Gods Mercy,Why the Jews are Still Gods Chosen People

[eternally-gratefull]

Oh wow, We miss this in Acts 1,it is always ASSUMED that the disciples either DID NOT understand what the kingdom was or that they were still asking about an earthly kingdom,but that IS READ INTO the text. This is what it actually says

Acts 1

1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach [SUP]2 [/SUP]until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. [SUP]3 [/SUP]After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. [SUP]4 [/SUP]On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. [SUP]5 [/SUP]For John baptized with[SUP][a][/SUP] water, but in a few days you will be baptized with[SUP][b][/SUP] the Holy Spirit.”
[SUP]6 [/SUP]Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
[SUP]7 [/SUP]He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. [SUP]8 [/SUP]But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
[SUP]9 [/SUP]After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
[SUP]10 [/SUP]They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. [SUP]11 [/SUP]“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

It plainly says that JESUS TAUGHT them about the kingdom for forty days. That part ALMOST ALWAYS GETS LEFT OUT. There is NOT ONE WORD THAT SAYS the disciples were STILL LOOKING FOR AN EARTHLY KINGDOM. It's not there.

Never mind that also leaves out that either Jesus LIED to Pilate when He said that His kingdom was NOT of this earth or He Himself did NOT UNDERSTAND that He was to have an earthly kingdom.

This does not prove a thing.

It was post ressurection.

And you still ignore the fact, Jesus did not correct them, but acknowledged them by saying it is not for them to know the date.

Sorry sis, you cannot get past that. If they were wrong, jesus would have corrected them. not lead them on, He told them many truths in his time with them (like peter was going to die, and how) unless you think peter could not understand that until pentecost?

These men knew who Christ was at this time, they were no longer confused.

 

[SarahM777]

He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. . . . . Ok. . . Jesus spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God - They STILL asked him - “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” Now why would they ask that? Was Jesus just not clear to them whether this kingdom would be physical or spiritual? Did the disciples KNOW the OT? Of course they did . . . . they would have taken the OT literally and would have been looking for a physical kingdom to be restored.

You are ASSUMING they were still looking for an earthly Kingdom. Nothing in the text indicates that. And you forget this

1 Samuel 8

8 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.[SUP][a][/SUP] [SUP]2 [/SUP]The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. [SUP]3 [/SUP]But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. [SUP]5 [/SUP]They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead[SUP][b][/SUP] us, such as all the other nations have.”
[SUP]6 [/SUP]But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. [SUP]7 [/SUP]And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.[SUP]8 [/SUP]As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. [SUP]9 [/SUP]Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”

[SUP]10 [/SUP]Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. [SUP]11 [/SUP]He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. [SUP]12 [/SUP]Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. [SUP]13 [/SUP]He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. [SUP]14 [/SUP]He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. [SUP]15 [/SUP]He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants. [SUP]16 [/SUP]Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle[SUP][c][/SUP] and donkeys he will take for his own use. [SUP]17 [/SUP]He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves. [SUP]18 [/SUP]When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”
[SUP]19 [/SUP]But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us. [SUP]20 [/SUP]Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”
[SUP]21 [/SUP]When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the Lord. [SUP]22 [/SUP]The Lord answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.”
Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”

Jesus came to restore the FATHER'S kingdom to Israel.

 

[Straightshot]

"Off topic again..lol..but many believe that it was a mistranslation, especially considering the way that Genesis 10 is laid out, with Shem coming at the end of the chapter. *back on topic*


Who is "many" dude?


You and a parrot

Explain to me how Genesis 10 is laid out

What a gas bag

Muslim fiddling I suspect

 

[SarahM777]

This does not prove a thing.

It was post ressurection.

And you still ignore the fact, Jesus did not correct them, but acknowledged them by saying it is not for them to know the date.

Sorry sis, you cannot get past that. If they were wrong, jesus would have corrected them. not lead them on, He told them many truths in his time with them (like peter was going to die, and how) unless you think peter could not understand that until pentecost?

These men knew who Christ was at this time, they were no longer confused.

Why would Jesus HAVE TO correct them when He taught them about the kingdom for FORTY DAYS? Remember Jesus had to open the scriptures about the Messiah having to suffer and die and rise again on the third day. And you also forget they had a HEAVENLY KING before they ever had an earthly king.

 

[Straightshot]

"From the time of Christ until today (about 2,000 years), what will happen to all those who claim to be Jews yet rejected Christ, who lived and died within this 2000 year time period?"


