The Pandemonium Perpetrated by the Premillennialist Paradigm

Any time there is a flurry of activity in the Middle East you can count on evangelical Christians to put on a good show. They run around proclaiming an "End of the World Is Near" gospel in hopes of scaring people into the Kingdom of God.

I refer to such Christians as "they" because I happen to be one of those evangelical Christians who believe that God is no longer dealing with national Israel and that His chosen people are those who comprise the church—essentially, all who believe in Christ. This may seem like a radical concept to those who look upon writers of doomsday fiction as prophetic geniuses, but that's what happens when people are drawn away from that boring, dust-covered, leaherbound Bible on the coffee table by novels with flashy covers and catchy titles.

When it comes to end times "prophecy," premillennialists seem to have a monopoly on the market. Hal Lindsey burst upon the scene in the 1970's with The Late Great Planet Earth. It became an international best-seller. In like fashion, the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins has proven to be one of the most lucrative enterprises in the history of Christendom. Sure, these books are by no means examples of literary greatness, but the authors more than make up for that with pure, unadulterated prophetic sensationalism.

The success of apocalyptic authors like Lindsey, LaHaye and Jenkins stems from their ability to exploit the prevailing eschatological school of thought among evangelical Christians, that being dispensational premillennialism. (Thank you, John Nelson Darby!) When it comes to the end times, most premillennialists believe that all Christians will be "raptured," that is, taken up out of the world by Jesus Christ at his almost second coming. Those left behind will have to face the Great Tribulation, a seven-year period of unparalleled chaos which will also herald the rule of the Anti-Christ. At the end of the Tribulation, Christ will return—his actual second coming—to set up his earthly kingdom and reign on the throne of David for a thousand years. After that millennial time of peace, God will do away with evil once and for all at the Great White Throne Judgment. (How there can be a thousand years of peace with evil present I cannot say. I suppose it's one of those things that just works it self out in the premillennialist model.)

With all the hype surrounding the end times, it is certainly understandable that theological misconceptions will filter down into our political ideology. This is not a new phenomenon. In fact, ever since the arrival of dispensational premillennialism on this continent in the 19th century our national political position has shifted to accomodate this line of thinking, thanks to the efforts of evangelical Christians.

Evangelical Christian influence has been around since the founding of this nation, and the beliefs of evangelicals have spilled over into politics. Ordinarily there would be nothing wrong with this, but flawed theology has since given way to a flawed foreign policy, and U.S. interests have become inextricably tied to the interests of modern Israel.

Strong political support for a Jewish nation began in the early 1900s. During World War I, Arthur James Balfour penned the Balfour Declaration which set the stage for British support of a Jewish homeland:

American politicians have continued to voice their strong support for Israel, though little has been mentioned as to why Israel is such an important ally. But that really isn't the issue I want to explore. What seems to be driving the U.S.-Israel relationship, as far as evangelical Christians are concerned, is the popular belief that the nation of Israel still plays an important role in prophecy, and those not wanting to be caught facing the business end of God's wrathful sword come Judgment Day are pushing for more U.S. involvement in the Middle East. About the only reasons we hear are that we have a "moral obligation" to stand behind Israel or that it's simply "the right thing to do."

Dispensational premillennialists typically quote the Book of Psalms when speaking of our "obligation" to support Israel. "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May they prosper who love you'" (Ps. 122:6). This passage has been accepted by many Christians as a universal command by which all believers are bound to pray for the physical city of Jerusalem, lest they fall out of favor with God. Of course, that isn't the case.

While it may be good and practical to pray for the peace of modern Jerusalem, we should really be praying for peace all across the world—the peace that can only come about through the Good News of Jesus Christ. So, in a spiritual sense, Psalm 122 does apply to Christians today. We should pray for the peace of the spiritual Jerusalem, the church (Heb. 12:22), for the well-being of our brothers and sisters in Christ and the furtherance of the Gospel.

