A Scriptural Review of “When a Jew Rules the World” by Joel Richardson Introductory Paragraph Is God’s plan for Israel ethnic, earthly, and political — or spiritual, heavenly, and fulfilled in Christ? In this eight-part series, we take a direct and scriptural look at Christian Zionism by examining one of its most influential books: When…
Dismantling the Core Division at the Heart of Dispensationalism “The church is a New Testament organism… Israel is an ethnic/national entity…”— Mike Vlach, Dispensational Theology This is the sine qua non of Dispensationalism: that God has two distinct peoples, two plans, and two sets of promises. But Scripture tells another story — one rooted not…
Exposing the Foundation of Separation: Is This God’s Way? “Dispensationalism is an evangelical theological system… that argues for a literal interpretation of Old Testament prophecies involving ethnic/national Israel, and the idea that the church is a New Testament entity that is distinct from Israel.”— Mike Vlach, Dispensational Theology From the start, Dispensationalism builds its theology…
“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” — Zechariah 12:3 (KJV) This verse is often cited by Christian Zionists to argue that God will defend…