Thank you for this series of videos. Makes a lot of sense to me. Ive never believed that there were two plans of salvation taught in the Bible, one for national Israel and one for anyone who believes in Jesus. It's always been about Jesus. He is the God of the Bible, one with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Noone comes to the father except through Him!! Noone means National ethnic Jews too

Amillennialists would have a whole new and exciting lease on life if they read the Word of God as it is written with the simple perspective that God’s Word means exactly what is says.

@zgennaro

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. That’s why I’m amil lol

It’s simple. If The good olive tree represents Israel, and the natural branches be broken off which are the Jews nationally, and the gentiles being wild, grafted in that olive tree. Gentile believers make up Israel!

For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

@toddanderson4686

2 жыл бұрын

With that said Matthew 29:39 has NOT happen. So, he is TOTALLY WRONG

@alwaysreforming872

Жыл бұрын

In the context of the verse, he is literally addressing Jerusalem, not everyone. So this actually proves his idea that the Jews will come only in their belief in Jesus.

@echeneis2256

Жыл бұрын

@@alwaysreforming872 so how do you figure that Jesus is speaking of 'himself'? Jesus says that when he returns they will say "lord lord", and if someone comes in his own name, him you will accept speaking of the Antichrist I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. For many will come in My name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. And those at the Corinthian church preaching "a different gospel, another Jesus, another Spirit" who "put confidence in the flesh" 37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. 38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. 39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. 40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. 41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. 42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. 43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. 44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. which 1 John and 2 John speaks of those "who were not really of us" and "cain who killed Abel" Revelation 13 he had 2 horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon etc...

Once a person comes to understand the New Covenant promised to Israel and Judah in Jeremiah 31:31-34, which is found fulfilled by Christ during the first century in Hebrews 8:6-13, and Hebrews 10:16-18, and specifically applied to the Church in 2 Corinthians 3:6-8, and Hebrews 12:22-24, the Two Peoples of God doctrine of modern Dispensational Theology falls apart, and the pretrib removal of the Church falls with it. Paul said the Gentiles becoming a part of the people of God was not a mystery to Hosea, in Romans 9:24-27. Why did Peter address the crowd as "all the house of Israel" on the Day of Pentecost, in Acts 2:36? Who was Peter talking to? The Gentiles were not grafted into the New Covenant Church until several years later. Why did Paul consider himself an "Israelite", even after his conversion, in Romans 11:1? Why did James address his letter to "the twelve tribes", who were his "brethren", in the "faith"? Who was James talking to? There are two different groups of Israelites in Romans 9:8, and Romans 11:1-5. One group was the faithful "remnant", and the other group rebelled against God, like the Baal worshippers. Based on the above, faithful Israel cannot be separated from the New Covenant Church of Jesus Christ. Who has replaced "Abraham" in Genesis 12:3, with all of his descendants? Who has replaced the one people of God in John 10:16, with two peoples of God? Who has replaced the One Seed, with the many seeds, in Galatians 3:16? Who has replaced the Church made up of all races of people, with one made only of Gentiles? Who has replaced the "son", who is the "heir" to the land, with those who reject Him as the "chief cornerstone", in Matthew chapter 21? Who has replaced the children of the promise, with the children of the flesh, in Romans 9:8? Who has replaced the word "so", with the word "then", in Romans 11:26? Who has replaced the New Covenant fulfilled for all races of people at Calvary, with one for the modern State of Israel, in Romans 11:27? Who has replaced two different groups of Israelites in Romans 11:28, one faithful, and one not, with one group who is both "elect", and the enemy of God? Who has replaced the eternal land promise found in Hebrews 11:15-16, with one on this sin-cursed earth. What happens to this earth in 2 Peter 3:10-13? How can there be an eternal land promise on this temporary planet? When Dispensationalists shout "Replacement Theology", they need to look in the mirror. .

@SpotterVideo

4 жыл бұрын

The New Covenant: Bob George kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJ5rsLOflsrFfqg.html

@SpotterVideo

4 жыл бұрын

“The Prophecy of Daniel 9” by Dr. Kelly Varner. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKhkrpR7YK3QdLA.html

@SpotterVideo

4 жыл бұрын

Did the Early Church Fathers teach "Calvinism"?: Dr. Ken Wilson kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4iHp8pqn5uulKg.html

@huguenot2308

4 жыл бұрын

@@SpotterVideo do you hold the reformed position?