The same thing that will happen to those who tout replacement theology and claim that they are "spiritual" "Jews" [Revelation 2:9; 3:9]

 

[eternally-gratefull]

Why would Jesus HAVE TO correct them when He taught them about the kingdom for FORTY DAYS?

So he is just going to let them go on thinking something that was not true..

Ok. That is the way to send your disciples off, let them continue to believe a lie..

Remember Jesus had to open the scriptures about the Messiah having to suffer and die and rise again on the third day. And you also forget they had a HEAVENLY KING before they ever had an earthly king.

actually that was the suffering servant who was prophesied to do that, His name was never given. It was hidden from them (and satan) that is why they could never understand it. The messiah was never supposed to die, And he was supposed to rule all mankind, and no army could touch him.

What Jesus showed is that he first had to come remove sin, before he could come as earthly king and ruler.

Funny, they finally understood it in acts one, and you still do not. That is sad do you not think?

 

[SarahM777]

[/COLOR]So he is just going to let them go on thinking something that was not true..

Ok. That is the way to send your disciples off, let them continue to believe a lie..



actually that was the suffering servant who was prophesied to do that, His name was never given. It was hidden from them (and satan) that is why they could never understand it. The messiah was never supposed to die, And he was supposed to rule all mankind, and no army could touch him.

What Jesus showed is that he first had to come remove sin, before he could come as earthly king and ruler.

Funny, they finally understood it in acts one, and you still do not. That is sad do you not think?

So are you saying that Jesus during the forty days never taught them about the kingdom of God and did not correct them during the forty days before He ascended into heaven? You are assuming that Jesus DID NOT CORRECT them during the forty days. You are reading into the text that they still understood the kingdom to be an earthly kingdom.

 

[eternally-gratefull]

So are you saying that Jesus during the forty days never taught them about the kingdom of God and did not correct them during the forty days before He ascended into heaven? You are assuming that Jesus DID NOT CORRECT them during the forty days. You are reading into the text that they still understood the kingdom to be an earthly kingdom.

I am not assuming anything.

I am saying, The OT prophets said messaih would come and rule from earth. But it also said a servant would come and die for the sin of his people.

the disciples understood at this time the two differing events. You evidently do not. And jesus did not correct them, but told them, it is not for them to know when it will happen. it will happen in Gods time, Just like he told them in matt 24. how there will be great tribulation. then the king will come. And just like the angel said, the messiah would come back to earth the same way they saw him leave.

The kingdom of heaven, and the earthly kingdom are two different things. this is what you do not understand.

 

[SarahM777]

I am not assuming anything.

I am saying, The OT prophets said messaih would come and rule from earth. But it also said a servant would come and die for the sin of his people.

the disciples understood at this time the two differing events. You evidently do not. And jesus did not correct them, but told them, it is not for them to know when it will happen. it will happen in Gods time, Just like he told them in matt 24. how there will be great tribulation. then the king will come. And just like the angel said, the messiah would come back to earth the same way they saw him leave.

The kingdom of heaven, and the earthly kingdom are two different things. this is what you do not understand.

You are assuming Jesus DID NOT teach them that it would not be an earthly kingdom during the forty days that Jesus was teaching them about the Kingdom of God.

 

[peacefulbeliever]

You are assuming Jesus DID NOT teach them that it would not be an earthly kingdom during the forty days that Jesus was teaching them about the Kingdom of God.

The disciples didn't even understand His death and resurrection and exactly what it meant. . . When they went to the tomb and found him gone they still didn't understand . . . . How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory? And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. Luke 24:25-27

He explained to them what was said in the OT scriptures the things concerning himself . . . so he probably went into the fact that he was to gain the throne of David and reign over Jacob's descendants forever exactly what the angel told Mary concerning His birth . . . "You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end". Luke 1:31-33 All other prophecies of the OT "literally" happened - why not this one? The OT believers took these prophecies literally - the apostles, having only the OT, took these prophecies literally - that is why they asked Jesus if he was going to restore the kingdom at this time . . they were looking for him to rule from David's throne after his resurrection - LITERALLY.

And you are assuming that Jesus taught them it would be a "heavenly" kingdom - Jesus knew the OT frontward and backward - He knew many prophecies that had been realized LITERALLY - He saw many prophecies concerning himself fulfilled - LITERALLY - why would he not believe that he was going to rule an earthly kingdom? The heavenly city, Jerusalem is going to come down from God and it has to land somewhere - there will be trees, animals, water flowing, it will be a literal city on literal land with a literal ruler - Jesus Christ will govern.

