In the last few days, I have had a discussion with other believers on a social media platform. That discussion has focused on the status of Israel both current and future. Specifically, the discussion centered on the differences between a Dispensational view of Israel and a Covenant Theology Postmillennial view of Israel. One simple post that I made ignited a storm of counter post responses. My post simply said, “Old Testament prophecies concerning Israel are not spiritually realized in the Church. Two separate entities.” I expected “push-back” from some people due to their different view but I did not expect to be called a blasphemer, false teacher, and enemy of Christ by others, who acted as if I had somehow denied Jesus by making a distinction between the Church and Israel. What exactly has happened within the body of Christ that we have arrived at a place where calling other believers “blasphemers” is acceptable, especially over things that there is wide disagreement about?
As I considered the shocking responses, I realized a pattern was evident in the vitriol. That pattern pointed to the claims of Covenant Theology and its Postmillennialism. This system advances the proposition that there has always been only one people of God. That proposition means that in the Old Testament, Israel was the “Church” and of course in the New, the &ld ...