@triciachampine5807

5 ай бұрын

Noone replaced Israel. Gentiles were always able to join "Israel" if they believed. Just look at Ruth and Rayhab, two gentiles in the old testiment. Not all of the genetic descendants of Abraham were considered Israel. The whole old testiment was about worshipping Jesus, although they used other names for Him. Jesus has always been God, the Alpha and the Omega. So Israel has always been a remnant of believers In God/Jesus, made up of both gentiles and genetic decentants of Abraham Issac and Jacob. There is no salvation apart from Jesus

Matt. 12:30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters. 1 John 2:22 ....Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son. Many are in denial about the ramifications of these statements by Jesus Christ and His apostle. The Gospel of God must be obeyed by all...there is no exception.. Paul taught EXPANSION theology....." [God] who wants EVERYONE to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and MEN, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for ALL-the testimony that was given at just the right time.…

It's amazing to me how easy it can be to spiritualize/allegorize something to create an alleged "higher meaning" than what the written text actually means or presents. As Dr. Andy Woods once stated, "allegorists can never lose their jobs." And that's because only the person allegorizing and interpreting in that manner knows what he/she is actually claiming . . . and their allegorizing can never be tested properly because it's always up to the individual doing the spiritualizing as to what the passage "ACTUALLY" means. Riddlebarger seems to do a lot of this in he series.

@echeneis2256

Жыл бұрын

THE SINGLE GREATEST PROOF THAT YOU ARE WRONG IS HEBREWS: which states that the Law and the Levitical Priesthood are "types" and "shadows" of good things to come, and not the very substance, which is Christ Jesus bodily who was crucified and rose again from the grave. So when Paul gives the allegory of Sarah and Hagar and the 2 children, are you claiming that Paul is "spiritualizing away" and that he is speaking nonsensically? You actually can test the allegory of Paul in Galatians because it actually makes sense when Paul speaks about the Law (Mt. Sinai ( as works of the Law) and Mt. Sinai (Revelation 14 and Revelation 21-22), which is the "promise" of righteousness through the death and resurrection of Jesus, the true "seed" of Abraham who is of the actual fleshly seed of David, where God says And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. Which of course Jesus, who is Lord and God walked amoungst them in Jerusalem and Judea. According to Paul Hagar represents "this present Jerusalem" who is in bondage, and the unbelieving Jews are "Ishmael" and in Romans 9-11 the unbelieving "Israel according to the flesh" is Pharaoh and Esau, which is explicitly said in Romans 9-11. Now Pharoah is called a "Dragon" and Revelation 12 shows the "Dragon" persecuting the woman, I.E. the Church of Jesus Christ which is his body). That is because, Isaiah said, "seeing you will not see" and Paul connects the blind Jews to the hardening of Pharaoh's heart that God may show his great power and make his name known throughout the world. "I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy." (Woe to you inhabitants of the Earth for the Devil has come down with great wrath for he knows his time is short) Even in the Old Testament there are all kinds of "allegories" such as Ezekiel 16 which describes Jerusalem (this present Jerusalem) as a whore = Revelation 17, or Ezekiel 14 (describing the false prophets which Jesus expounds on in John 14) and 23 comparing this present Jerusalem to Sodom and Samaria, which also Jesus Christ says as well as Isaiah, and Ezekiel 31 Son of man, say to Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and to his tumult, Whom art thou like in thy greatness? Ezekiel 31:3. Behold, Asshur was a cedar-tree upon Lebanon ... which compares the wicked kings of the earth to the trees of Eden who went down into the pit, (Revelation 9 the King of the demons comes out of the pit like a volcano to torment the inhabitants of the earth who are not sealed.) The truth is, according to Paul there are two kinds of bodies (natural and spiritual) there is a natural man, that is the dust man Adam, and there is a spiritual body, that is the heavenly man, which is the Lord Jesus. "For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." and "we look for a "new heavens and new earth". There is a "literal" New Heavens and New Earth, and there is a "literal" lake of fire. And there is a "literal judgement" and a "literal war". The Jews are "literally" children of the Devil who do not believe, and the darkened Gentiles with the unbelieving Jews are Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.h, and there is a literal "this present Jerusalem" which persecutes the children of promise, who are of the literal "seed" by faith in Jesus Christ, who is the "literal" Son of David, and Son of Man, and Son of God, and who "literally" rose from the dead, and "literally" ascended to the right hand of God, and will "literally" return and will destroy that wicked by the breath of his mouth and smash the nations like a potters vessel (that is the clay man Adam).

