and prospered.
Christianity, this cult, gradually grew into this Catholic religion in Rome, Italy (with Popes, Cardinals, and Bishops) who desired to be the 'Vicar' of Christ for all believers. This entity dominated and controlled nearly everyone who had an inner/spiritual mindset as they had political clout and also spiritual clout. Control over the people and their spiritual beliefs was KEY to total political control over the world system. All this happened (gradually and relentlessly) after the death of this Messiah person, whom we call Yeshua/Jesus.
The new Catholic Gentile Church (along with select politicians) controlled the world systems and promoted this idea called REPLACEMENT theology (a view that the old testament God was anathema/changed and a new testament God had emerged with Yeshua/Jesus at the center (Jesus had been glorified and was now Deity). A new covenant was promoted along with a new theology of Christianity (where the prior Jews of the Torah, non-gentiles, were 'REPLACED' so that this new covenant could evolve into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (now the glorified God who was now EQUAL to the prior God of Abraham/Moses/David).
A new theology emerged (gradually) with this TRINITY doctrine (a form of idolatry to the God of Israel) and with the exaltation of Yeshua (now viewed as glorified and at the right hand of the Father) in the heavens. Yeshua was made EQUAL with the prior God of Abraham/Moses/David (in 325 A.D.) at the Council of Nicaea. A 'hypostatic union' was espoused. The old testament Jewish believers (who viewed God as ONE God/transcendent) where essentially REPLACED (theologically) so that a NEW COVENANT of SALVATION could emerge (under Jesus) for the entire world.
The writings of this false evangelist, called Paul of Tarsus, became the key reference point for this New Covenant (where the CHURCH of Jesus Christ was central and dominant for ALL believers). God, our Creator (theologians assumed), had REPLACED the Jews (of old) with a NEW theology so that the Kingdom of Jesus could arrive for the world. All this continued (gradually) from 33 A.D. to the present time (2022 A.D.). Replacement theology has created this Gentile Christian religion and their various doctrines for all believers to buy into as GOSPEL. It's all mostly gross deception when fully understood!
Historical Jews were persecuted by the Christian world religious system in Rome and worldwide as God supposedly had rejected them. The evidence was the DESTRUCTION of the 2nd Temple of Yahweh in 70 A.D. Gradually, pogroms and Jewish Antisemitism emerged in most Gentile nations as a punishment for Jewish 'sins'. The history of Antisemitism has not ended as of today (2022). Antisemitism is prevalent and the God of Israel is rejected by most God believers. HaShem is the God of Israel. All this needs to change if God's Kingdom is to emerge going forward!
Today, many scholars, believers, and philosophers are recognizing that this so-called Church Age (of Gentile Christianity) is OVER and done. These theological thinkers are now proclaiming that the END is here for this Church Age and this has led to a denunciation of Replacement Theology. The emergence of a new doctrine has developed where ISRAEL (the Israelites, and Jews) are RESTORED...so that the real KINGDOM of GOD can arrive for our planet. Church theology and Prophecy is now focused on End-times eschatology (the Church Age is essentially over) as historical ISRAEL emerges to REPLACE the prior Replacement theology of orthodox Gentile Christianity.
After some 2,000 years of theology centered on the exaltation of Jesus as King (and God), the new eschatology is either a 2nd Coming theology (promoted mostly by Evangelical Christianity) and/or a new Messianic coming (promoted by historical Judaism). The so-called Gentile Christian believers (who advocated this Replacement Theology for 2,000 years) now desire a RAPTURE (escape) into the heavens to meet their glorified Jesus...prior to their return some seven years later to RULE planet Earth via their King Jesus. This is called the 2nd Coming of King Jesus to reign over planet Earth for some 1,000 years!
Orthodox Rabbi's (Jews) are now recognizing this collapse of apostate Christianity (their core theology) and they have started to promote a 3rd Temple in Jerusalem (as recognition of their God...Yahweh/Father/HaShem) along with a new Messianic theology for those who think that God is bringing the world his spiritual KINGDOM for the entire planet. The spiritual battle is now between our End-time thinkers (within apostate Christianity) and Jewish Rabbi's (over in the restored Israel/Jerusalem) who view a NEW Messiah as arriving for the world. Is this our reality today?
The BIG news is that we are living in the END TIMES for all religion and the RULE of man (regular politics) IMO. The End of man's rule appears to be approaching for our planet IMO. Our CREATOR GOD (IMO) is bringing us his KINGDOM RULE (for the entire planet) as his 6,000 year plan (of man) is ending. The emerging trend is the 1,000 year Kingdom Age where our Creator God rules over our Universe and our Planet. That is my sense of reality as of today. Each person will need to THINK for themselves on all these issues.
My summary of spiritual/political events are the following:
1. From creation to Yeshua (some 4,000 years). Adam, Eve, Flood, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David.
2. From Yeshua to the present (some 2,000 years). Exaltation of Jesus to God, Church Age, End Times.
3. From Armageddon to the end of Kingdom Age (some 1,000 years). New Jerusalem, New man.
The End Times are apparently here as God's Plan of the Ages seems to proclaim this reality. The current political systems are ending. Capitalism is over. Communism is over. The Ukraine war is part of this end-time series of events, and the confusion of our times is here as nothing works under the current systems of man's rule. This summary is a general overview for your consideration. The BIG story is that the prior REPLACEMENT theology of apostate Christianity is ending. A new theology is emerging where the historical descendants of Jacob emerge. JACOBS TROUBLE is part of this theology!
I am: Donald B. Swenson, Economist/Philosopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com. Also, http://kingdomecon.wordpress.com.
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