Flesh and Spirit: Why Christian Zionism Can’t See the Kingdom — Post 4 “By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country… for he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”— Hebrews 11:9–10, KJV Christian Zionism puts the land of Israel at the center…
Flesh and Spirit: Why Christian Zionism Can’t See the Kingdom — Post 2 “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”— 1 Corinthians 2:14, KJV Christian Zionism begins with the wrong man. It sees…
Flesh and Spirit: Why Christian Zionism Can’t See the Kingdom — Post 1 “Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world…”— John 18:36, KJV Christian Zionism is not just a matter of misguided end-times speculation — it’s a radical redirection of the Church’s gaze. It subtly trades a spiritual inheritance for a political allegiance,…
Why James quoted Amos at the Jerusalem Council — and what it means for us today. Rebuilding What? Dispensationalists often insist that prophecy demands a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem — complete with sacrifices, Levitical priests, and Jewish rituals. They point to Amos 9:11 and Acts 15:16 as justification, claiming the “tabernacle of David” refers to…
Two Roads, Same Destination: How Dispensationalism and Christian Zionism Overlap — and Where They Diverge Dispensationalism and Christian Zionism are often seen as two sides of the same coin. In fact, in the modern evangelical world, the two are nearly synonymous — both champion the ongoing prophetic role of national Israel, and both anticipate a…
Progressive Dispensationalism is often presented as a more refined and thoughtful version of the older system. It softens some of the harsh divisions of classical dispensationalism, claiming to see more continuity between Israel and the Church, the Old and New Testaments, and even Christ’s present and future rule. But does this “progressive” model fix the…
Dispensational theology teaches that the Millennium is a future 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth from a throne in physical Jerusalem. But is this picture grounded in Scripture — or in a system that postpones God’s promises? Let’s hold the system up to the Word. Vlach’s Position: A Future Earthly Kingdom “The Millennium is a…
Who Is “the Israel of God” in Galatians 6:16?Unraveling the Phrase That’s Stirring Controversy The phrase “the Israel of God” appears only once in the New Testament—at the end of Paul’s letter to the Galatians: “And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of…
Shadows or Substance: Why the Old Covenant Cannot Return — 1 of 10 Why the Apostles Declared David’s Throne Already Occupied “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder…” — Isaiah 9:6 Few questions shape our understanding of biblical prophecy more than…
Trading Shadows for Substance in a Church That’s Rebuilding the Veil Series Introduction This series exposes the spiritual danger of retreating into the natural — exalting the earthly Israel, political kingdoms, and genealogical heritage — instead of embracing the heavenly, eternal Kingdom of Christ. Many in the modern church, even those who reject dispensational theology…