The Body of Christ

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• The Body of Christ

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Introduction

• Jesus announces his ministry
• Luke 414-17
• Filled with the Spirit.
• John 132-34
• Prescribed daily reading at the synagogue
• Luke 418-20
• Isaiah 611-2
• Did Jesus misquote Isaiah 61 on purpose?
• Why?
• Luke 421

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Introduction

• Jesus announces his ministry
• Luke 42 ., to proclaim the favorable year of
  the Lord.
• Note where Jesus put a period leaving out 62
  words from the sentence in Isaiah.
• Isaiah 61 . To proclaim the favorable year of
  the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God To
  comfort all who mourn, 3 To grant those who
  mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of
  ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
  The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of
  fainting, So they will be called oaks of
  righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He
  may be glorified.

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Introduction

• Jesus declares his ministry
• Note To accurately declare the ministry he had
  come to earth for he had to divide Isaiahs
  prophecy.
• What was quoted in Luke 418-19 pertained to
  Christs First Advent.
• What was left out of Isaiah 612-3 pertained to
  Christs Second Advent.

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• The Prophetic Time Line

Christs Second Advent
Christs First Advent
The Kingdom Age
Eternity
Adam
Abraham
Tribulation
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
1000 yrs
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The Prophetic Time Line

• What was Peters understanding of the time line?
• Acts 11-3
• Matthew 935
• Matthew 105-7
• Matthew 1921,27-29
• Acts 14-11
• Acts 121-26

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• The Prophetic Time Line

Christs Second Advent
Christs First Advent
The Kingdom Age
Eternity
Adam
Abraham
Tribulation
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
1000 yrs
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Introduction

• The prophetic time line allowed how many years
  from Adam to the new heaven and the new earth?
  (5,000 years)
• It is now approximately 6,000 years since
  Christs birth and the 1,000 Kingdom is yet to
  come that means 2,000 years are missing form the
  prophetic program.
• What is missing from the Old Testament prophetic
  time line?
• Why?

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• Missing from the prophetic time line

Christs First Advent
Christs Second Advent
Rapture
Paul
2000?? yrs
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
1000 yrs
(Body of Christ)
Millennial Kingdom
Eternity
Adam
Abraham
Age of Grace Church age
New heaven And new earth
7yrs
Tribulation
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The Body of Christ

• Why was the Church left out of the prophetic time
  line?
• Ephesians 31-5
• Who gave this revelation to Paul?
• Eph 33
• Galatians 111-20
• Duet 2929
• Who did not reveal this secret plan in times
  past?
• Eph 35
• How did the other Apostles learn of this divine
  secret?
• Eph 35
• John 1612-15
• 2 Pet 315-16
• Eph 38-9
• How are we supposed to learn about this new
  revelation?
• Read Pauls letters and let the Holy Spirit lead
  us into all truth.

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The Body Of Christ

• What was this divine secret God had not revealed
  up to this point? (Duet 2929)
• Ephesians 36-9
• Ephesians 214-15,16-18
• Ephesians 122-23
• Ephesians 310-11
• Romans 1125-27
• Acts 1513-16

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• Missing from the prophetic time line

Christs First Advent
Christs Second Advent
Rapture
Paul
2000?? yrs
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
1000 yrs
(Body of Christ)
Millennial Kingdom
Eternity
Adam
Abraham
Age of Grace Church age
New heaven And new earth
7yrs
Tribulation
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Parenthetical Age Of.,

• Parenthesis or Parenthetical- interval somethin
  g that acts as a pause or break in something.
  -additional added as an extra comment or
  parenthesis
• The Church Age is sometimes referred to as
• The Parenthetical age of the Church.
• The Parenthetical age Of Grace.

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• Missing from the prophetic time line

Christs First Advent
Christs Second Advent
Rapture
Paul
2000?? yrs
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
1000 yrs
(Body of Christ)
Millennial Kingdom
Eternity
Adam
Abraham
Age of Grace Church age
New heaven And new earth
7yrs
Tribulation
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The Body Of Christ

• The Bible divides the world population into how
  many people groups?

