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Heb 8:13; “Now when He said A NEW COVENANT, He hath made the first obsolete, and whatever is obsolete is growing old, and is ready to disappear”.
Way back in the Apostle Pauls’ day (30-60AD) The Old Testament Jewish covenant was becoming obsolete and growing old was ready to disappear. It DID disappear in 70 AD when the temple came down. No covenant, means no way of relating to God, i.e. no longer any Old Testament (old covenant) Jews. No man can invent his own covenant with God (Mormon, Jehovah Witness, Scientology, Hale Bob Comet, or any of the other cults and false religions i.e., Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Hedonist-Agnostic, Satanist, Nature Worshiper, etc.).Hebrews 10:9-14 9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first (covenant), that he may establish the second (covenant). 10 By which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; 13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. 14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are Sanctified. The first covenant (establishing Judaism) has been TAKEN AWAY, that He (God) may establish the second covenant which defines Christianity.
This is the REPLACEMENT part of Replacement Theology. Note, not co-existence, but REPLACEMENT. i.e. there are no Jews today. That covenant, way of relating to God, has ended, He wont allow it anymore. Jesus is the only door, not via animal sacrifices, to atone for sin, nor thru the blood of Abraham. And the so-called Jews of today (O.T. or false) Jews continue to reject Jesus as the messiah, let alone their Lord and Savior. The Old Covenant was a mere type or foreshadowing of what was to come. Now that, that which is perfect has come, the old has been done away.Matthew 21:33ff Parable of the Landowner 33Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, dug a wine press, built a tower, put a wall around it, rented it out to vine- growers (share-croppers, KJV says “husbandmen”) and went on a journey. 34When the harvest time approached, he sent his slaves (prophets) to the vine-growers (share croppers) to receive his produce. 35 The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third. 36 Again he sent another group of slaves (prophets) larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them. 37But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' 38But when the vine-growers saw the son (Jesus), they said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.' 39They took him, and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers? 41They said to Him, He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the [proper] seasons. 42Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures, The Stone Which The Builders Rejected, Has Became The Chief Corner [stone]; This Has Come About From The Lord, And It Is Marvelous In Our Eyes'? 43Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, (KJV says “NATION”, greek says “ethnos”) producing the fruit of it. 44And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces (all Christians get broken and have to die to self); but on whomever it falls (The false Jews in 70 AD), it will scatter him like dust (Roman Diaspora).
In this parable Jesus says the false Jews will be REPLACED by an "ethnos" a NATION yielding the fruit of it. That ethnos or "people" is the Christians.John 4:19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. John 4:20 Our fathers (The Samaritans) worshipped in this mountain; and ye say (you Old Testament Jews), that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. John 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. John 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the (True) Jews. (This answered the age old question, of which holy place was the proper one for them to worship at. I.E. Jerusalem. Ye worship ye know not what is a put down.) John 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. John 4:26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. the hour cometh, when “Holy Place” worship will end, (LIKE IN JERUSALEM at the temple) and instead true worshipers will worship God IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH.
(Implying that neither the Samaritans on their mountain, nor even the Jews at Jerusalem at that time were worshiping the Father in TRUTH). Even as every so-called Jew, (O.T. or false) Jew bowing at the wailing wall today is fake worship. In fact, instead of true worship happening, this was more the reality.Luke 13:33 In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day--for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Ephesians 2:14 For he (Jesus) is our peace (peace between Jew and Gentile), who hath made both (Jew and Gentile) one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;
This means no more Old Covenant Jews, no more Gentiles. Just Christians and UnBelievers. We do see Jews all over the New Testament, but that is because 70 AD had not yet come. During the N.T. both covenants were in force concurrently. One could be a valid Old Testament Jew or a true Christian. One could even be both at the same time i.e. the Apostle Paul. But this is not true today.Romans 9:6-8 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel; 7 nor are they all children because they are Abraham’s descendants, but: “THROUGH ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE NAMED.” 8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as the seed.
