In a recent correspondence, Dr Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Director of Ariel Ministries and author of the books Israelology: The Missing Link In Systematic Theology and The Footsteps Of The Messiah: A Study Of The Sequence Of Prophetic Events, challenged the understanding that the New Testament is the fulfilment of the Old, and suggested that the Bible should rather be […]
The Dispensational scheme of Bible interpretation in the light of Scripture (part 1 of ‘Rightly dividing the word of truth’)
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THE ISRAEL OF GOD – a consideration of so-called “Replacement Theology”
October 4, 2012 by
In his book “The destiny of Israel and the church” Derek Prince stated: “Essential truth is usually simple, and the truth is, Israel is Israel, and the Church is the Church” (p. 15). A few chapters further on he wrote, “Up to this point we have been considering Israel and the Church as if they […]
The Seventieth Week of Daniel
October 4, 2012 by
“Seventy weeks (sevens) are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint the most holy one … He will confirm a covenant with many (one week). […]
The Mystery of the Olive Tree
October 4, 2012 by
“The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken” (Jeremiah 11:16). Israel – the Olive Tree The Lord referred to Israel as a beautiful and fruitful olive tree. The imagery […]
The Hope of Israel Part 2
October 4, 2012 by
ONE NATION UNDER ONE KING We will now consider the second part of Ezekiel chapter 37, the re-uniting of God’s holy nation under one King – a descendant of David (My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd). This is unquestionably a prophecy of the Messiah who would […]
The Hope of Israel | Ezekiel 37
October 4, 2012 by
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life” (Proverbs 13:12) The modern Zionist movement was established as a direct response to anti-Semitism, born of the hope of establishing a Jewish state where Jews would be able to return to the land of their forefathers and live in peace […]
One New Man
October 4, 2012 by
From one man God made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far […]
Farida before the Magistrate
October 4, 2012 by
Dieselfde in Afrikaans beskikbaar Farida’s husband died when she was 42 years old leaving her with a small sum of money, the motor-car and 5 children – of which 4 were still at school. Farida tried by whatever means to keep her children fed and to meet the cost of their education. Her family could […]
A Biblical Critique of the Two-fold Theory of Dispensationalism: The Distinction between Israel and the Church
October 4, 2012 by
Abstract The aim of this paper will be to consider Dispensationalism from the following perspectives: to trace its historical development mainly in America, to identify its essential characteristics, and to evaluate its two-fold theory regarding the distiction between Israel and the Church in the light of Scripture. 1. The Need for a Critique of Dispensationalism […]
