06-23-2009, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Fredoheaven
Israel is a God given name to Jacob.
The Children of Israel became a nation of God.
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And....we are a "nation of God."
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Exodus 19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
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And...we are if we include ourselves in those of the "first resurrection."
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
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2 Samuel 7:23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
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We are His people. We are redeemed to Him. We carry His name....Christian. We are redeemed from Egypt (symbolic of the world and it's temptations) and from all nations and false religion.
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Israel is still Israel even today. Gentile is still Gentile even of today. Filipino is still Filipino of today. But since I've been "born again", I became member of the Family of God (not an Israelite) by virtue of John 1:12.
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Praise the Lord!!!
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Yes, Israel is still Israel. Israel is His family.....His chosen, all of them/us.
Israel means....the prince that prevails with God and...it is The Kingdom.
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