@kimmykimko

Жыл бұрын

"If I tell you of earthly things and you believe not, how then would you understand if I tell you of heavenly things?" Jesus spoke in Parables. Revelation is in symbolic pictures for a reason.

@SN-ye6rg

Жыл бұрын

@@kimmykimko Jesus DID speak in parables much of the time . . . but do you know WHY Jesus did that? I do . . . .

@SN-ye6rg

Жыл бұрын

@@echeneis2256 Could you please cite your reference passage in HEBREWS that states the "Law and the Levitical Priesthood are 'types and shadows' of good things to come"? We can continue this discussion after you provide that to me. Thx!

@echeneis2256

Жыл бұрын

@@SN-ye6rg Heb 10:1 (KJV) For the law having a *shadow of good things* to come, and *not the very image* of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. HEB 7:23 (KJV) And they truly were many priests, because *they were not suffered to continue by reason of death* 24But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Heb 8:4-5 (KJV) For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: 5Who serve unto the *example and shadow* of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. Col 2:16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 17Which are a *shadow* of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

With respect to Riddlebarger's claims for the "literal" interpretation of Dispensationalists, he's got that wrong also. The proper way to interpret Scripture is to ALWAYS BEGIN with a LITERAL interpretation of the passage being studied. Not only the specific passage being reviewed, but also the verses immediately before and immediately after the passage being studied should be considered and reviewed. The context in which the passage is presented as well as the immediate context surrounding the passage on each side should be consider . . . and then the context of Scripture as a whole should be reviewed. If there is no conflict in those areas, then the LITERAL interpretation is sound and should be used. If the literal interpretation is found to have a conflict, then a non-literal or allegorical/spiritual interpretation may be considered. There is nothing wrong with accepting figures of speech while studying Scripture -- but to jump on a spiritual or allegorical interpretation FIRST is bad exegesis and equally bad interpretation methodology. When Jesus said He was "the Vine" -- it's obvious Jesus is speaking allegorically . . . BUT, to GET TO THAT POINT, the LITERAL interpretation should first be used . . . and then through the above methodology, it can be determined that the literal position for "the Vine" isn't a literal grape vine in context . . . BUT you GET THERE by first assuming the LITERAL, and then moving on to the allegorical/spiritual through careful study.

The explanation he gives about Hebrews 10 is nonsense. He skirts around the issue. If someone has tasted of the Holy Spirit they are saved. You can't fall away if you are not saved. It does not make "perfect" sense. It doesn't hold water. It makes no difference if the church service is a covenant renewal service, which it isn't, because the new covenant is final and does not need to be renewed. Even communion is a remembrance of what Christ has done, not a renewal. Jesus Himself IS the covenant. He IS the resurrection. He does not need to be renewed. Even the guy asking the question seems to question his answer.

What's the purpose for "The Church" (the collective body of believers in Jesus as Lord and Savior -- aka "the Church") to go through any part of God's Wrath upon the earth? True believers have ALREADY been Judged by God . . . and and have been declared Righteous Before God due to their BELIEF in Jesus as Lord and Savior. And BECAUSE of that BELIEF, those from Pentecost (Acts Chapter 2) to the Rapture (1 Thess 4:13-18; 1 Cor 15:50-53) are part of "The Bride of Christ" . . . and what Bridegroom would send His Bride and future wife into ANY part of God's Wrath which is designed for an UNBELIEVING world to 1) cause the unbelieving Nation of Israel to turn to a BELIEVING Faith in Jesus as Messiah and King, and 2) Judge the Earth Dwellers (those unbelieving Gentiles who reject Jesus and who reject God -- "those who dwell upon the earth") for their rejection of God and of the Savior of the world.

