Re: Who gets the promises?: Jews Church? : "Replacement theology": Other thoughts
Thank you for your reply. You are scratching however, where I am not itching.
That's a good one!
Jews as well as gentiles will be saved the same way through the acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. And
in the new Heaven and new Earth messianic Jews will be Indistinguishable with gentile Christians, just as they are today.
Agreed.
There is no death in the new heavens and new earth (Rev 21:4), which is eternity.
That is a separate issue to the JEWS being regathered today IN THE LAND as outlined in Isaiah.
Sorry I did not make myself clear.
Salvation, and non-distinction between Jew and Gentile in the body of Christ and in the new heavens and new earth is not my issue.
My issue is interpretation of prophetic riddles.
Others interpret Isa differently.
Only
Biblical interpretations of prophecy are
certain and authoritative.
We have no interpretation of Isa stated in the Bible, as we do of Da 2:37-45, or Rev 17:9-18.
So all interpretation of Isa is private and uncertain.
THAT has to come 1st. THAT is where we are TODAY.
That is the itch I was scratching.
You interpret Isa one way, and others interpret it to mean things entirely different.
We have no
authoritative Biblical interpretation of Isa, which is certain,
we have only
private and differing interpretations of Isa, with no Biblical authority
declaring which, if any, is correct.
Terrible things will continue to happen to Israel and the Jews in God's attempt to have some remnant repent, realize, and accept Jesus.
I don't see Isaiah as a "private and uncertain" interpretation.
I am merely believing what the text actually says.
Keeping in mind that others see a different meaning in the same text.
I don't see any contradiction with Gal.3:16 and Isaiah 11:10-12.
Finally, since YOU acknowledge that the 1st regathering occurred after Babylon, and the 2nd hasn't happened yet,
Not exactly. . .I didn't say it was the first return.
Isa 11:16 gives an indication of the
first return as the Exodus from Egypt.
The return from Babylon would be the second return.
Christian are commissioned to go out to the whole world AND NOT gather in Israel, the questions remain unanswered by you. If what I just wrote is wrong, why does God distinguish between gentiles and Jews in Isaiah?
My engagement is in
Biblical interpretation of prophetic riddles.
I don't much engage in personal interpretation of prophecy,
because it would be only private and uncertain as are all the others.
So I am not in a position to answer your questions regarding their meaning.