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To: Seven_0
It is necessary that Israel does not exhibit true faith in the triune God until the time of the gentiles ends. If Israel comes to Christ before the rapture, I will admit that I was wrong.

Since God’s timetable is not ours, you and I will probably be quite dead before this ever happens. It's already 2000 years and counting.

37 posted on 05/30/2011 7:17:40 PM PDT by topcat54 ("Dispensationalism -- like crack for the eschatologically naive.")
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To: topcat54
Since God’s timetable is not ours, you and I will probably be quite dead before this ever happens. It's already 2000 years and counting.

You could be right on this point. The early dispensationalist recognized that the churches in Revelation 2 and 3 represented periods of time between Christ's ascension and his return. They also realized that they were in the time of Philadelphia and the return of Christ could not be imminent because the Church of the Laodiceans was yet to come. They correctly predicted that the Jews would return to their land in unbelief

I do not believe that the rapture is imminent but I think we are in the age of Laodicea. If Israel is to be pre-eminent during the tribulation, they must be left behind at the rapture. I do not see why I should discard the dispensational view at this time.

Watch Israel.

38 posted on 05/30/2011 9:14:34 PM PDT by Seven_0 (You cannot fool all of the people, ever!)
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