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Gentiles from Adam to Abraham 2000Years
Gentiles and Jews from Abraham forward
Jews
Gentiles
Gentiles
Adam
Noah
Abraham
2000 yrs
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The Body Of Christ

• With Pauls revelation how many people groups are
  there?
• 1 Corinthians 1031-32
• All people were Gentiles from Adam to Abraham
  about 2000 years.
• All people were either Jews or Gentiles from
  Abraham to Christ2000 years
• All people now are either Jews or Gentiles or the
  body of Christ/the Church--- from the raising up
  of the Apostle Paul to the Rapture about 2000
  years
• All believers are in The Body Of Christ from the
  raising up of Paul to the rapture.
• Galatians 327-28
• 1Corinthians 1213,27

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Gentiles from Adam to Abraham
Gentiles and Jews from Abraham forward
Gentile, Jew or Body Of Christ from Pentecost to
Rapture
Rapture
Raising up of Paul
Holy Spirit
Jews
Jews
Patriarchs
Moses
Prophets
Body Of Christ
All Believers
Gentiles
Gentiles
Gentiles
Adam
Noah
Abraham
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
2000?? yrs
believing and unbelieving unbelieving only
believers only
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Review

• Good Morning
• And
• Welcome

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Review

• David Ben-Gurion
• Born 1886 Died 1973
• Ardent Zionist (nation of Israel)
• Led Israels war of independence
• Hand wrote the Israeli declaration of
  independence
• Israel's first Prime Minister
• Quoted from the Old Testament at the United
  Nations
• Rejected Christianity over Pauls letters

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Review

• Who determines what and when divine revelation is
  given?
• Duet. 29-29
• Why is the age we live in referred to as The
  Parenthetical Church Age?
• Ephesians 31-7

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• The Prophetic Time Line

Christs Second Advent
Christs First Advent
The Kingdom Age
Eternity
Adam
Abraham
Tribulation
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
1000 yrs
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• Missing from the prophetic time line

Christs First Advent
Christs Second Advent
Rapture
Paul
2000?? yrs
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
1000 yrs
(Body of Christ)
Millennial Kingdom
Eternity
Adam
Abraham
Age of Grace Church age
New heaven And new earth
7yrs
Tribulation
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Review

• Where do the people come from that are the
  members of the Body of Christ/the Church?
• Romans 115-7 (from among unbelieving Jews)
• Acts 1348 (from among unbelieving Gentiles)
• Note They are the elect out of the whole of
  mankind both Jew and Gentile (Adams family).

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Gentiles from Adam to Abraham 2000Years
Gentiles and Jews from Abraham forward
Jews
Gentiles
Gentiles
Adam
Noah
Abraham
2000 yrs
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Review

• With the creation of the Body of Christ how many
  people groups does God recognize?
• 1Corinthians 1031-32
• Galatians 327-28

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Gentiles from Adam to Abraham
Gentiles and Jews from Abraham forward
Gentile, Jew or Body Of Christ from Pentecost to
Rapture
Paul
Rapture
Holy Spirit
Jews
Jews
Patriarchs
Moses
Prophets
Body Of Christ
All Believers
Gentiles
Gentiles
Gentiles
Adam
Noah
Abraham
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
2000?? yrs
believing and unbelieving unbelieving only
believers only
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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• The Church
• Ephesians 122-23
• The word church comes from the Greek word
  ekklesia, (Greek 1577, Strongs)
• ekklesia, ek-klay-see'-ah a calling out, i.e. a
  popular meeting, especially a religious
  congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian
  community of members on earth or saints in heaven
  or both) - assembly, church.

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• The Church
• The word church is not in English translations
  of the Old Testament.
• The word church (Gk ekklesia) is used twice in
  the Gospels.
• Matthew 1617-18 (a view to the formation of the
  Messianic Church at Pentecost)
• Matthew 1817 (a local assembly of Jewish
  believers)
• The word assembly in the Old Testament comes
  from the word qahal. (qahal, Hebrew 6951,
  Strongs)
• qahal, kaw-hawl' from Hebrew 6950 (qahal)
  assemblage (usually concrete) - assembly,
  company, congregation, multitude.

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• When the Greek word ekklesia was used In
  scripture did it always refer to The Body of
  Christ?
• Acts 1932,39,41 (a rioting assembly of heathens)
  
• Acts 738 (an assembly NLT/congregation
  NAS/church KJV) of ancient Israel)
• Col 118 (The Body of Christ)
• 1Cor 12 (a local assembly of believers (the body
  of Christ)).
• The word church as used in scripture -
  Literally, called-out group, assembly or
  congregation.