Conclusion: the children of the flesh, (i.e. the so called Jews whose confidence is in the flesh i.e. their blood line back to Abraham) these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted as the seed. and who are the "children of the promise" none but Christians.Galatians 3:29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. Galatians 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
This verse calls for the Christian Jews to come out of Old Covenant Judaism, to dis- associate with her, lest the Christians receive her plagues, (which plagues were coming upon her (Judaism) in 70 AD). The BIGGEST plague that the Christians would escape would be the siege of Jerusalem. The next “surrounding of Jerusalem by armies” would be by the Roman General Cestius in 66 AD. Even though the (O.T. = Old Testament or Old Covenant) Jews would get the initial victory over the Romans, this was the last chance to flee Jerusalem (while Simons’ army was busy chasing after the Romans). After this, everyone who didn’t join in on the rebellion, who didn’t join with the Zealots, was called a Roman sympathizer and had their property siezed and they would be killed by the Zealots to silence their protests. See Luke 21:20-28.Luke 8:18 So take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him. (O.T. or false) Jews “think they have a covenant with God” they do at the time of the New Testament writing 27-66 AD, but it will be TAKEN AWAY.
Christians have a covenant (relationship) with God, and to them, more will be given. Note, this is replacement theology, not two concurrent covenants (Jewish Abrahamic covenant, and Christianity) growing up together side by side until Jesus 2 nd (physical) coming, as the Dispys believe. Dispys [i.e. Dispensationalists] will object at verseLuke 21:27 “And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.”
Not recognizing that God claims to “come” in vengeance many times in the Old Testament, via his “day of the Lord” or via “the stars falling” or via the “sun being darkened” and this was a similar coming in vengeance (See Isaiah 13:1-17, Is 19:1, Ezek 32:3-11, Joel 2, “day of the Lord, day of clouds” Zeph 1,2, Jer 4:6-13, Lamantations 1:22-2:9, )Luke 21:22 For these (66-70AD) be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
That is vengeance by God, upon the (O.T. or false) Jews (for persecuting Christianity, the new bride). Modern day Christians will ask “vengeance for what”. (consider the two verses below)Revelation 6:9-11 9And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under
the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for
the testimony they had upheld. 10And they cried out in a loud voice, “How
long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who live on the earth and
avenge our blood?” 11Then each of them was given a white robe and told to
rest a little while longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their
brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
1 Thes 2:14
For you brethren became like the churches of God which
are in Judea, for you suffered the same things at the hands of your own
countrymen (the Thessalonians) even as they did of the Jews, who both killed
the Lord Jesus, and drove us out. They are not pleasing to God, but are
hostile to all men, hindering us from preaching to the Gentiles that they may
be saved, with the result that they ALWAYS fill up the measure of their sins.
But WRATH HAS COME UPON THEM TO THE UTTERMOST.
2 Cor 1:20 In Christ are all the promises of God, Yea and Amen.
Does that include the land promises to Israel? Are the (O.T. or false) Jews currently “In Christ” Only "in Christ" are ALL the promises of God honored. Modern day (O.T. or false) Jews adamantly reject Jesus Christ. In no way are they "in Christ" so the land promises and Abrahamic "bless them that bless thee and curse them that curse thee" promise cannot apply to modern day (O.T. or false) Jews. Interestingly enough, it WOULD apply to the true Jews, the Church.Romans 11:1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Nope, as of the 50’s when this epistle was written, God had NOT YET cast away His people. But in 70 AD He would. Also, who are His People? They get redefined as the new Bride of Christ, i.e. the Christians, whom God will never cast off, because He has written His law in our hearts, and He dwells amongst us and has sent His Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth. Romans 11:28, 29 but from the standpoint of God's choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers;
Note: the “they” here in verse 28 can only mean elect Jews pre 70 AD, who have yet to be saved. Currently they are considered enemies of the gospel. This is based on the “them” of the preceding verse who get their sins taken away and the “they” in verse 31 where they are shown mercy. Reprobate Jews (ethnic and national Israel) do not get their sins taken away, nor are they shown mercy, they are shown justice. Only elect or remnant Jews get shown mercy and get their sins paid for (taken away). So verse 28 might look like it is talking about all Jews, but it is not. It refers only to elect Jews pre 70 AD.Romans 11:29 for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
The word “for” here establishes the causality. A is true “for” or because of B. Because the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable towards His elect, therefore“from the standpoint of God's choice (election) they are beloved for the sake of the fathers;
and what fathers are we talking about. Both Christians and (O.T. or false) Jews would say Abraham is included in the list of the fathers. And who are the true sons of Abraham? See previous discussion (page 4)about Gal 4:21- 30; Romans 9:6-8, Galatians 3:26,29; Genesis 12:1-3
Jer 31:36 Thus says the Lord, Who gives the sun for light by day And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The Lord of hosts is His name: 36 “If this fixed order departs From before Me,” declares the Lord, “Then the offspring of Israel also will cease From being a nation before Me forever.”