It is interesting to see the ensuing pandemonium among evangelical Christians brought about by rumors of war in the Middle East. Believers ignore sound biblical instruction and start buying up extra copies of Left Behind to use as witnessing tools for reaching their non-believing friends. Christian columnists all across America crank out editorial pieces on the Jews' divine claim to the Holy Land and the importance of remaining steadfast in our nation's support of Israel. Jack Van Impe goes on television with an air of righteous vindication and says, "See? My latest reinterpretation of my previous reinterpretation of Revelation was correct! The time of Christ's coming in the clouds is fast approaching!"

Who can blame these Christians for becoming so enraptured (no pun intended) with the idea of being whisked away in the blink of an eye while the world is left to fester for seven years in its own evil juices? It is comforting for people to believe that they will escape tribulation when the end comes.

But ask anyone who holds to the premillennialist view what Christ had in mind when he proclaimed, "Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place" (Matt. 24:34). Ask them what the apostle Paul meant when he said, "For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham" (Rom. 9:6b-7a). Ask them why God felt it was necessary to establish a New Covenant (Heb. 8) if the Old Covenant is yet to be fulfilled. Chances are the answers you receive will be less than satisfactory.

The truth is that the covenant God had with Israel finds its fulfillment in Christ. "And if you are Christ's," Paul reminds us, "then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Gal. 3:29). Advocating an "End of the World Is Near" gospel that appeals to gullible Christians and poll-driven politicians cannot be edifying for the body of Christ. If anything, it detracts from the work the Son of God already accomplished through his death and resurrection.

I certainly do not hold myself up as a theologian or biblical scholar, but it doesn't take one to see that the premillennialist paradigm is rather precarious. When a fundamental part of our foreign policy is based on a shaky biblical exegesis and championed by the very people who should know better, it gives one reason to question the immediate future of our nation.

At least we can rest in the fact that God is ultimately in control. His true chosen people, those who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, will not be forsaken, and the glory of the Almighty will shine forth for all the world to see.

"PREMILINIAL" etc. is something I haven't observed anyone to have remotely all figured out yet--I STRONGLY SUSPECT ALMIGHTY FATHER BEING A GREAT GENERAL AS WELL is not ready for any mortal to have it all figured out yet.

Personally, I find your contentions MUCH MORE at odds WITH FATHER'S CLEAR STATEMENTS than those of the typical spokesperson you decry. Messages to follow will somewhat illustrate the point.

Perhaps Scripture will have little impact on your reasoning but I like the Scriptures in the following on the topics touched on above.

"ONLY WHEN DAY AND NIGHT CEASE --ONLY THEN WILL ISRAEL CEASE TO BE A NATION BEFORE ME!"

By Steve Shultz steve@elijahlist.com

Can you imagine how utterly angry, furious, and LIVID Satan must have been to hear God speak through the prophet Jeremiah about Israel's enduring future. . .

Jeremiah: 31: 35-36 "This is what the LORD says, he who appoints the sun to shine by day, who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar--the LORD Almighty is his name: 36 "ONLY IF THESE DECREES VANISH FROM MY SIGHT," declares the LORD," will the descendants of Israel EVER CEASE TO BE A NATION BEFORE ME."

Not only does the prophecy say Israel will continue, but that it will ALWAYS continue AS A NATION!!
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Further, just as the cross of Jesus made a public spectacle of Satan's defeat, the Lord, even in the Old Testament wanted to rub Satan's nose in it. So he continues, through Jeremiah, the above prophecy by restating the fact in this amazing way, saying that this promise will endure, even if Israel's sin continues for a season . . .

Jeremiah 31: 37 "This is what the LORD says: 'Only if the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below be searched out will I reject all the descendants of Israel BECAUSE OF ALL THEY HAVE DONE," declares the LORD.

Remember, in the previous verse (vs. 36) God's promise through Jeremiah is that Israel will continue AS A NATION and it will continue, even though others would accuse [DO YOU--Aleksandar Vojvoda, jlogajan, trevorjohnson--REALLY want to be included in that "others"????] "But Look at all the sins they have committed!"

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IS JEREMIAH'S PROPHECY FOR TODAY?
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DO YOU KNOW WHERE THIS PROMISE, THIS DECREE-- WAS GIVEN?