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• Note The Body Of Christ specifically
  identifies believers from the raising up of Paul
  to the rapture.

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• What the Church/Body of Christ is not.
• The Church is not Judaism continued and enlarged.
• Ephesians 215-16
• The Church is not the kingdom of God on earth.
• Ambassadors of a kingdom that is not of this
  world.
• John 1836
• John 1231
• Ephesians 620
• The Body of Christ is not brick and mortar and
  pews and governing boards and real estate and
  etc..

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• What the Church is.
• The Body of Christ. (Col 118, Ephesians 122-23)
• Body The entire material or physical structure
  of an organism.
• Organism An individual form of life, such as a
  plant, animal a body that works together to
  carry on the various processes of life.
• The Great Barrier reef stretches 1243 miles
• The Honey Mushroom 2200 acres
• Aspen grove
• Organism a system considered analogous in
  structure or function to a living body
• Analogous The same or similar.

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• What the Church is.
• The Body of Christ.
• Social organism - a group of independent but
  interrelated elements comprising a unified whole.
• Body A group of individuals regarded as an
  entity.
• Entity Something that exists as a particular
  and discrete, unique unit.
• Body A number of persons regarded as a unique
  group.
• Person (Law) A human or organization with legal
  rights and duties. (Eph 215)
• Definitions from The Free Dictionary .com,
  Italics added

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• What the Church is.
• The Body of Christ.
• 1Corinthians 1212
• Body The entire material or physical structure
  of an organism.
• Organism An individual form of life, such as a
  plant, animal a body that works together to
  carry on the various processes of life.
• Analogous The same or similar.

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The Body Of Christ

• What the Church is.
• The Body of Christ.
• 1Corinthians 1213
• Social organism - a group of independent but
  interrelated elements comprising a unified whole.
• Body A group of individuals regarded as an
  entity
• Entity Something that exists as a particular
  and discrete, unique unit.
• Body A number of persons, concepts, or things
  regarded as a unique group.
• Note One body not a hive of bees.

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The Body Of Christ

• What the Church is.
• The Body of Christ.
• 1Corinthians 1214
• Organism An individual form of life, such as a
  plant, animal a body that works together to
  carry on the various processes of life.
• 1Corinthians 1215-27
• Romans 124-5
• Galatians 610
• Ephesians 411-16
• Colossians 315

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The Body Of Christ

• What the Church is.
• The Body of Christ.
• Note A body is conceived, develops and is
  delivered.
• By what means and when was the Church/Body of
  Christ conceived?
• 1Corintheins 1212-13
• Acts 13-5
• Acts 21-6
• Acts 1113-17
• When does this baptism take place?
• Romans 109-13

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The Body Of Christ

• What the Church is.
• The Body of Christ.
• Note A body is conceived, develops and is
  delivered.
• How does the Church/Body of Christ develop?
• Colossians 219
• Colossians 314-15

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The Body Of Christ

• What the Church is.
• Note A body is conceived, develops and is
  delivered.
• When will the Church/ Body of Christ be
  delivered?
• 2 Thessalonians 21
• 1 Thessalonians 413-18
• Revelations 310-11
• 1 Thessalonians 110
• 1 Thessalonians 58-11

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• What the Church is.
• Note The Body of Christ is that spiritual
  organism of which Christ is the head and is
  composed of all born again, regenerated (saved)
  people from the raising up of Paul to the
  rapture.

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• The End

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• What the Church is.
• People who are are the Born again.
• John 31-8
• John 112-13
• 1 Peter 11-3
• People who are are the regenerated.
• Titus 35
• 2 Corinthians 517
• Galantines 615

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Review

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• What the Church is.
• Note The Body of Christ is that spiritual
  organism of which Christ is the head and is
  composed of all born again, regenerated (saved)
  people from Pentecost to the rapture.

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• Concealed in scripture we can find the church age
  revealed.
• Luke 414, 15-21
• When did The Spirit come upon Christ?
• Matthew 313-16
• John 132-34
• Isaiah 611-2
• Note The Church age is between the first and
  second advents of Jesus Christ.
• Romans 1125-28
• Acts 151-18

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Review

• What The Church is.
• Ephesians 122-23 (The Body of Christ)
• Ephesians 215-16 (A new creation)
• Note The church is not Judaism continued and
  enlarged.

