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To: Dr. Eckleburg
I don't know what God's plan is for unbelieving Jews.

Interesting article. Many thanks!

I don't understand your confusion about God's plan for unbelieving Jews. They will, of course, share the same fate as unbelieving Gentiles:

Clearly, God is not "done with Israel", for out of the Great Tribulation will be saved a remnant of 144,000 Jews. This is stated clearly in Revelation. It follows that the rest of the Jews will reject Christ, and therefore share the same fate as unbelieving Gentiles.

What puzzles me is your confusion regarding this issue. I've seen many of your posts throughout the years. Without question, you are someone who has studied the scriptures extensively and are an ardent Calvinist. Why would you, of all people, expect God -- Who is no respecter of persons -- to treat an unbelieving Jew any differently than an unbelieving Gentile?

133 posted on 06/07/2010 10:13:23 PM PDT by kevao
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To: kevao
Flattery works, doesn't it? 8~)

I'm the first to admit I don't understand all the extra-Biblical blueprints laid over the Scriptures by dispensationalists.

I think Revelation was written to the seven churches as an exhortation to stay the course, and not as a future time-line of exact events. It's the most allegorical, poetic of the Scriptures, and I don't take a lot of it literally.

I think it's unwise to spend a lot of time on "prophecy." A considerable amount of the bible is not literal. Christ is not "a door." We do not "eat His flesh." And I don't believe 2/3 of the Jews must die to fulfill Biblical prophecy of some supposed slaughter in a coming tribulation (Zechariah 13:7-9) which dispensationalists accept as a future event.

Life is short and I don't plan on spending a lot more time reading about dispensationalism because what I know of it does not seem to be taught in the Bible. I think the evidence points to dispensationalism being an expedient rationalization for a political agenda.

You I like your tie. 8~)

136 posted on 06/07/2010 11:05:02 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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