Note, God counts cursing you for your disobedience and giving the promise to your more faithful children as fulfilling His original promise, as with Israel made to wander in the wilderness for 40 years until all that old generation died off, then God brought their kids (whom they said would be a prey to the Canaanites) into the land.verse 18 “and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man before me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to prepare sacrifices continually ... 20 “If you can break My covenant for the day and night so that they will not be at their appointed time, 21 then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and with the Levitical priests, My ministers. 22 As the host of heaven cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister before me.
Here, God is referring to the remnant, i.e. Christians. We know that the Book of Hebrews tells us that the Levitical priesthood was ineffective at taking away sin (Heb 10:9-14) yet Christians are the new priesthood (after the order of Melchizedek), thru the priesthood of all believers. Try conveying this concept to 600BC Israelites. The easiest way is to figuritively speak of the Christian priesthood of all believers, as “Levites” here in Jeremiah. Yet many a fundamentalist Christian of today insists that these verses in Jeremiah 33 call for a “forever tribe of Judah and forever Levites” thus they mistakenly believe that O.T. Jews still exist today. They err by taking Jer 33 too literally. Further proof that God considers Christianity to be the “Israel of God” today is found in James 1:1 (the 12 tribes here cannot be Judaism, perJames 2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Now I ask you. Does this sound like Christians getting exhorted here, or Jews? Some might respond "Both". Yes, when Jews start having the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ (i.e. w/o respect of persons) then they become Christians. My point exactly, that James 1:1 is talkin NOT about Jews, as the 12 tribes scattered abroad, but about Christians.James 5:8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
it can only mean Christians. The 12 tribes of (O.T. or false) Jews scattered abroad are NOT going to be patient for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Conclusion, the 12 tribes of James 1:1 are Christians, NOT Jews.Galatians 6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumscision, but a new creature. 6:16, "And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be upon them, and mercy, even upon the Israel of God."
Note, who is the “Israel of God”, here. Not the (O.T. or false) Jews. Also, if the (O.T. or false) Jewish covenant is still valid today, how can Paul say “neither circumcision availeth anything”. It is the very defining act of their old covenant. Which most fundamentalist preachers of today say is co-existent with the Christian covenant of today. Why would circumcision be necessary for a while, to maintain the old covenant with Yahweh in the O.T. days but now circumcision “availeth nothing” in the maintenance of the covenant that the Jews are claiming to be under today? It is the same Old Covenant with Abraham that required circumcision.1 Kings 9:6,7 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
This is Gods CONDITIONAL promise of curse to Solomon.I Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
God doesn't "go back" on a "forever" promise to Ely the priest, rather He enforces the true nature of all His "forever" promises. They are scholarships, which can be lost and given to another more deserving, thru your disobedience.Phil 3:2,3 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision; 3:3 for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,
(Paul goes on to explain just what “putting confidence in the flesh” means. He was a super Jew, had the pedigree, pharisee class, as to zeal persecuting the church.) This verse shows you who the "false circumcision" is, and who the "true circumcision" is. (O.T. or false) Jews vs the Church.Rom 2:28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God
This says the (O.T. or false) Jews of today are not really Jews, in Gods eyes. This verse is totally ignored by our Dispy friends and virtually all fundamentalist pastors.Mt 23:29-38 29 "See your house is left to you Desolate"
meaning the Temple. And Just reorganizing an unrepentant nation in 1948, genociding innocent Arab neighbors till you occupy most of your former territory by fake (O.T. or false) Jews and rebuilding the temple to go back to the type and shadow of animal sacrifices but not repenting and embracing Jesus, doesn't get your covenant-with-God status back. In fact it should build more anger from the Almighty, yet the gullible Christians of today, not knowing their Bibles, believe the (O.T. or false) Jews when they say they are still the "apple of Gods eye".Matthew 24:34 "Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled."
