Good Evening, Bruce.
Your concepts are valid only provided that you believe that Christ's second coming is still in the future. We have been told for at least 1 and 1/2 centuries that we are living in the end times and Christ's return is imminent.
Since you seem very interested in spiritual Israel and the inheritance of the physical Jew I am going to present another view point that you might consider. At this point, I am not comitting my personal views on this. I am only getting your input.
"23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come."
Mathew 10:23
"27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
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."
Mathew 16:27,28
"34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled."
Mathew 24:34
"7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer."
1 Peter 4:7
"8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door."
James 5:8,9
These verses are pointing to the fall of Jerusalem. According to these passages, Jesus did return right on schedule.
Now for years I have been in agreement with the dispensational teachers of this time such as Darby, Scoefield, and Hal Lindsay.
Over a hundred years ago, a pastor named J. Stuart Russell wrote a book called The Parousia which was a doctrine of our Lord's second coming. Although I do not agree with all of Stuart's conclusions, this would hold in agreement with Jesus prophesies and would also line up with the imminency of the apostles expectation of the Lord's coming in their generation. Either it happened or Jesus and the disciples were mistaken, which to me is unthinkable.
This teaches a realized spiritual salvation in Christ and the Church now, instead of being a frustrated hope of the so-called delay of Christ for over 1900 years. Do you think that the disciples and all the Christians of that time would have been as serious minded about these events if they thought that it would still be over 1900 years off. Jesus told them that some of them would still be living when He returned with thousands of His angels.(This was not the case when the transfiguration occured.)
If you care to look into this more deeply this is a link to Stuart's online book.
preteristarchive.com
Like I say, I do not want any arguments from anyone about the preturist doctrine. I simply want others who wish to discuss this to join in in a friendly way so that we all can hopefully learn from this.
Regards,
brightstar
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