False teaching by separating Scripture from Scripture

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Revelation1v8 said:
@Journey_man

This will be the third time this morning that I will use this reference for everyone to understand why God/Jesus came to Israel first and then to the Gentile nations in order to carry out His promises and blessings upon the whole world. As Romans 11 shows, when the fulness of the Gentiles comes in, God will turn around and show mercy on Israel and it's remnant to fulfill ALL of His promises. He will do this through the Millennial Kingdom period on earth before the permanent state of Heaven is revealed (Revelation 20 & 21).

the Bible makes it pretty clear that it was God's plan for the Jews to reject Jesus so that salvation could come primarily through the Gentiles first (as the second born) before He comes back to bless a remnant of the Jews (the first born). In the Jewish world, they always put so much emphasis on giving all of their inheritance to their first born, when God/Jesus mostly (not always) chose to use the second born to carry out His blessing and promises (ie Isaac over Ishmael, Jacob over Esau, etc.)

Excuse me for using A.I. to explain this in more detail and more thoroughly:

The biblical emphasis on the firstborn stems from ancient Near Eastern customs where the eldest son received a double portion of inheritance and served as the family's leader and priest (Deuteronomy 21:17; Genesis 49:3). In the Torah, this status required consecration to God, leading to the pidyon haben ritual where firstborn sons were symbolically redeemed from divine ownership (Exodus 13:2). Israel itself is designated God’s "firstborn" (Exodus 4:22) to signify its privileged covenantal relationship and preeminence among nations.

Jesus and the New Testament writers use the "second born over first born" theme (seen in figures like Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph) to illustrate that spiritual blessing is determined by divine election and faith, not biological priority. This pattern highlights that the younger or chosen line often carries the covenant promise, challenging traditional expectations of birthright. Theologically, this signifies that Christians are the "second born" or spiritual offspring who inherit the blessing through grace, while Jesus is termed the "firstborn of all creation" (Colossians 1:15) to denote his supreme authority and preeminence rather than literal birth order.

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@Journey_man, we know that this Millennial Kingdom is on earth because we still see people living, dying, and repopulating the earth again in Isaiah 65.

So, the Millennial Kingdom is the "age to come" that the Disciples mention before the permanent state of Heaven sets in. God/Jesus will use this time period to fulfill His promises to Israel. Read Luke 24:44.

Once this "age to come" (1,000 years) has passed, then God/Jesus will "place all of His enemies under His feet", including Satan, Hell, and Death like Revelation 20 shows and perform the Great White Throne Judgement.

Then we'll see the permanent state of Heaven come in Revelation 21 & 22. The "age to come" was never Heaven, as it doesn't have a sun or a moon and time is not measured there.

The Bible tells us that Israel will remain a nation and will become a witness for God/Jesus during the Millennial Kingdom period. Again, we know this is on earth because the Bible says that they will remain a nation as long as there are ordinances of the sun and the moon in existence on the earth. Once this heaven and earth pass away, none of this will be needed any longer.

The Bible tells you that not one jot or tittle of the law or His words will pass away until heaven and earth pass away. Once it does pass away, it will no longer be needed, as we will all be living together as one with God/Jesus and we will all become "all in all" like 1 Corinthians 15:28 shows us. But God/Jesus has to put all of His enemies under His feet first.

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Journey_man said:
We all know who the Father represents in the parable.

There were two sons with the Father at the start of the parable.

What do you mean by "what would a son represent". They don't represent the same thing in the parable so you need to rephrase your question.

God only has one Son, so He's not the Father of either the prodigal or his brother.
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Oh wow.
God is not your father?
I just assumed you were a believer.

If obvious components are that big of a challenge to you, then maybe just skip all the parables.
 
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Psalm1 said:
Oh wow.
God is not your father?
I just assumed you were a believer.

If obvious components are that big of a challenge to you, then maybe just skip all the parables.
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I guess Journey_Man doesn't understand how we became "CHILDREN of God" or how a Shepherd has more than one sheep.

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