For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. And the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. Isaiah 9:6-7

Do you honestly think that the OT believers thought this was going to occur in "heaven" or that it was going to be a literal occurrence?

 

[SarahM777]

The disciples didn't even understand His death and resurrection and exactly what it meant. . . When they went to the tomb and found him gone they still didn't understand . . . . How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory? And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. Luke 24:25-27

He explained to them what was said in the OT scriptures the things concerning himself . . . so he probably went into the fact that he was to gain the throne of David and reign over Jacob's descendants forever exactly what the angel told Mary concerning His birth . . . "You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end". Luke 1:31-33 All other prophecies of the OT "literally" happened - why not this one? The OT believers took these prophecies literally - the apostles, having only the OT, took these prophecies literally - that is why they asked Jesus if he was going to restore the kingdom at this time . . they were looking for him to rule from David's throne after his resurrection - LITERALLY.

And you are assuming that Jesus taught them it would be a "heavenly" kingdom - Jesus knew the OT frontward and backward - He knew many prophecies that had been realized LITERALLY - He saw many prophecies concerning himself fulfilled - LITERALLY - why would he not believe that he was going to rule an earthly kingdom? The heavenly city, Jerusalem is going to come down from God and it has to land somewhere - there will be trees, animals, water flowing, it will be a literal city on literal land with a literal ruler - Jesus Christ will govern.

For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. And the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. Isaiah 9:6-7

Do you honestly think that the OT believers thought this was going to occur in "heaven" or that it was going to be a literal occurrence?

So are you saying Jesus lied or was mistaken when He said these things about His kingdom?

John 18

[SUP]33 [/SUP]Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
[SUP]34 [/SUP]“Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”
[SUP]35 [/SUP]“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”
[SUP]36 [/SUP]Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”

[SUP]37 [/SUP]“You are a king, then!” said Pilate.

Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

Luke 17:20-21
Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.”

Mark 9:1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

Matthew 12

[SUP]25 [/SUP]Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. [SUP]26 [/SUP]If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? [SUP]27 [/SUP]And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. [SUP]28 [/SUP]But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

[SUP]29 [/SUP]“Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

 

[SarahM777]

You see peaceful the problem is that you run head long into Jesus clear statements about His kingdom and especially this statement

Luke 9

[SUP]21 [/SUP]Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. [SUP]22 [/SUP]And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
[SUP]23 [/SUP]Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. [SUP]24 [/SUP]For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. [SUP]25 [/SUP]What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? [SUP]26 [/SUP]Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
[SUP]27 [/SUP]“Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”



Mark 9

And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”

You need to be able to understand who Jesus is talking to (the disciples) whom He plainly tells them that some of them WILL NOT DIE BEFORE THEY SEE that the Kingdom of God HAS COME. He is NOT speaking to someone 2000 thousand years in the future but to the DISCIPLES WHO WERE THERE WITH HIM.

 

[GuessWho]

He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. . . . . Ok. . . Jesus spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God - They STILL asked him - “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” Now why would they ask that? Was Jesus just not clear to them whether this kingdom would be physical or spiritual? Did the disciples KNOW the OT? Of course they did . . . . they would have taken the OT literally and would have been looking for a physical kingdom to be restored.

Yes, although they witnessed unique events, the disciples still asked Christ that question which proves that they were still understanding the Kingdom in a somewhat limited way (within a Jewish category of mind who expected from the Messiah a totally different agenda and understood the kingdom as a sort of earthly divine form of government). They are not to be blamed for that and their question shouldn't surprise us so much. You can not change over night the beliefs that were very rooted in the jewish mind. Their question is a proof that they are credible human beings (subjected to misunderstanding) and not robots that can switch automatically from a category of thinking to a higher understanding.

 

[crossnote]

Yes, although they witnessed unique events, the disciples still asked Christ that question which proves that they were still understanding the Kingdom in a somewhat limited way (within a Jewish category of mind who expected from the Messiah a totally different agenda and understood the kingdom as a sort of earthly divine form of government). They are not to be blamed for that and their question shouldn't surprise us so much. You can not change over night the beliefs that were very rooted in the jewish mind. Their question is a proof that they are credible human beings (subjected to misunderstanding) and not robots that can switch automatically from a category of thinking to a higher understanding.

whose frame of mind do you think the Author of the OT was in when He inspired the Scriptures. They were fulfilled literally before the cross, why do you think that now those same OT Scriptures were to take on an allegorical interpretation?

 

[peacefulbeliever]

So are you saying Jesus lied or was mistaken when He said these things about His kingdom?

