Israel | Church |
|---|---|
| Entered by physical birth (Gen. 17:6-8;Romans 9:3) | Entered by spiritual birth (1 Peter 2:23) |
| Jesus is Israel's Messiah (John 1:41, 4:22-25) | Jesus is Church's Head (Eph. 1:20-23, 4:15, 5:23) |
| Under Law (Exodus 20) | Under grace (Romans 6:14) |
| The Kingdom is to be set up (2 Sam. 712-16) | Church is to be built up (2 Cor. 14:5, 22, 26; Eph. 4.12, 16) |
| Citizenship on earth (Matt. 6:10) | Citizenship ln Heaven (Phil. 3:20-21) |
| Christ's death a stumbling block (1 Cor. 1:23; Rom 9~30-33) | Christ's death a foundation stone (1 Cor. 3:11; 1 Peter 2:5-8) |
| In a theocracy (1 Sam. 8:1-7, 9:12-1 7, 12:13) | In Christ (Eph. 1:6; Rom. 16:7) |
| Never spiritually baptized by the Holy Spirit (viewed as a future event in the Gospels) | All believers are spiritually baptized by the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5; 2; 11:15-17; 1 Cor. 12:13) |
| Holy Spirit would come and go selectively (1 Sam. 10:9-10, 16:13-14; Judges 14:6, 16:20; Ps. 51:11) | Universal indwelling and sealing of the Holy Spirit (John 7:37-39, 14:1 6-1 7; Rom. 8:9) |
| Not blessed with all spiritual blessings (Deut. 28) | Blessed with all spiritual blessings (Ephesians 1:3; J Col. 2:10; 2 Peter 1:3-4) |
| Related to the Day of the Lord (Joel 2; Zeph. 2; Zech. 12-14) | Related to the Day of Christ (1 Cor. 1:8; Phil. 1:6, 10, 2:16) |
| Earthly temple (2 Sam. 7:13) | Heavenly temple (1 Corinthians 3:16) |
| The temple is a building (1 Kings 5-8) | The temple is the believers body (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) |
| Select priesthood (Leviticus 8) | Universal priesthood (1 Peter 2:5; Rev. 5:10) |
| Many animal sacrifices (Leviticus 1-7; Heb. 10:11) | One final sacrifice on the cross (Heb. 10:10-14; 2 Peter 3:18) |
| Earthly promises (Matt. 5:3-9) | Heavenly promises (Jn. 24:1-3; Phil. 3:20; Col. 1:5;1 Pt. 1:4) |
| Old Testament revelation (Gen. 12ff) | Old Testament mystery (Eph. 3:1-12, 20-21; Col. 1:24-29) |
| Jew-Gentile distinction (Mt. 10:5; Rom. 15:8-9) | No distinction (Gal. 3:28; Eph. 2:13-16) |
| Involved human circumcision (Gen. 17:9-27; Rom. 4:9-12; Eph. 2:11-12) | Involves circumcision without hands (Col. 2:12) |
| Will experience the Tribulation (Matt. 24) | Will escape the Tribulation (1 Thess. 5:1-11) |
| Looking for the Revelation of Jesus Christ (Wailing wall) (Joel 2; Zach. 12-14) | Looking for the Rapture of Jesus Christ (Titus 2:13; 1 Thess. 1 4:13-18) |
| Started with Abraham (Gen. 12; 15; 17) | Started at Pentecost (Mt. 26:18; Acts 2:47, 5:11, 8:1-3; Gal. 1:13) |
| Israel rejected Christ (John 1:11, 11:47-53; Acts 2:22-36) | The Church has received Christ (Acts 2:41, 10:43-48, 16:30-33) |
| Involves one nation (Ps. 147:19-20) | Involves many nations (Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 1:8) |
| Mixed people (believers & unbelievers) (Rom. 9:6) | Only believers in true Church (1 Cor. 1:2) |
| Out of favor with God (70 A.D.) | Enjoying the blessing of God (Eph. 1:1-3) |
| Promised a land (Gen. 15:18-21) | Promised no land (1 Peter 2:9-21) |
| Set aside temporarily (Rom. 11:1-16) | Grafted in presently (Romans 1 1:17-25) |
| Had specific dietary laws (Lev. 11) | Can eat Whoppers, ham or pork chops (Acts 10:9-16; I Col. 2:16-1 7; 1 Tim. 4:1-5) |
| Had Special holy days (Ex. 20:8; Let'. 23; Num. 28) | Has no Special holy days (Col. 2:16; Gal. 4:8-10; Heb. 4:9) |
The usage of the word "Israel" in the New Testament: The term ISRAEL is used 73 times in the New Testament. Not once is it used of the church, including Galatians 6:16.