@echeneis2256

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where is it claimed that the church bride goes through the "wrath". Does it ever say in Revelation that the vials of wrath are poured out upon the woman in Revelation? Where were the Israelites in Exodus when Moses was unleashing the plagues in Egypt? Were they not sealed in "Egypt" In Revelation 7 it states that before the 4 angels were commanded to hurt the grass etc...that the saints were to be sealed. Is not this the "seal of the Spirit" spoken of by Paul? The 144,000 are 12x12x1000 - that is the dimensions of the holy of holies, which is New Jerusalem. 12 foundations, 12 gates 12 apostles 12 tribes, according to the promise made that the seed would be multiplied (as in Egypt it is said that the seed was multiplied greatly. So these 1440000 are talking about believers in Christ who have the Spirit. Let's not also forget that there are 24 elders, 120 at Pentecost (which Revelation 7 is a picture of Pentecost were you had the 12x10 from every nation Jews, now is 12x12 x 1000 that is of "jews and gentiles" 12 apostles 12 tribes. For Peter quotes from Joel of the moon turning blood red and the sun turning black, and the day of the LORD. Is it not the Day of the Lord when Jesus returns to gather his elect for the 4 winds of heaven (Revelation 7, the four winds) and the angels with gather out all that offends and thrown into the lake of fire? It is dead wrong to interpret Revelation 7 as referring to unbelieving Jews as "Jacob's trouble". Joel in Acts 2 "all who call upon the Lord shall be saved", it does not say, "the jews who call on the lord" but "all" acts 2 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Furthermore, side note - the 12 pillars that Moses sets up refers to the "covenant" 4And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. But now, the "mystery" has been revealed that is that the Gentiles would be fellow heirs and partakers of the promise and fellow citizens of the commonwealth of Israel and would be grafted in to the olive tree. So we see the MULTIPLICATION, the mustard seed into a giant tree. So 12x12 Jews and Gentiles multiplied x1000 for one day is to the Lord as a 1000 years, the "millennial reign" referring to the ingathering of both Jews and Gentiles into Christ during the tribulation which was started when Jesus was crucified and continues until he returns. The 1000 years is the "you are seated with Christ in heavenly places" that is, we are presently seated with Christ while the gospel is preached and people come into the commonwealth of Israel, then Jesus returns and gathers out all that offends, that is 'turns ungodliness away from Jacob (Israel). There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: Revelation 14 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads Col 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. 2 Thess 1 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. Jude Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his saints 1 John 3:2-3 KJV 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1 Cor 15:52 KJV Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed

@SN-ye6rg

Жыл бұрын

@@echeneis2256 You have so much babble and blather here that I don't even know where to begin -- why don't you try asking just ONE ISSUE . . . and then we can address that issue until it is (hopefully) resolved Let's begin with your first phrase -- about the church (i.e., the Bride of Christ -- Rev 19:7) going through the Tribulation period on earth. I guess we need to begn with what that period of God's Wrath is -- I declare the "Great Tribulation" period is a full seven (7) years of God's Wrath upon the earth. Do you agree or disagree?

@echeneis2256

Жыл бұрын

@@SN-ye6rg I disagree with your method of understanding Scripture, so why don't you just answer my comment to your last reply. You claimed that it is "spiritualizing away" to have amillennial interpretation of Scripture. I gave you a specific verse that is Revelation 11 "which is spiritually called". So, is the author here "spiritualizing away" Jerusalem? Do you agree or disagree? How does this fit into your "literal" approach?

@SN-ye6rg

Жыл бұрын

@@echeneis2256 I'm now on YOUR previous, lengthy discuss of (once again) many topics -- we're on "the church" going through the Tribulation now -- that's where am . . . you can choose to join me there -- or not.

@SN-ye6rg

Жыл бұрын

that's where I am . . .

Riddlebarger's understanding of Eph 2:11 and subsequent verses (at roughly 36:00 in his clip above) is again flawed at this point. He incorrectly suggests that the sole reason for Gentiles being grafted in to Israel is to "make peace." In actuality, he misses the GREATER POINT that the primary reason God opens up His Saving Grace to Gentiles is to make an unbelieving Israel JEALOUS of what the Gentiles have received . . . and also that this "new man" [ie., "The Church"] is something completely different and foreign to what the Jews had been used to . . . that is, that only THEY were "God's People" and only they held a sole high-status with God. ROMANS 11:25-29 states . . . [25] "For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery-so that you will not be wise in your own estimation-that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; [26] and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, 'THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION, HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB. [27] THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM, WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS.' [28] From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers; [29] for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable." God's purpose is for "The Church" to make Israel JEALOUS of the blessings that God has bestowed on Gentiles because of Israel's unbelief, so that Israel will want the same blessings to be bestowed on its unbelieving citizens . . . and this will only occur if/when Israel comes to a NATIONAL BELIEF in Jesus as Messiah and King. That will occur during the 7-Year future Tribulation period on earth -- something which the Amillennial group doesn't understand. Note that the above passage (Rom 11:25-29) references ONLY JACOB (i.e., Israel) and ZION (i.e., the physical area in and around Jerusalem). In context then, the grafting in of Gentiles into something that God did (as part of God's PLAN "A") for Israel's sake . . . the benefit is that non-Jews (i.e., Gentiles) are now also able to share in the promise of eternal life, because the promises which God made to Abraham and Moses through respective Covenants to each are NOT transferrable to Gentiles (as Riddlebarger often claims), because Gentiles (as a whole and as a general rule) are descendants of the other 13 people groups from the Tower of Babel . . . and are not in the line of descendants through either Abraham or Ishmael.