That's right, it's part of the NEW COVENANT. . . THE FAMOUS NEW COVENANT ..stated a few verses before.

Would you like to read it ALL in context?

Jer 31:33-32:1

(33) "THE IS THE COVENANT I WILL MAKE WITH THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL AFTER THAT TIME," declares the LORD." I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. (34) No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD." For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."

(35) This is what the LORD says, he who appoints the sun to shine by day, who decrees the moon and stars to shine by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar--the LORD Almighty is his name: (36) "Only if these decrees vanish from my sight," declares the LORD, "WILL THE DESCENDANTS OF ISRAEL EVER CEASE TO BE A NATION BEFORE ME. (37) This is what the LORD says: "Only if the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below be searched out will I reject all the descendants of Israel BECAUSE OF ALL THEY HAVE DONE," declares the LORD.

(38) "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when this city will be rebuilt for me from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. (39) The measuring line will stretch from there straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn to Goah. (40) The whole valley where dead bodies and ashes are thrown, and all the terraces out to the Kidron Valley on the east as far as the corner of the Horse Gate, will be holy to the LORD. The city will never again be uprooted or demolished."

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JESUS, YESHUA, THE MESSIAH -- DIED FOR THE NATION OF ISRAEL
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Jesus, the Jewish Carpenter -- came to die for Jew and Gentile alike. But he clarified to the "woman at the well" that salvation is of the Jews." And so it is. Israel-- the Jewish people, hold a very dear and special place in the Lord's heart. Jesus stood looking down upon Jerusalem and wept that they did not recognize His coming. But HE prophesied that they WOULD recognize Him when He came again. He prophesied . . .

"I tell YOU, YOU [Jerusalem and the Jewish people, as a NATION] you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" Luke 13:35

A few days later, at the crucifixion of the Jewish Jesus at the hands of both Gentile and Jew, the High Priest prophesied (without intending it) that Jesus had died for the NATION of Israel. But don't take my word for it . . .

"Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was HIGH PRIEST that year, spoke up, "You know nothing at all! You do not realize that it is better for you that ONE MAN DIE FOR THE PEOPLE than that the WHOLE NATION PERISH." John 11:49-50

Even the High Priest knew
that the death of Yeshua would save the
NATION of ISRAEL.

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HOW WILL ISRAEL LOOK TO GOD'S DELIVERANCE --- WITH THE PASSOVER CELEBRATION IN MIND
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Jeremiah is talking again. A few chapters earlier. He is prophesying about the days we are living.

Jeremiah is essentially speaking into the time NOW, when Israel and the Palestinians are fighting and most of the world opinion has turned against Israel. He's comparing and contrasting when people celebrate the PASSOVER--and what their celebration will EVENTUALLY include!!

At the PASSOVER, Jews around the world declare and remember God's faithfulness in rescuing and delivering Israel from slavery in Egypt. But Jeremiah, speaking of how the Passover celebrates this great deliverance ---- prophesies that the time is coming in the future (the future we are NOW COMING INTO) when Israel will no longer celebrate the Passover as the greatest event but they will celebrate a future DELIVERANCE as the greatest event. Read it for yourself . . .

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A GREATER DELIVERANCE THAN FROM EGYPT?
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"So then, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "when people will no longer say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,' 8 but they will say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the descendants of Israel up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.' Then they will live in their own land." Jer 23:7-8

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THE WAR ISRAEL IS IN -- IS BECAUSE THE ABOVE
PROPHECY IS BEING FULFILLED BEFORE OUR EYES
[THAT IS, THE EYES OPEN BY BEING *WILLING* TO SEE]
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Jews are coming home by the hundreds of thousands! Satan is furious. He does not want this prophecy to be fulfilled. More are coming. Millions more. Even from the other countries around the world, they are coming to Israel.

And Satan HATES it!! He is doing all in his power to stir up hatred and war against Israel. He is trying to turn world opinion against them. He is doing it through false accusation and in some cases true accusations. As in any war, neither side is completely virtuous. But as we showed above, God's promise of deliverance is NOT BASED ON THE VIRTUE OF ISRAEL, BUT IS BASED ON HIS PROMISE AND DESIRE TO RESTORE THEM. Therefore . . .