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The Body Of Christ

• The Church/The Body of Christ as revealed to the
  Apostle Paul.
• What the Church is.
• Where do these people come from that are the
  members of the Body of Christ/the Church? (They
  are the elect out of the whole of mankind (Adams
  family).)
• Romans 115-7 (from among unbelieving Jews)
• Acts 1348 (from among unbelieving Gentiles)

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Review

• What The Church is.
• The Body of Christ.
• Body - The entire material or physical structure
  of an organism.
• Organism - An individual form of life, such as a
  plant or animal a body that works together to
  carry on the various processes of life.
• 1 Corinthians 1212-13
• Colossians 118

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Jews
Gentiles
Adam
Noah
Abraham
2000 yrs
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The Body of Christ

• The Bible separates people into how many groups?
• Gentiles
• Jews
• The Body of Christ

Christs Second Advent
Christs First Advent
Paul
Rapture
Holy Spirit
Jews
Jews
Jews
Jews

Moses
Body of Christ
Bride of Christ
All Believers
Gentiles
Gentiles
Gentiles
Gentiles
Gentiles

Adam
Noah
Millennium
Age of Grace
Abraham
Eternity
Tribulation
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
-Believing and unbelieving -Unbelieving only
Believers only
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Pentecost
Rapture
Tribulation
New Heaven/Earth Eternity
Millennium
2000 ? years
7 years
1000 years
? years
? years
3000 years
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What is Christian Doctrine?
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What is Christian Doctrine?

• Doctrine Is revealed truth God expects us to
  believe.
• What should our doctrine be?
• What ever God has revealed in the Bible.
• Duet 2929
• Why do we have this Bible study?
• To learn what God has revealed.
• What is false doctrine?
• Doctrine that is contrary to revealed truth,
  mistaken ideas, intentionally deceptive, or
  contrary to Biblical fact.

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What is Christian Doctrine?

• Does Doctrine matter?
• Should Doctrine be avoided on the grounds that
  Doctrine divides?

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Does God sovereignly choose who He will have a
relationship with?
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• Does God sovereignly choose who He will have a
  relationship with?
• Relationship noun camaraderie, intimacy,
  communion, familiarity, companionship,
  sociability, fraternization, companionability
• Ephes. 211-12 (KJV)
• Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past
  Gentiles in the flesh, who are called
  Uncircumcision by that which is called the
  Circumcision (Israel) in the flesh made by hands
  12 That at that time ye (Gentiles) were without
  Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of
  Israel, and strangers from the covenants of
  promise, having no hope, and without God in the
  world
• Commonwealth politeia, Greek 4174, Strongs
  (polity) citizenship Commonwealth The people
  of a nation or state the body politic.

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Time
Time past
Now (Time Present)
Ages to come (Time Future)
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• Does God sovereignly choose who He will have a
  relationship with?
• Time past
• Adam to Abraham by Families (Gen 5,Job 11-5)
• Abraham to Moses - by a single Family (Genesis
  122,Joshua 241-5)
• (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, 12 Sons)
• Moses to Christ by a single Nation
• (Duet. 76-8)
• What about elect Gentiles?
• Ruth (Ruth 116)
• Rahab (Joshua 211,625)

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• Does God sovereignly choose who He will have a
  relationship with?
• Time Past
• Moses to Christ (continued)
• Christs earthly ministry. (Israel No longer a
  functioning nation.)
• Matthew 1521-28
• Matthew 105-6
• John 1220 (Greek proselytes)
• The Messianic Church.
• Luke 1232
• Matthew 1613-19
• Acts 141-3
• Acts 151,5

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Time Line
Who God chooses to have relationship with
Lk 1232 Jn 824 Matt 16 13-19
Matt 2531-34 Isa 21-3 Zech 820-23
Matt 1521-28 Matt 105-6 Jn 1220
Duet 76-8 Ruth 116 JOSH 211, 625, Matt 15
A G E S T O C O M e
Ro 1125-26
C R E A T I O n
The Nations With Israel as head
Gen 121-2 Josh 241-5
Messianic Church
Eph 211-18,
The Church The Body of Christ
Gen 5 Job 11-5
The nation Of Israel
A single Family
Families
T R I B U L A T I O n
Kingdom (Heaven On Earth)
G W T J U D G M E N t
R A P T U R e
2nd A D V E N t
Adam
Peter
Moses
Paul
Noah