@josht1901

9 ай бұрын

Romans 11 only has 1 olive tree. Not 2. No replacement. Jesus is one shepherd with one flock. Scripture is clear that those in Christ are in the abrahamic covenant. There is only one people of God. Anyone watching all of amillenialism 101 will grasp that if they keep watching the episodes.

One last thing here -- Riddlebarger constantly uses very condescending language whenever he addresses other groups other than those in his own Amillennial group . . . specifically, he calls other groups (for example) "my Dispensational Friends," or "my Post-Millennial Friends," or "my Pre-Tribulational Friends," etc. The truth of the matter is that Riddlebarger's condescending tone demonstrates he really doesn't consider any of those other groups "friends" -- rather, he considers them as people to be avoided, and this is shown by the manner in which he uses uses the term. He should simply call the other groups what they are -- "Dispensationalists," "Post-Millennialists," "Pre-Tribulationalists," etc. His attitude alone in this regard is reason enough to reject his teachings outright . . . for he doesn't truly consider other groups "his friends" as his tone and manner in using that term demonstrates, and he speaks with an outright cockiness and arrogance which is often found among tenured academics, some theologians, and many within the ranks of church leadership . . . his attitude also seems quite similar to what the Pharisees and scribes within Judiasm in Scripture display.

@brettske178

8 ай бұрын

He’s wrong because he refers to Christians who disagree with his interpretation as his “friends?” Oh, he said “friends” with a tone that you don’t like? How astute of you

Riddlebarger ALSO fails in his comment that "The Church" was "Plan B" -- God NEVER has a "Plan B," because God know EVERYTHING from beginning to end. SOOOOOOO, God KNEW that the Jewish Leadership would reject Jesus the first time, which is WHY God had "The Church" waiting in the wings until the actual rejection event occurred. "The Church" was part of God's "A" Plan all along . . . something Riddlebarger either fails to understand or wishes to ignore.