This war is not against flesh and blood but against Principalities and Powers.

There are many innocent victims on both sides of this conflict, Palestinian and Israeli. But this thing is being orchestrated by Satan -- He wants Ishmael and Isaac in a war --brother to brother.

What is the part of Christians to pray?

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THIS WAR IS ABOUT THE JEWS COMING HOME
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We must pray against this war. It may break out but we must pray that it will NOT break out --outside of the Lord's timing.

And we must pray that there will be reconciliation between Jews and Palestinians--- Because this war is not about those two sides except that the Lord's desire is to bring reconciliation to these brothers, Ishmael and Isaac.

But make no mistake... This war is about the Jews coming home according to the prophet Jeremiah and all the major prophets--and it's about Satan wanting to wipe the Jewish people off the map by driving them into the sea.

Finally, we must pray that all Christians---- and America, will stand with Israel, THOUGH THE HEAVENS FALL! Remember, Jesus died for his own Jewish people and for the NATION of Israel too (not just the Church). And because His blood is at work, He will bring correction to their sins, and shortcomings.

But Israel's sins HAVE NOT and WILL NOT nullify the promises of God.

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REMEMBER THE PROMISE:
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"This is what the LORD says: 'Only if the heavens above can be measured and the foundations of the earth below be searched out will I reject all the descendants of Israel BECAUSE OF ALL THEY HAVE DONE," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 31: 37

Pray too for America --- for in standing with Israel, or not ---- AMERICA WILL DECIDE HER FUTURE!

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "MAY THOSE WHO LOVE YOU BE SECURE [and May America love Israel] May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." For the sake of MY BROTHERS AND FRIENDS I will say, "Peace be within you." For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity. Ps 122:6-9

OF COURSE, if you think all the above is nonsense about events long since historically past; 100% totally ended period—then you are welcome to try yawning through events coming up shortly.

But I wouldn’t recommend it.

For one, Father may have some feelings about willfully refusing to believe that He meant what He said and said what He meant.

For another, I suspect events may quite soon enough become more dramatic than yawns would be fitting for. 9/11 was just a warm-up. IF you’d REALLY like to test your contentions at the cost of 10’s of thousands of more American lives, I suppose you could lobby hard for us to dump Israel on it’s tin ear. Israel would not end up suffering beyond their period of coming discipline for being so apostate. Father God will insist that they are protected as a NATION and as a people even if He has to clone additional children of Abraham from hairs in his tomb or create millions more legions of angels.

But if you prefer, please don’t allow my pontificating to disturb your sleep, sleep on. . . . while you can.

Many Christians, however, are too wrapped up in their flawed eschatology to realize that their first responsibility is to the church, the body of Christ, and not to a nation of unbelievers. As a result, eyes glance up in anticipation at the eastern sky every time Israel is mentioned in the media, and the practice of interpreting Scripture through newspaper headlines becomes commonplace.

This author's sanctimonious opinions not only are ignorant of eschatology, they are ignorant of Scripture as well. The Biblical reasons to support Israel are numerous, and end-time prophecy does not even enter the picture for most Evangelical Christians.

1. The first principle for all Biblical understanding is that G-d is immutable. That means that He never changes His mind, and He never goes back on His Word. He promised Abraham a Seed and a Land FOR ETERNITY.

2. Replacement theology has permeated the Evangelical community for over 100 years, and yet even in those denominations where it is the strongest, there is support for Israel (example: Presbyterian and Lutheran) - and those denominations are not strong on eschatology at all, and if they are they trend AGAINST premellinialisim. So much for that part of this specious arguement.

3. Replacement theology is one of the most dangerous trends of the reformation. It in effect "voids" G-d's covenants with the Nation of Israel - but expects G-d to honor His "unconditional" covenant with individual believers. Wholesale removal of pages of the Bible are necessary to support this heresy.

