The Promises That Must Be Fulfilled 

The key to understanding history and God's activity in the earth is understanding two important parts of the redemptive story: God's promises and His covenants. God's promises are the specific commitments God has made. The redemptive story is designed to fulfill these promises. Covenants are agreements God has made with His people that include terms, conditions, and promises. Biblical covenants describe how God relates to His people and determine  how His promises are fulfilled and how the redemptive story will conclude.

These promises have the following key characteristics:

• They are made by God and secured by Him. Human sin does not eliminate the promises

• These promises have not yet been fulfilled, but they must be for the age to end. God's honor is at stake in the fulfilment of these promises

• Jesus secured these promises, but He has not yet fulfilled them.

• These promises will be fulfilled at the same time...

When Jesus died on the cross, He cried out, "It is finished!" In His death, Jesus did what previously seemed to be impossible. He secured the redemption of humanity and of the cosmos. Perhaps because of Jesus' well-known phrase, many people assume the cross fulfilled all of God's promises,  but this is NOT what the Bible teaches.

Biblically speaking, the cross did not fulfill all the promises of God - IT SECURED THEM.

Tragically, we have neglected much of what the Bible says about the fulfill-ment of God's promises. However, the full magnitude of what the cross accomplished is revealed in both what was fulfilled when Jesus died and what will be fulfilled in the events we refer to as the "end times."

God has staked His honor on His ability to fulfill specific promises, and the plan of redemption is not completed until these promises are fulfilled.

The Atonement was finished at the cross, but there is more to the story, that must be finished at His return.

God Is Deeply...

Below is a Quote from the BLM organization on the Israel-Hamas/Palestinian Conflict:

"Black Lives Matter stands in solidarity with Palestinians. We are a movement COMMITTED TO ENDING SETTLER COLONIALISM (My emphasis) in all forms, and will continue to advocate for Palestinian liberation. (always have. And always will be),” the organization said."

NOW I SEE HOW THE VERY ELECT WILL BE DECEIVED AT THE END OF THE AGE.

THIS ORGANIZATION HAS MORPHED INTO (or may have always been) AN ANTI-CHRIST ORGANIZATION THAT HAS ESTABLISHED A FALSE JUSTICE MOVEMENT OUT OF LEGITIMATE INJUSTICES ENACTED UPON DISENFRANCHISED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED PEOPLES IN THE EARTH.

THEY HAVE NOW TARGETED, IN JERUSALEM, AN ANTI-ISRAEL, ANTI-CHRIST MISSION OF BRINGING AN END TO THE NATION OF ISRAEL.

Whether you believe those in the land are the people of the book or not, If there is NO NATION OF ISRAEL, there can be NO RETURN of Israel's Messiah. And without a people in the Land that see Him as Messiah, King, and...

In this blog series on Israel's Covenantal Dilemma and making sense of the Return of Jesus, we will examine the promises God still must fulfill and how they shape the end-time story. We will also examine the specific covenantal issues that must be finally resolved.

These covenantal issues keep Israel and the nations - but particularly Israel - from experiencing the fullness of God's promises. I call this the crisis of the covenant. This crisis is frequently overlooked, but we need to understand the role it plays in setting the stage for Jesus' return.

This covenantal crisis is the result of the terms of the Mosaic covenant. If we do not comprehend this crisis or the process by which it is resolved, it is difficult to fully grasp the end times. Much of the confusion about the end times is due to not understanding the role the Mosaic covenant plays. 

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