Several problems with Covenant Theology as presented by Riddlebarger, but with respect to this clip -- here are just a few specifics. First, Riddlebarger attempts to mash together BELIEVING Israel with an UNBELIEVING Israel. Second, God has NEVER entered into a Covenant with ANY nation except Israel . . . so any attempt to blend Christianity into Judiasm fails to understand the difference between these separate groups. Christianity is that "new man" which crosses over and beyond any national boundaries, which explains why the Bible refers to the Nation of Israel, or "the nations," or "The Church" as separate entities. Third, Riddlebarger seems to claim that the four Gospel books are NEW TESTAMENT teachings -- they are not. Most of these writings (except for the last chapter or so of each which deals with Christ's Resurrection) deal with national Israel -- since the church isn't found anywhere at all in the three synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), and isn't hinted at in John's gospel until Chapters 13 through 17, AFTER the Jewish leadership rejected Jesus as their Messiah and King (John Chapter 12; Matt 12:23-29). While the four gospels have application to members of "The Church" ("Church" being defined as the collective body of believers in Jesus as Lord and Savior, regardless of nationality, denomination or sect), the books were written ABOUT and FOR the Nation of Israel, because "the church" had not come onto the scene yet, and would not be present until Acts Chapter 2. 80% of the Bible is about the Nation of Israel . . . and 27% of the Bible is Prophecy. Anyone who doesn't grasp both of these truths isn't well-prepared to study either one. Fourth, the Bible isn't constructed so as to only be understood by academics and PhD-level theologians . . . rather, the Bible is written to be fairly easy to understand a simpler, more layperson level. Riddlebarger twists and squirms all over Scripture so hard to make his point(s) that it's almost impossible to discern where his story-telling ends and his actual biblical exegesis begins. Story-telling and examples are fine in some cases, but overuse of them in place of digging into the plain text meaning of Scripture is unwarranted and flawed in its setup or presentation. Riddlebarger seems to be giving sermons instead of providing an in-depth study. Fifth, Riddlebarger spends more time quoting theologians and philosophers than he does actually finding connections throughout the Bible of passages which relate to one another, and then addresses his position as the correct one, without ever proving his claims -- instead, he tosses out a quote or two from INFALLIBLE mankind, and then agrees with that (often very flawed) position, thereby making (in his eyes) that position as valid and true. TRUE biblical study doesn't work that way, which is a definite fallacy and flaw in Riddlebarger's presentations throughout this series. Sixth, Riddlebarger fails to understand or at least fails to explain that Amillennialism has its roots in the Christian school of thought which was born in Alexandria, Egypt (as compared to the competing Christian school of thought in first-century Antioch, Syria, which was the headquarters of Paul and which DID receive direct apostolic guidance during its development and in its teachings). The school at Alexandria was largely influenced and biased by the gnosticism and paganism found there -- teachings which influenced and carried over into the teachings and understandings of both Origen and Augustine . . . who both lived in Alexendria. Augustine wrote the book "The City of God" which was embraced by the early reformers like Luther and Calvin, and which has carried forward to the present day in mainline denominations and other denominations which hold to the Covenant Theology methodology and system. Alexandria, Egypt, had NO apostolic guidance or support from ANY original first century apostle, (including Paul), yet Calvin (despite the good he did in wresting the truth in Scripture away from the Roman Catholic Church), once said that if all his sermons and notes were lost, all a person would need to do is to fall back on Augustine . . . since Augustine's beliefs were Calvin's beliefs. This is just a small sample of all the problems associated with Riddlebarger and his Amillennial bent/leanings. For a MUCH BETTER understanding of the future with respect to Eschatology, go to Dr. Andrew (Andy) Marshall Woods and his Pre-Tribulational series on "The Rapture" -- also found here on KZread.

@SN-ye6rg

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CORRECTION: I stated "INFALLIBLE mankind" above . . . my critique should have said "FALLIBLE mankind" instead.

@kimmykimko

Жыл бұрын

There is nothing wrong with covenant theology. He made a covenant with Abraham. Read Hebrews again and Galatians, and Romans... And the whole new Testament again for that matter.

@SN-ye6rg

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@@kimmykimko NOTE: God didn't rename Abram to Abraham until Genesis 17:5, AFTER God declared that Abram was to become the father of many nations. God's covenant with Abram was a PERSONAL (not national), ONE-WAY, TOP-DOWN, IRREVOCABLE covenant which God accomplished ON HIS OWN without Abram's participation. God entered into and sealed His personal covenental promise to Abram alone (not to a nation, but a person) by passing between the halved, sacrificed animals (Genesis 15:17) without Abram doing likewise, because Abram had fallen asleep (Genesis 15:12). Abram never confirmed his part of the covenant agreement with God since Abram wasn't conscious/awake when God passed between the animals (which were split in half and lying in two parallel rows in keeping with the ritualistic practices of covenants in that day). Nor did Abram need to confirm anything since God's promise to Abram was UNILATERAL and ETERNAL. You seem to have missed the SECOND point in my original post above that God has NEVER entered into a Covenant with any NATION except Israel . . . and that "The Church" is not a nation because Christianity crosses over and beyond national boundaries, and is not constrained or limited by the physical landmarks/features which separate one country from another. You'll have to explain further what your point (or points) is (or are) with respect to Hebrews, Galatians, and Romans. Trying to discuss/debate in generalities never accomplishes much . . . and I'll be glad to respond to any SPECIFICS you might wish to make on those three books of NT Scripture.

@triciachampine5807

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You lost me at 3 separate groups for Israel. No where is that in the bible. There are genetic descendants of Abraham, but only one Israel. Israel has always been made up of those descendants of Abraham who by faith in God /Jesus walked with Him. The New testiment describes the olive tree of Israel /Jesus. It's always been made up of believers who show of faith in God. Don't forget that Jesus is God and has always been God. This has always been about Jesus. So Israel is the olive tree of believers in God/Jesus, filled with both genetic decentants and non genetic descendants of Abraham (gentiles). The New Testament helps us understand the old testiment. The new testiment tells of one salvation for both "Jews" and Gentiles who believe. Israel is made up of both. This is all in Romans, Galations and Heb😊rews. It's no secret