"Thus says the Lord: “If heaven above can be measured, And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel For all that they have done, says the Lord." Jeremiah 31:37

And for those of you who believe the lie, "Israel is the Church and the Church is Israel" in a mystic sense, the word "seed" should get your attention.

"Have you not considered what these people have spoken, saying, 'The two families which the Lord has chosen, He has also cast them off’? Thus they have despised My people, as if they should no more be a nation before them."; Thus says the Lord: 'If My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth, then I will cast away the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will cause their captives to return, and will have mercy on them.’" Jeremiah 33:24-26

This is talking about the Nation and People of Israel. As well, this prophecy and its accompanying curse apply to those who claim that "G-d is finished with Israel"... so beware. No, most Evangelical Christians know that Jesus is a Jew. They know that all 12 of His disciples are Jews. They know that Paul is a Jew. They know that the gifts and callings of God are irrevocable (Romans 11:29) - no matter what some "replacment theology" anti-semites might say...

The author needs to spend a little more time in Romans and Deuteronomy before claiming that Israel is no longer at the center of God's plan.

5359 Philadelpheia {fil-ad-el'-fee-ah}
from Philadelphos (the same as 5361); TDNT - 1:144,*; n pr loc
AV - Philadelphia 2; 2

Philadelphia = "brotherly love"
1) a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, situated near the eastern base of
    of Mount Tmolus, founded and named by the Pergamene king, Attalus
    II Philadelphus. After the death of Attalus III Philometor, 133 BC,
    it together with his entire kingdom came by his will under the
    jurisdiction of the Romans.

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5361 philadelphos {fil-ad'-el-fos}
from 5384 and 80; TDNT - 1:144,22; adj
AV - love as brethren 1; 1

1) loving brother or sister
2) in a broader sense, loving one like a brother, loving one's fellow
    countrymen
    2a) of an Israelite
    2b) of a Christian loving Christians

Also there's:

5360 philadelphia {fil-ad-el-fee'-ah}
from 5361; TDNT - 1:144,22; n f
AV - brotherly love 3, brotherly kindness 2, love of the brethren 1; 6

1) love of brothers or sisters, brotherly love
2) in the NT the love which Christians cherish for each other as brethren

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5384 philos {fee'-los}
a primitive word; TDNT - 9:146,1262; adj
AV - friend 29; 29

1) friend, to be friendly to one, wish him well
    1a) a friend
    1b) an associate
    1c) he who associates familiarly with one, a companion
    1d) one of the bridegroom's friends who on his behalf asked the
        hand of the bride and rendered him various services in closing
        the marriage and celebrating the nuptials

Ezekiel 37:16-20

16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For
Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions [2270]: then take
another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for
all the house of Israel his companions [2270]:
17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in
thine hand.
18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt
thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of
Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his
fellows [2270], and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah,
and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their
eyes.

02270 chaber {khaw-bare'}
from 02266; TWOT - 598c
AV - companions 7, fellow 4, knit together 1; 12

adj
1) united
n m
2) associate, fellow, worshippers
3) companion

Modern Hebrew [chaver] 1 friend, comrade. 2 partner, associate. 3 fellow,
member. 4 scholar

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02266 chabar {khaw-bar'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 598; v
AV - couple 8, join 8, couple together 4, join together 3, compact 1,
      charmer + 02267 1, charming + 02267 1, have fellowship 1, league 1,
      heap up 1; 29

1) to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in
    league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer
    1a) (Qal)
        1a1) to unite, be joined
        1a2) to tie magic charms, charm
    1b) (Piel)
        1b1) to unite with, make an ally of
        1b2) to unite, join, ally
    1c) (Pual)
        1c1) to be allied with, be united
        1c2) to be joined together
    1d) (Hiphil) to join together, pile up (words)
    1e) (Hithpael) to join oneself to, make an alliance, league together

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Modern Hebrew lit. "hand + hand" (yad + yad) = [yadid] 1 friend. 2 beloved.

03039 y@diyd {yed-eed'}
from the same as 01730; TWOT - 846a
AV - beloved 5, wellbeloved 2, loves 1, amiable 1; 9
n m
1) one beloved, beloved
adj
2) lovely

3039 from the same as 01730...

