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…
Ezekiel 38 and the “Unwalled Villages” — A Future War, or a Fulfilled One? Dr. Ron Cantor recently posted: He interprets Ezekiel 38:11 as describing modern Israel, claiming that the nation must enter a period of peace with its neighbors before the infamous “Gog and Magog” war unfolds. But does the Word of God support…
When Two Movements Speak the Same Error The Hebrew Roots Movement and Christian Zionism might appear to be different roads. One emphasizes Torah obedience and a return to feast days and Hebrew names. The other champions political Israel, defends the modern state as God’s prophetic clock, and sees national Israel as the center of God’s…
Trusting the Word in an Age of Confusion Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.— Psalm 119:105 If you’re new to the Christian life, you may be wondering why believers talk about the Bible so much. Why is this old book still being quoted, memorized, preached, and lived…
There’s a question Christians often ask one another — or are asked by others — that sounds simple, but reveals a lot about what modern religion has become: “Do you regularly attend church?” It’s a loaded question. It assumes that “church” is a building, a service, a weekly program. It presumes that attendance is the…
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…
“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him…” — Zechariah 12:10 (KJV) This chapter is often cited as a crystal-clear prophecy of future national repentance…
THE CLAIM: “Zechariah 12–14 is one single contiguous prophecy. Jesus has not returned yet. To claim He has is actual heresy, and no longer even Christianity.”— Joel Richardson (Christian Zionist) THE RESPONSE: Zechariah 12–14 is not a single future prophecy — much of it has already been fulfilled in Christ’s first coming, the destruction of…
“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…
Why Genesis 12:3 Isn’t a Foreign Policy Verse How the Promise to Abraham Was Fulfilled in Christ — Not in the Modern State of Israel “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”— Genesis 12:3 (KJV) Mike Pompeo…