Tuesday, November 18, 2008
the church and israel
A redeemed Israel was foretold by the Old Testament prophets. The New Testament writers concluded this was fulfilled in the church as the mystical body of Christ. Some would contend for a more literal interpretation. To the believers of the time, a literal interpretation would not have made much sense (Gal 6.16; 1 Pet 2.9; Gal 3.28-29; Heb 12.22-24).
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So...you think that in Revelation when it talks of the 12 tribes it means that the Gentiles in the church are going to be divided into 12 groups and given names of the sons of Jacob?
I'm not ignoring you. I don't have an answer that satisfies right now. Here's the deal. I was premillennialist but the was some tension I couldn't resolve. Not enough to cause me to think about it, just a low level sense of discomfort. I've never aligned to dispensationalism ... just doesn't seem to square with Scripture in my mind.
So along comes amillennialism which I had not previously looked at because just the name was enough to reject it. What, no millennium? That's nuts. But if I re-look at my preconceived definition of "millennium" it isn't completely nuts. And, it resolves some questions I had with my former position. Not to say new ones haven't come up but I think it's worth a look.
Therefore, hang in there, I hope to eventually answer this question but I'm a slow reader and I don't have it right now.
Randy - I think you are speaking of Re 21. If so, I think simply that the church is identified with the twelve tribes simply to convey the idea that there is one people of God on the earth-Israel in the OT, and the church in the New.
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