The "secret" Rapture theory

[Victoria]

No that's incorrect. I said above:

You said: "where many believe the Body of Christ replaces Israel."

No, we just understand how the scriptures teaches who is the true Israel of God! We do not take the children's bread and give it to the dog, who reject Christ, as the true Messiah of God. All of God's promises are IN CHRIST, there is not one promise from God to those who are not IN CHRIST, by God's eelction of grace, all who are, are the children of God's promises be they Jews or Gentiles.

All I'm trying to convey is that the author of Hebrews surely forgot to mention the BoC in the new covenant, if that's what you've been suggesting The true Israel of God has yet to be born again as a nation.

Paul said the following:

Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision [Jews] for the truth of God, to confirm the promises
made unto the fathers:
(Romans 15:8)

I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin... I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy... For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
(Romans 11:1; 11; 25)


If you read the entire chapter of Romans 11, Paul makes it absolutely clear that God hasn't cast away His people. There is no distinction between Jew & Gentile today who are saved during the dispensation of the grace of God. In the future, there will be that distinction again given Israel will reign w/ Christ on the earth (i.e. Revelation 20; 21).

Romans 9:8“That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.”​

Once more and please consider this prayerfully and read it slowly:

The promises to Israel are not now null and void as some might suppose. Nor has the Church replaced Israel as some boastfully claim. Indeed Israel has not been abandoned. The promises to Israel "stand" because they were not made to a literal earthly nation, but to a chosen people who bring forth the fruits worthy of repentance. Unfortunately, some people have no concept of the way Old Testament prophecy is fulfilled in Christ. Those promises to Israel are kept, and are fulfilled in Christ, and in whosoever God chooses to call Israel, by reason of their being in Christ. He is the true Israel of God.

As long as you're not suggesting the BoC will be the bride/royal priesthood/holy born again nation reigning w/ Christ on the earth in the future... then it's all good, Red. Hopefully we've cleared up those misunderstandings of the scriptures.

 

[Victoria]

@Red Baker

This paper written appears to be a fair, unbiased assessment of Dispensationalism.
I pray that it helps enlighten your understanding

Full article: Dispensationalism And The Early Church Fathers

The purpose of this paper is not to prove that dispensationalism is the way in which Bible prophecy should be interpreted. The goal is to show that the ideas of dispensationalism developed over time, and can be seen in the earliest days of the church. Many doctrines that we take for granted today started off as thoughts and ideas, but developed over time.

The argument that dispensationalism is a modern thought that was only developed in the 19th century lacks merit. In fact, the veracity of one who brings up such a notion should be called into question. In this paper the works of Justin Martyr, Papias, Irenaeus, and Augustine were discussed. There were other fathers not mentioned that held to primitive dispensational concepts such as Cyprian, Hippolytus, Commodian, Methodius, Melito, and Appolinaris. They all held views that would later develop into dispensationalism[31]. Any serious theologian or church historian would do well in not dismissing dispensationalism as something that is modern. Though one may not agree with it, it is a system that should be respected and considered.