John 18

[SUP]33 [/SUP]Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
[SUP]34 [/SUP]“Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”
[SUP]35 [/SUP]“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”
[SUP]36 [/SUP]Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”

[SUP]37 [/SUP]“You are a king, then!” said Pilate.

Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”

It is not saying that his kingdom will not be on the earth nothing to do with the earth. He is saying that his kingdom is not "of this world" because "this world" is fallen, sinful and full of unrighteousness. "this world" is passing away (1 Cor. 7:31). Jesus also said that his disciples "did not belong to the world" - meaning that they were not a part of the evil influences of the world. Just the opposite was said of the Pharisees who opposed him - John 8:23 - "you are of this world" having nothing to do with actually being on earth or being in a physical body but it speaks of involvement with evil and demonic influences. Christ kingdom is "not of this world", not of this present evil world; it will come at the renewal of all things - new heavens and new earth.

Luke 17:20-21
Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.”

The kingdom of God was in their midst in the form of Jesus Christ - Jesus physically being in their presence. With all the negative things Jesus said about the Pharisees - I doubt if the kingdom of God was within them . . . .

Mark 9:1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

Matthew 12

[SUP]25 [/SUP]Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. [SUP]26 [/SUP]If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? [SUP]27 [/SUP]And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. [SUP]28 [/SUP]But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

[SUP]29 [/SUP]“Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

I went to look at some commentaries on this and boy, are they scattered in their interpretations . . . Not many are sure but they do agree with the fact that it has to have something to do with the transfiguration - At the transfiguration when Moses and Elijah appeared - they spoke of his departure - (his death and resurrection). His resurrection is what brought the holy Spirit and gave the apostles "power from on high" or "power from above". If the commentaries are not sure about this - then I sure as heck don't know for sure. But these 3 scriptures do not negate how other prophecies have been literally fulfilled and it's funny how you want to read those scripture with a literal meaning; they could mean something entirely different than what you or I am thinking.

Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined . . . If Christ's is ruling right now - and - Satan and his third of the angels (demons) are ruling (2 Co. 2:4) - then I would say THAT IS A KINGDOM DIVIDED.

 

[GuessWho]

whose frame of mind do you think the Author of the OT was in when He inspired the Scriptures. They were fulfilled literally before the cross, why do you think that now those same OT Scriptures were to take on an allegorical interpretation?

Clearly, in the frame of mind and understanding of His chosen people.
The redefining of Israel's vision of God's Kingdom (by Jesus Christ) was not allegorical (although Christ spoke about the kingdom in parables). If Christ re-locate the kingdom in its right (designed) place: our hearts, it does not mean that He speaks allegorically, "the kingdom is really at hand", but not in plain sight (like the jews expected), but like a seed growing secretly.

 

[crossnote]

Clearly, in the frame of mind and understanding of His chosen people.
The redefining of Israel's vision of God's Kingdom (by Jesus Christ) was not allegorical (although Christ spoke about the kingdom in parables). If Christ re-locate the kingdom in its right (designed) place: our hearts, it does not mean that He speaks allegorically, "the kingdom is really at hand", but not in plain sight (like the jews expected), but like a seed growing secretly.

Christ began speaking in parables after most of Israel had rejected Him as King (mt 12), from there He would build His Church, a slightly different entity than National Israel but that does not mean the literal promises to Israel will not one day be realized in the future. ..when the Church has been taken.

 

[GuessWho]

Christ began speaking in parables after most of Israel had rejected Him as King (mt 12)

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from there He would build His Church, a slightly different entity than National Israel but that does not mean the literal promises to Israel will not one day be realized in the future. ..when the Church has been taken.

His Church is now the New Israel.
As for the National Israel and her nationalistic expectations from the Messiah: keep dreaming.

 

[crossnote]

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His Church is now the New Israel.
As for the National Israel and her nationalistic expectations from the Messiah: keep dreaming.

It'll take more than that to wake me up.

Read Mt 12:24-45 (Israel's rejection)

All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world."
(Mat 13:34-35)

With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
(Mar 4:33-34)


And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
(Mat 16:18)

So do you have any Scriptures stating "His Church is now the New Israel. " ?

 

[GuessWho]

So do you have any Scriptures stating "His Church is now the New Israel. " ?

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham'

I think a first anticipation that God's people are those who obey and love Him and not those who happen to be of Jewish blood is found in the sayings of Saint John the Baptizer.

Saint Paul would have agreed with John. I recommend you read Galatians, Philippians and Romans if you want to see who is now the New Israel.