• Abraham
• Isaac
• Jacob
• 12 Sons

Time Past
Time Present (But Now)
Time Future
Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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The called out Assembly/Church
The Heavenlies
Body of Christ reigns with Christ In the
Heavenly realm
Believe the Message of the Cross according to
Pauls gospel
Believe Jesus of Nazareth is The Messiah their
King
Reject Jesus the Messiah
T r a n s i t i o n
The Body of Christ Saved Jews and Gentiles A new
entity revealed along with the Grace Dispensation
Heaven on Earth Mill. Kingdom
Believe Prophets and anticipate the King And His
Kingdom
True Israel Messianic Judaism
False religion claiming Peter's authority
Messianic Judaism Christs Earthly Kingdom all
nations
Elect Jews Gentiles survive tribulation
believe and enter Millennial Kingdom
Judaism
A b r r h a m
M o s e s
P e t e r
Apostate Israel
P a u l
T r i b u l a t i o n
By Gods Grace a secret Dispensation is revealed
)
(
1,000yr reign of Christ

• Christ returns
• as King of Kings
• Heaven and Earth brought
• under Christs authority

Family
Nation
Israel rejects Messiah and is temporarily set
aside
Christ comes as Israels Messiah
Rapture of The Body of Christ
The called out assembly with which God chooses
to have relationship
Key
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The called out Assembly/Church
The Heavenlies
Body of Christ reigns with Christ In the
Heavenly realm
Believe the Message of the Cross according to
Pauls gospel
Believe Jesus of Nazareth is The Messiah their
King
(1Cor 151-4,Ro 3 25)
Eph 214-18
(1Thes 413-18)
(Matt 1616,Jn 1127)
(Eph 13)
Reject Jesus the Messiah
The Body of Christ Saved Jews and Gentiles A new
entity revealed along with the Grace Dispensation
(1Cor 1212-13, Eph 122-23 1Cor 10 32)
Transition Period (Acts1119-26, Gal21-10)
(Acts 223,Ro 1132)
Heaven on Earth Mill. Kingdom
Believe Prophets and anticipate the King And His
Kingdom
True Israel Messianic Judaism
False religion claiming Peter's authority
Messianic Judaism Christs Earthly Kingdom all
nations
(Gal 1 6-10)
(Acts 2823-28)
Elect Jews Gentiles survive tribulation
believe and enter Millennial Kingdom
Judaism
(Gen. 2218,Matt 1927-28)
(Matt.1616-19 Lk. 1232)
A b r r h a m
(Acts 737-38 Eph 2 11-12)
M o s e s
P e t e r
(Ro 11 25-27 Amos 9 9-12 Matt 25 31-34)
Apostate Israel
P a u l
T r i b u l a t i o n
By Gods Grace a secret Dispensation is revealed
)
(
1,000yr reign of Christ
Family
Nation
Israel rejects Messiah and is temporarily set
aside

• Christ returns
• as King of Kings
• Heaven and Earth brought
• under Christs authority

Christ comes as Israels Messiah
Rapture of The Body of Christ
The called out assembly with which God chooses
to have relationship
Key
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• Does God sovereignly choose who He will have a
  relationship with?
• The Question.
• Romans 111
• I ask, then, has God rejected his people, the
  Jews?
• The Answer.
• Romans 111-15

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metaphor   A figure of speech in which a word
or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is
used to designate another, thus making an
implicit comparison, as in "a sea of troubles"
or "All the world's a stage" Shakespeare.
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A Special Olive Tree (Gods Fellowship/Relationshi
p Tree)
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Text Romans 1116-24
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Abrahams Special Olive Tree
Abrahams Children are The branches

Romans 1116 And since Abraham and the
other patriarchs were holy(set apart), their
children will also be holy(set apart). For if the
roots of the tree are holy(set apart), the
branches will be(set apart), too.
E A R T H L y
T R E E
Abraham Is the root
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Abrahams Special Olive Tree
A B R A H A M I C Co V A N A N T B L E S S I N G
S Flow

Romans 1116 And since Abraham and the
other patriarchs were holy(set apart), their
children will also be holy(set apart). For if the
roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be,
too.
E A R T H L y
Romans 1117 . grafted in among them and
became partaker with them of the rich root of the
olive tree,
T R E E
Abraham The root
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Abraham's Family (Abraham to Moses 460 years)
Abrahams Special Olive Tree
A B R A H A M I C Co V A N A N T B L E S S I N G
S Flow