01730 dowd {dode} or (shortened) dod {dode}
from an unused root meaning properly, to boil; TWOT - 410a; n m
AV - beloved 34, uncle 16, love(s) 8, father's brother 2,
      wellbeloved 1; 61

1) beloved, love, uncle
    1a) loved one, beloved
    1b) uncle
    1c) love (pl. abstract)

Compare (same spelling, dalet vav dalet):

01732 David {daw-veed'} rarely (fully); Daviyd {daw-veed'}
from the same as 01730; TWOT - 410c; n pr m
AV - David 1076; 1076

David = "beloved"
1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

Revelation 3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
Revelation 3:8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

YHWH + the letter dalet ("door") spells Yehuda.

from TWOT #431e:

delet is to be differentiated from other words of aproximately the same meaning. In relation to sha'ar "gate", delet represents only the swinging door, while sha'ar denotes the entire structure of the gate. In relation to petah "door, entrance", petah is the entrance to the house. delet is a device for closing and opening the entrance. Also, delet is used only in connection with a built house.

I always find it funny that people like to believe the prophecies concerning the Messiah that are fulfilled in Jesus, believe that Jesus is truely who He said He is - the Son of God, with the full divinity as the Father Himself who forgives sin and will judge man (Mat 7:22-23) and then conveniently toss out the Hebrew scriptures because we have a "new covenant". Yet the reason many Jews didn't believe Jesus was the Messiah was because of all of the "Son of David" Messianic prophecies in which the Messiah will rule and reign from Jerusalem with a rod of iron (Psalm 2:9; Rev 2:27) and all of the nations shall come to Him and receive instruction. (Isa 11:10; Rom 15:12) That even if they don't celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles "Sukkot" they won't receive any rain. (Zach 14:18). These same people would then discount the prophetic picture as shown in the Feasts (in which the first 4 have been literally fulfilled on the very day of the feast) not realizing that the word Feast means rehersal of things to come (so just who was the Passover Lamb that John the Baptist and Revelation refer to?). The next Feast which lasts for 2 days is the Feast of Trumpets (because no man knows the exact day the feast begins is celebrated for 2 days) in which the trumpet calls the people to repentance. At this Feast there is a judgment that is made in which the fates of true righteous is sealed as well as the true wicked but for the masses who are not sure the go through the 10 days of Awe. Then the judgment is made of the seperation of the goats (depart from me you worker of iniquity Mat 7:23) and the sheep (Mat 25:21) on the Day of Atonement "Yom Kippur" Then comes the only Feast in which the Jews and Gentiles participate in (and is commended to be celebrated in the 1000 year kingdom reign of Christ) is the Feast of Tabernacles "Sukkot" in which the final harvest is revealed to the Lord and you live in temporary houses.

But ask anyone who holds to the premillennialist view what Christ had in mind when he proclaimed, "Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place" (Matt. 24:34).

Did Jesus come already and I missed it? How about this comment from Jesus: "Mat 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom."
What happened when James, John and Peter witnessed Jesus who was transfigured into full glory on the mountain (Mat 17:2) with Moses (the righteous dead in Christ) and Elijah (those caught up with Christ) (1Th 4:16-17)

Ask them what the apostle Paul meant when he said, "For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham" (Rom. 9:6b-7a).

Ask them what the apostle Paul meant when he said,
"Rom 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Rom 11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
Rom 11:27 For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Rom 11:28 As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Rom 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God [are] without repentance.
Rom 11:30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
Rom 11:31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
Rom 11:32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all."

Ask them why God felt it was necessary to establish a New Covenant (Heb. 8) if the Old Covenant is yet to be fulfilled. Chances are the answers you receive will be less than satisfactory.

Because only by the tranaction by the Lamb of God receiving our sin and innocent blood of the Lamb Jesus inparts to us His righteousness. But the fullfilment of the scriptures concerning the Messiah ben David (Lion of the tribe of Judah) have yet to be fulfilled!

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