A generation in the Bible is 40 years (see below). if Jesus died in say 30 AD, then 30 plus 40 years brings us down to 70 AD when “all these things” in Matt 24 were fulfilled by the Roman invasion of Judea under Vespasian and Titus, per the eminent historian Josephus. Josh 5:6 a generation in the Bible is 40 years Hebrews 3:9,10 a generation in the Bible is 40 years Yes, for those who object toMt 24:29 But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from the sky and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
This verse refers to the guiding lights (religious and political) of 70 AD Israel. That would be the high priest, and the political rulers of the day. These are the “powers of the heavens (high places)” that will be shaken.2 Samuel 21:17 Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
See also Is 13:10. God knows that something as huge as a star cannot literally “fall to earth” It would burn it up long before the 100 times larger stars engulfed the earth. It would be more like the earth falling into the stars. Nor can the stars fall down without landing on earth, just get wiped away. That would mean either the whole universe went dark (got destroyed, which scripture doesn’t indicate) or all the stars light got blocked from the surface of the earth, perhaps by some world wide encircling dust cloud, which would pretty much be the end of planet earth as we know it, unless this blockage was only for an hour or so.Job 38:7 and remember “Lucifer O star of the morning, how hast thou fallen”. Philippians 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Lights doesn’t always mean literally lumens, sometimes it has a spiritual meaning. Like “Jesus, light of the world”.Isaiah 19:1 The oracle concerning Egypt Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them. Psalm 104:3 He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind; Matthew 24:28 "For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together."
Where DEAD Jerusalem was, there expect to see the Roman eagles (ensigns leading the legions).1 Pet 4:7 The end of all things is at hand.
All things here meant the end of all the things that the (O.T. or false) Jews of the early first century were familiar with. Their Temple, Priesthood, Ceremonial Law, and indeed very Covenant with Yahweh. The end of Judaism. From now on God has broken down the middle wall of partition between Jew and Gentile, he has made the two into one. All the types of Christ are expired and done away with, now that Christ has come. Likewise all the types of the Bride of Christ are fulfilled and done away with (Judaism) now that Christianity has come. There was a small overlap period from 27 to 70 AD when both brides were alive on planet earth at the same time. Which is why the New Testament talks like there are still (O.T. or Old Covenant) Jews walking around in its day. II Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens (spiritual firmament, boundary between God and Man) shall pass away with a great noise (roar, some trannys say, think the temple crashing down), and the elements ( follow every usage of the Greek here, “elemental things”) shall melt with fervent heat, the earth (Greek gamma eta can also be translated “land”, i.e. land of Israel is meant here) also and the works ( (O.T. or false) Jewish religion was a works based religion) that are therein shall be burned up.
Summary, end of the (O.T. or false) Jewish age.1 Peter 2:7 this precious value, then, (the value of jesus) is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, (specifically the (O.T. or false) Jews, here) the stone which the builders rejected, (that would be the (O.T. or false) Jewish leadership) This Became The Very Corner Stone, 8 And, A Stone Of Stumbling And A Rock Of Offense; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, (gentiles at this time, did not even know the word, nor could be expected to be obedient to it, but the (O.T. or false) jews had the word) and to this doom they were also appointed.
i.e. the end of (O.T. or false) Jewry HAD TO HAPPEN. It was fore-ordained by God. To end the type; of the bride of Christ when the real bride of Christ showed up. I.E. Christianity who is in love with the son. (O.T. or false) Jewry despises the son.Luke 19:38 (Jesus disciples) Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the
name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him,
Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold
their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things
which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench
about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and
they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest
not the time of thy visitation.