Romans 1116 And since Abraham and the
other patriarchs (Isaac and Jacob) were holy,
their children will also be holy. For if the
roots of the tree are holy, the branches will be,
too.
E A R T H L y
Genesis 121-3 I will cause you to become
the father of a great nation. I will bless you
and make you famous, and I will make you a
blessing to others.
T R E E
Abraham The root
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The Nation of Israel (Moses to Paul 1600 years)
Abrahams Special Olive Tree
A B R A H A M I C Co V A N A N T B L E S S I N G
S Flow

Deut. 76-7 For you are a holy people,
who belong to the Lord your God. Of all the
people on earth, the Lord your God has chosen you
to be his own special treasure. 7 "The
Lord did not choose you and lavish his love on
you because you were larger or greater than other
nations, for you were the smallest of all
nations!
E A R T H L y
T R E E
Abraham The root
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• The Nation of Israel rejects her Messiah.
• Israel judged and temporarily set aside.
• Some of the branches (Israel) broken off of the
  tree.

• A remnant of Elect Jews are left in the Tree.
• Israels national prominence diminished.

A B R A H A M I C Co V A N A N T B L E S S I N G
S F L ow

Romans 1117 But some of these branches
from Abraham's tree, some of the Jews, have been
broken off.
E A R T H L y
Romans 115 Even so then at this present
time also there is a remnant according to the
election of grace.
Romans 1117 But some of these branches
from Abraham's tree, some of the Jews, have been
broken off.
T R E E
The root Abraham
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Ephes. 211-12 Wherefore remember, that
ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who
are called Uncircumcision by that which is called
the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands 12
That at that time ye were without Christ, being
aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and
strangers from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God in the world
Gentiles (from Abraham to Paul 2000 years)
Romans 1117 But some of these branches
from Abraham's tree, some of the Jews, have been
broken off. And you Gentiles, who were branches
from a wild olive tree, were grafted in. So now
you also receive the blessing God has promised
Abraham and his children, sharing in God's rich
nourishment of his special olive tree.
Wild Olive Tree (without the rich root)
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• Elect Gentiles (branches from the wild olive
  tree) are grafted into the tree among the Jewish
  branches not into Israel.
• The Body of Christ is not the wild olive tree!
• Gentiles enjoy a position of world prominence.
• Gentiles remain Gentiles

• A remnant of Elect Israelites are left in the
  Tree.
• Israels national prominence is diminished.
• Jews remain Jews

A B R A H A M I C Co V A N A N T B L E S S I N G
S F L ow

E A R T H L y
T R E E
Romans 1117 But if some of the branches
were broken off, and you, being a wild olive,
were grafted in among them and became partaker
with them of the rich root of the olive tree,

Ephesians 214-18 Romans 4 Abraham
Abraham The root
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• Unbiblical theologies
• Replacement theology
• The church has replaced Israel.
• Prophecy spiritualized and applied to the
  church.
• Mormonism
• When a person is baptized into the Mormon Church
  their blood miraculously changes to that of
  Abrahams and their linage is prophetically
  declared to be either from Ephraim or Manasseh
  (Josephs sons).
• Armstongism (World Wide Church of God now United
  Church of God)
• The lost tribes of Israel migrated to Europe,
  then to the British Isles and to America Herbert
  Armstrong and followers claim to be direct
  decedents of Abraham.
• British Israelism
• Revelation 39

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• A traumatic juncture in Biblical history.
• Acts 222-23
• Romans 1132 (28-32)

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A traumatic time in Biblical history

• Elect Gentiles (branches from the wild olive
  tree) are grafted into the tree among the Jewish
  branches not into Israel.
• The Body of Christ is not the wild olive tree
• Gentiles enjoy a position of world prominence.
• Gentiles remain Gentiles

• A remnant of Elect Israelites are left in the
  Tree.
• Israels national prominence is diminished.
• Jews remain Jews

A B R A H A M I C Co V A N A N T B L E S S I N G
S F L ow

E A R T H L y
T R E E
Acts 222-23 But you (Israel) followed
God's prearranged plan. With the help of lawless
Gentiles, you nailed him to the cross and
murdered him. Romans 1132 For God hath
concluded them all in unbelief, that he might
have mercy upon all.
Romans 1117 But if some of the branches
were broken off, and you, being a wild olive,
were grafted in among them and became partaker
with them of the rich root of the olive tree,

