Posts Tagged: Chosen People

Awaken Bible Prophecy Update 5-1-24 – Engaging the Text; Asking Pertinent Questions

Posted by Gary Ritter |

This concept of engaging the text, i.e. the Biblical text, and asking pertinent questions about it has been floating around in my head for the past week or so following my Prophecy Update from last Wednesday in which I commented about House Speaker Mike Johnson.  If possible, without directly getting too deep into the one Biblical issue I raise periodically that causes angst and pushback, I hope in this Commentary to suggest a method of examining God’s Word more fully so as to really think about what it says.  In fact, I want to make the subject somewhat broader by looking at several Biblical issues that seem to cause people to studiously avoid deeper inspection and understanding.

There are three of these items I want to discuss.  They are:

* Gods mentioned in the Bible
* Promises to Israel vs to the church
* If-then consequences in the Old versus New Testaments

Biblical Audio Commentary – American Treachery Against Israel & Consequences

Posted by Gary Ritter |

Yes, I’m commenting about Israel a lot these days, and with good reason. Israel is at the absolute center – the literal heart – of end-times Bible prophecy. Anyone purporting to teach Bible prophecy should maintain a clear focus on Israel. Failing to do so misses the point as to what God intends to accomplish in this world. It creates an erroneous eschatology which leads to bad theology.

Awaken Biblical Prophecy Commentary – Israel in the Flesh vs God’s Promises

Posted by Gary Ritter |

The people of Israel have shown over the years how unfaithful they can be to the God who called them His own and gave them the Promised Land. However, does a single one of us Gentiles who call ourselves Christians really think we would have acted any differently? If you do, you are greatly deceived and have learned nothing in your relationship with God.

Biblical Audio Commentary – Israel A Light to The World, Or Not

Posted by Gary Ritter |

Where does Israel stand in regard to God? Is she a has-been as much of the church believes, or is Israel destined to be a key player in the world in the years ahead? When the church embraces Replacement Theology and declares itself is the new Israel, subject to all of God’s Old Testament promises, is that true? Is it even reasonable to think this?