This note is for the purpose of
documenting Spiritual Israel (not Phy. Israel/ blood descendants and or geographical
relations/ Polotics isnt a subject of this note either.). Replacement theology is not of God and "Israel" can't be perverted reguardless of man's attempts.
Israel - Prince of God (
thus pointing to
inheritance). To say Israel is
to mention an ongoing relationship with YHVH. (
Jacob's name was changed to
Israel upon embracing a relationship with the most high unto a new
day.) One who Prevails with God!!! (in covenant)
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"Israel" was chosen for
2 reasons:
1)
To Bring forth The Word (
in more than one way)
-a)
To bring forth the oral Word (
verbal instruments of the Ruach
HaKodesh)
examples: Moses and Aaron, The Prophets, & Pentecost of
Acts 2,
-b) To bring forth the Written Word
-c) To bring forth Yeshua
HaMashiach ("The Word")
2)
To serve as an example of what it is to
have a relationship with YHVH
(Blessings or Curses U
Choose)
Israel wouldn't be choosen if it weren't for the nations (
Ethnos,
"Goyim"). Who would Israel be priests to? Who would Israel be
a light unto? Abraham was a father of
many nations.
The responsibility of Israel is great. One shouldn't claim it
in vain, for judgement begins at the house of God (
1 Pet.4:17). The enemy
loves to claim this postion. You shall know them by their fruits right?
Matt.7:15-17 Beware of
false prophets, which come to you
in
sheep's clothing, but
inwardly
they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their
fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so
every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but
a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil
fruit.
Rev.2:9 I know thy works,
and tribulations, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know
the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews,
and are not, but are of the synagogue of Satan
Rev.3:9 Behold, I will make
them of
the synagogue of Satan, which
say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to
come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Ex.20:7 Thou shalt not take
the
name of the
LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his
name in vain.
"Name" here is
"shem" in the Hebrew
(H#8034) and is to speak of ones
character.
What is "
the name"? I
AM
Example of what it is to take The Name (
Character) of YHVH (
I AM) in vain is when one CLAIMS
"I AM" a Christian (
Jew/ of Israel/ one with God) and yet bares other
fruits (teaching another doctrine, sowing strife, division, ...)
What type
fruits do
false shepherds and
true shepherds bare?
the wrath of God cometh on the
children of disobedience:
Col.3:7-11
......In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. But now
ye also
put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy
communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to
another, seeing that
ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And
have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him
that created him: Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor
uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian,
bond nor free:
but
Christ is all, and in all. Put
on therefore, as the
elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind,
meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if
any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do
ye. And above all these things
put on charity, which
is the bond of perfectness. And
let the peace of God rule in your
hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. (Matt.12:50/
Rom.10:12)
________Spiritual
Israel______
aka: The "Church" (ecclesia), The Body of Christ, God's people,
(The Elohim)
Matt.3:8-9 Bring forth
therefore fruits meet for repentance:And
think not to say within
yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able
of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Yeshua (Jesus) is
The Passover sacrifice
1 Cor.5:6-8 by which one
recieves the grace of eturnal life. This is the inheritance promised to
Abraham's seed (to inherit the kingdom of YHVH/ eturnal life)
Gal.3:6-7 Even as Abraham
believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness (
Gen.15:6/
Rom.4:3). Know ye therefore
that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Gal.3:24-29 Wherefore the law was our
schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be
justified by faith. But after that
faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the
children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been
baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is
neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all
one in Christ Jesus. And
if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed,
and heirs according to the promise.
___Go forth unto the
nations____
Matt.28:19/
Mk.16:15/
_____Circumcision_______
Spiritual
Israel bares a circumcised heart (which is a requirement:
Deut.10:16;
30:6/
Jer. 32:39/
Eze.11:19/
Matt.5:8/*
Rom.2:17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24,
25,
26,
27,
28,
29 ) The
Physical circumcision is a symbol of the spiritual one mentioned here. Abraham
was circumcised 14yrs After enterning into the covenant with The LORD.
Rom.4:7-18
Saying,
Blessed are they whose
iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord
will not impute sin.Cometh this blessedness then upon the
circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also
? for we say that
faith was
reckoned to Abraham for
righteousness. How was it then
reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision
? Not in
circumcision, but
in
uncircumcision. And he received
the sign of circumcision, a seal of the
righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised:
that he might be the
father of all them
that believe, though
they be not
circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: And the
father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who
also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which
he had being yet uncircumcised. For the
promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his
seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and
the promise made of
none effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no
transgression. Therefore
it is
of faith, that it might be
by grace; to the end
the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law,
but to that also which is of
the faith of Abraham;
who is the father of us all, (As it is written, I have made thee
a father of many nations,) before him
whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things
which be not as though they were. Who against hope
believed in hope, that he might become
the father of many
nations, according to that which was spoken,
So shall
thy seed be....
Rom.9:6-8 Not as though
the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are
of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children:
but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, They which are the children of
the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise
are counted for the seed
(
Lk.4:16-30/
Jn.8:26-47/
Matt.23:23-39) Yeshua exsposing the shrouded
enemy.
We know Jacob's name was changed to "ISRAEL" which means He who prevails with God (aka Prince of El, which points to the inheritance/covenant). Name (both in the Hebrew and Greek) carries with it ones Character. (Israel is "the church").
Man Made theology (religion/politics) cant replace the meaning and purpose of what Israel is. There are different uses of such terms as Israel and Jew (Geographical/ Phy. Bloodline/ and by Faith- Heb.11:1). Jas.1:26
While man made religion is a problem, religion is simpley the practice of a set of standards (beliefs). Biblical religion is pure and undefiled before God (Jas.1:27) and basically consists of Living according to The Faith (Heb.11:1)/ God's will for our life (Our sanctification and showing others due respect). The basics of the Faith are that we put the LORD our God 1st (Deut.6:4-5/ Mk.12:20) and show others love (Mk.12:31/ Lev.19:18). Gal.6:3
Men (as individuals and nations) fall short of the glory of God and have need of him. (2 Pet.3:8/1 Thess.4:3). A certain people were choosen to be a light unto the nations (thus without the nations they wouldnt be choosen) to bring forth The Word (oral, written, and Messiah), to show what it is to live with or against a covenant with God (blessings and or curses).
In Rom.11 we see mention of wild olives being grafted in (that partak of the root/character/messiah) as well as original branches that are broken off (that did not carry the character/root). So when Rom.11 says all Israel shall be saved, when we know what Israel means Sure those in covenant with God shall be saved (*Ex.32:26/ * Matt.3:9/ GAL.3:24-29; 4:28/ Rom. 2:28-29/ (Rev.2:9;3:9)/ *Jn.8:37,39,44/ Eph.1:13/ 1 Thess.4:14/ Rom.8:12-17/....) *= Moshe, Yochanan the Baptist and Yeshua Hamashiach stressed the Spiritual asspect of Israel. Faith without works is dead.
Rev.7 number the physical members (in the flesh) of the tribes of Israel (excluding Dan) that are sealed (spiritually) at the time of Messiah's return and goes on to mention a great multitude of the nations (vs.9)