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The Church Age A secret Dispensation (from Paul
to the rapture 2,000?? years
Galatians 325-29 But now that faith in
Christ has come, we no longer need the law as our
guardian. 26 So you are all children of God
through faith in Christ Jesus (not by natural
birth). 27 And all who have been united with
Christ in baptism (by the Spirit) have been made
like him. 28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile,
slave or free, male or female. For you are all
Christiansyou are one in Christ Jesus. 29 And
now that you belong to Christ, you are the true
children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and now
all the promises God gave to him belong to you.
1Cor. 1212-13 Some of us are Jews, some are
Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But
we have all been baptized into Christ's body by
one Spirit, and we have all received the same
Spirit.
A Heavenly Entity
Ephes. 214-18 By his death he ended the
whole system of Jewish law that excluded the
Gentiles. His purpose was to make peace between
Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new
person from the two groups.
The Body Of Christ The Church
With the calling of Paul A new creation for the
Age of Grace Eph 36
Believing Gentiles and Jews
Ephes. 36-10 And this is the secret
plan The Gentiles have an equal share with the
Jews in all the riches inherited by God's
children. Both groups have believed the Good
News, and both are part of the same body and
enjoy together the promise of blessings through
Christ Jesus.
Acts 1346-48
Ro 115,7-8
Chosen Jews
Chosen Gentiles
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In this present dispensation God recognizes
three people groups. 1 Cor.
1032 Don't give offense to Jews or
Gentiles or the church of God.
(1)
(3)
(2)
Gentiles
Jews
The Body Of Christ The Church
With the calling of Paul A new creation for the
Age of Grace Eph 36
A Heavenly Entity All of the Elect
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In this present dispensation who is set apart to
have Relationship with God?
The Body Of Christ The Church
A Heavenly Entity All of the Elect
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R A P T U R E D
The Church Age A secret Dispensation (from Paul
to the rapture 2,000?? years
1 Thes. 413-17 And now, brothers and
sisters, I want you to know what will happen to
the Christians who have died so you will not be
full of sorrow like people who have no hope. 14
For since we believe that Jesus died and was
raised to life again, we also believe that when
Jesus comes, God will bring back with Jesus all
the Christians who have died. 15 I can
tell you this directly from the Lord We who are
still living when the Lord returns will not rise
to meet him ahead of those who are in their
graves. 16 For the Lord himself will come down
from heaven with a commanding shout, with the
call of the archangel, and with the trumpet call
of God. First, all the Christians who have died
will rise from their graves. 17 Then, together
with them, we who are still alive and remain on
the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet
the Lord in the air and remain with him
forever. 1Cor. 1550-53
A Heavenly Entity
Romans 1125 I want you to understand
this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that
you will not feel proud and start bragging. Some
of the Jews have hard hearts, but this will last
only until the complete number of Gentiles comes
to Christ.
The Body Of Christ The Church
With the calling of Paul A new creation for the
Age of Grace Eph 36
Believing Gentiles and Jews
Acts 1346-48
Ro 115,7-8
Chosen Jews
Chosen Gentiles
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The tree During the Tribulation

• Elect Gentiles (branches from the wild olive
  tree) are grafted into the tree among the Jewish
  branches not into Israel.
• The Body of Christ is not the wild olive tree
• Gentiles enjoy a position of world prominence.
• Gentiles remain Gentiles

• A remnant of Elect Israelites are left in the
  Tree.
• Israels national prominence is diminished.
• Israel Blesses the nations
• Gen 121-3
• Matt 2414
• Rev 146-7
• Matt 2818-20
• Rev 79-10,13-14
• Jews remain Jews

A B R A H A M I C Co V A N A N T B L E S S I N G
S F L ow

E A R T H L y
Romans 1112 (NLT) Now if the Gentiles were
enriched because the Jews turned down God's offer
of salvation, think how much greater a blessing
the world will share when the Jews finally accept
it.
Romans 1111 Did God's people stumble and
fall beyond recovery? Of course not! His purpose
was to make his salvation available to the
Gentiles, and then the Jews would be jealous and
want it for themselves.
T R E E
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Millennial Reign of Christ on Earth (1,000 years)
Ro 1111-12
Nation of Israel in Kingdom of Heaven on
earth
Gentile Nations in Kingdom of Heaven on earth