Isaiah 49:14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath
forgotten me. 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not
have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not
forget thee. 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy
walls are continually before me.
Gal 4:21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law (return to Judaism), do
you not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the
one by a bond-woman, the other by a free-woman. ... 29 But, as he who was
born according to the flesh (Ishmael) then persecuted him who was born
according to the Spirit, (Isaac) even so it is now. ( (O.T. or false) Jews persecuting
Christians) 30 Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the
bondwoman (cast the (O.T. or false) Jews out of the covenant with Yahweh, which
happened in 70 AD) and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be
heir with the son of the free woman."
Rev 19:2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged (in 70
AD) the great whore, (harlot, NASB) which did corrupt the earth with her
fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Revelation 18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints,
and of all that were slain upon the earth. (this can ONLY be Jerusalem, per
Matt 23:29 ff)
Mark 11:12 On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry.
13 Seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would
find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for
it was not the season for figs. 14 He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit
from you again!”
Mark 11:20 Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21 And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.” 22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
Since they were heading back to Jerusalem in the morning and passing by the same fig tree some scholars speculate that "this mountain" Jesus was referring to was the (O.T. or false) Jews glorified mountain, i.e. the temple, gleaming in their sight as they headed towards Jerusalem. In the Book of Revelation, the Land = Judaism and the Sea = the Gentiles. The Land beast is Herod, and the Sea Beast is Nero. When the Roman army (gentiles) left no stone unturned on the Jewish Temple it was the equivalent of symbolically uprooting the mountain (Temple) and casting it into the sea (gentiles).Luke 13:6 And He began telling this parable: “A man (Jesus) had a fig tree
(Israel) which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for
fruit on it and did not find any. 7 And he said to the vineyard-keeper, ‘Behold,
for three years (time of Jesus ministry thus far) I have come looking for fruit
on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up the
ground?’ 8 And he answered and said to him, ‘Let it alone, sir, for this year
too, until I dig around it and put in fertilizer; 9 and if it bears fruit next year,
fine; but if not, cut it down. Rev 2:21 and I gave her time to repent’”
Israel got cut down, permanently and forever, due to lack of fruit. Per John
the Baptists warning in Mt 3:5
Mt 3:5 Then Jerusalem was going out to him (John the Baptist), and all
Judea and all the district around the Jordan; 6and they were being baptized
by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.
7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism,
he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath
to come? 8“Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance; 9and do not
suppose that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father’;
for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to
Abraham. 10“The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every
tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
12“His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His
threshing floor; KJV says Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly
purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Revelation 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. Revelation 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Note: the temple with its surrounding buildings looked like the male part of a millstone. (like a mexican hat or sombrero). The Sea here symbolizes the Gentiles (just as the land in Rev. symbolizes the Land of Israel). That great city is Jerusalem or Judaism, (the holy city is the church). See discussion about Babylon above that ties it to the harlot, the woman riding on the beast, the city where our Lord was crucified. The Great city in Revelation is Jerusalem, the holy city in Revelation is the Church. The part of this verse that supports RT (Replacement Theology) is and shall be found no more at all. Jesus commentary on Rabbinical Judaism back in His day, and they have only gotten worse today (2019).I John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
Do the (O.T. or false) Jews of today deny that Jesus is the Christ (messiah)? They sure do. Just ask them. For those of you who are still hung up on the “race” issue, and think that the (O.T. or false) Jews of today have even 1 drop of Abrahams blood running thru their veins, consider:Ye do vainly set aside the commandments of God for the traditions of men if ye had believed Moses, you would have believed Me.
The war of words was heating up towards the end of Jesus ministry, as He called them whitewashed tombs full of dead mens bones; a "synagogue of Satan"; "of your father the devil"; "sons of the murderers of the prophets who will "fill up" the measure of their wrath; for it cannot be that a prophet should die outside of Jerusalem. Etc.Revelation 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.