• Nations are judged
• Elect Gentiles survive the tribulation
• Elect Gentiles enter Millennial Kingdom
• Seat of world government in Jerusalem
• Christ rules on Davids Throne
• Gentiles grafted into the tree

• Messiah returns as Israels Deliver
• Elect Jews survive tribulation
• A nation is saved in a day
• All Israel repents
• Thousand year reign of Christ begins Ezek
  3622-27
• Israel is the head nation (Zech 823, Isa 21-4)
• Israel as a nation grafted into the tree again

A B R A H A M I C Co V A N A N T B L E S S I N G
S F L ow

Matthew 2531-34 (NLT) "But when the Son of
Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with
him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.
32 All the nations will be gathered in his
presence, and he will separate them as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will
place the sheep at his right hand and the goats
at his left. 34 Then the King will say to those
on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my
Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world.
Romans 1126-27 And so
all Israel will be saved. Do you remember what
the prophets said about this? 26 "A
Deliverer will come from Jerusalem, and he will
turn Israel from all ungodliness. 27
And then I will keep my covenant with them and
take away their sins."
E A R T H L y
T R E E
Romans 1123-24 And if the Jews turn from
their unbelief, God will graft them back into the
tree again. He has the power to do it. 24 For
if God was willing to take you who were, by
nature, branches from a wild olive tree and graft
you into his own good treea very unusual thing
to dohe will be far more eager to graft the Jews
back into the tree where they belong.
Romans 1128-29 Many of the Jews are now
enemies of the Good News. But this has been to
your benefit, for God has given his gifts to you
Gentiles. Yet the Jews are still his chosen
people because of his promises to Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob. 29 For God's gifts and his call can
never be withdrawn.

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Time Line
Who God Has Relationship With.
A Body
All Nations (Israel head nation)
By Families
A Family
A Nation
The Church The Body of Christ
R A P T U R e
T R I B U L A T I O n
2000 yrs
460 yrs
1600 yrs
2000 yrs ?
1000 yrs
G W T J U D G M E N t
Adam
Millennial Kingdom
Moses
Paul
Abraham
Time Present
Time Past
Time Future
Romans 1133-36 Oh, what a wonderful God we
have! How great are his riches and wisdom and
knowledge! How impossible it is for us to
understand his decisions and his methods! 34
For who can know what the Lord is thinking? Who
knows enough to be his counselor? 35 And who
could ever give him so much that he would have to
pay it back? 36 For everything comes from him
everything exists by his power and is intended
for his glory. To him be glory evermore. Amen.

Note This chart is not to scale nor exhaustive
it only high lights certain events to illustrate
Gods plan for the ages.
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Gentiles from Adam to Abraham 2000Years
Gentiles and Jews from Abraham forward
Jews
Gentiles
Gentiles
Adam
Noah
Abraham
2000 yrs
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Gentiles from Adam to Abraham
Gentiles and Jews from Abraham forward
Gentile, Jew or Body Of Christ from Paul to
Rapture
Rapture
Raising up of Paul
Jews
Jews
Patriarchs
Moses
Prophets
Body Of Christ
All Believers
(believers practiced Judaism)
Gentiles
Gentiles
Gentiles
Adam
Noah
Abraham
Paul
2000 yrs
2000 yrs
2000?? yrs
believing and unbelieving unbelieving only
believers only
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The called out Assembly/Church
The Heavenlies
Body of Christ reigns with Christ In the
Heavenly realm
Believe the Message of the Cross according to
Pauls gospel
Believe Jesus of Nazareth is The Messiah their
King
Reject Jesus the Messiah
T r a n s i t i o n
The Body of Christ Saved Jews and Gentiles A new
entity revealed along with the Grace Dispensation
Heaven on Earth Mill. Kingdom
Believe Prophets and anticipate the King And His
Kingdom
True Israel Messianic Judaism
False religion claiming Peter's authority
Messianic Judaism Christs Earthly Kingdom all
nations
Elect Jews Gentiles survive tribulation
believe and enter Millennial Kingdom
Judaism
A b r r h a m
M o s e s
P e t e r
Apostate Israel
P a u l
T r i b u l a t i o n
By Gods Grace a secret Dispensation is revealed
)
(

• Christ returns
• as King of Kings
• Heaven and Earth brought
• under Christs authority

Israel rejects Messiah and is temporarily set
aside
Christ comes as Israels Messiah
Rapture of The Body of Christ
The called out assembly with which God chooses
to have relationship
Key