This session continues the eschatology series, focusing on the role and destiny of Israel and the Gentiles from the giving of the Law through eternity.
The study begins with a review of Sheol, described as having three chambers: Paradise (a place of rest), the place of torment for the unsaved, and the abyss separating them. The conditional promises given to Israel under the Law—health, wealth, and prosperity—were contrasted with the unconditional covenants, such as the land promise given to Abraham in Genesis 15, which guarantees Israel’s preservation despite disobedience.
Romans 11 is discussed to clarify that Israel today is cut off from blessing, not destroyed; God preserves the nation because a future remnant will be saved. The teaching then moves into Israel’s role in the tribulation period, using Matthew 24 and Revelation 8–9 to outline the first and second halves of the tribulation. The 144,000 sealed Jews from Israel’s tribes are noted as being protected from both elements and demonic attack.
The session explains the two witnesses in Revelation 11—one being Elijah, the other a contemporary Jewish prophet—and describes God’s purging of unbelieving Israelites in the wilderness during the tribulation, paralleling Israel’s earlier wilderness wandering.
A detailed overview of Israel in the Millennial Kingdom follows:
All who enter the kingdom will be believers.
Israel becomes the head of the nations, fully possessing the promised land (Ezekiel 48).
Their needs will be entirely supplied; their health restored (Ezekiel 47:12).
Jerusalem becomes the global center of worship and instruction (Isaiah 2:1–5).
All Israelites will have God’s law written on their hearts (Jeremiah 31:31–34).
The teaching then shifts to Israel in eternity, explaining the eternal covenant of Genesis 17. Israel will inhabit the New Earth forever, fulfilling God’s promises (Isaiah 65:17; 66:22). The present universe will be folded up like a garment.
Next, the study surveys the fate and role of the Gentiles, beginning with the pre-Abrahamic era when all humanity shared one language (Genesis 11). The confusion of languages at Babel created the nations. The first biblical use of “Gentiles” appears in Genesis 10:5. God distinguished Abraham’s descendants from the nations through covenant.
Today, Gentiles and Jews stand equal before God regarding salvation (Romans 3:9). Gentiles have been grafted into the place of blessing while Israel is temporarily set aside (Romans 11). God is now calling out a people for His name from among the nations (Acts 15; Ephesians 2:15).
The teaching ends by summarizing the entire prophetic arc of Israel—from dispersion, future regathering, purging in the tribulation, restoration in the Millennial Kingdom, and finally their eternal state on the New Earth—while also outlining the Gentiles’ historical development, present status, and future destiny.
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The study begins with a review of Sheol, described as having three chambers: Paradise (a place of rest), the place of torment for the unsaved, and the abyss separating them. The conditional promises given to Israel under the Law—health, wealth, and prosperity—were contrasted with the unconditional covenants, such as the land promise given to Abraham in Genesis 15, which guarantees Israel’s preservation despite disobedience.
Romans 11 is discussed to clarify that Israel today is cut off from blessing, not destroyed; God preserves the nation because a future remnant will be saved. The teaching then moves into Israel’s role in the tribulation period, using Matthew 24 and Revelation 8–9 to outline the first and second halves of the tribulation. The 144,000 sealed Jews from Israel’s tribes are noted as being protected from both elements and demonic attack.
The session explains the two witnesses in Revelation 11—one being Elijah, the other a contemporary Jewish prophet—and describes God’s purging of unbelieving Israelites in the wilderness during the tribulation, paralleling Israel’s earlier wilderness wandering.
A detailed overview of Israel in the Millennial Kingdom follows:
All who enter the kingdom will be believers.
Israel becomes the head of the nations, fully possessing the promised land (Ezekiel 48).
Their needs will be entirely supplied; their health restored (Ezekiel 47:12).
Jerusalem becomes the global center of worship and instruction (Isaiah 2:1–5).
All Israelites will have God’s law written on their hearts (Jeremiah 31:31–34).
The teaching then shifts to Israel in eternity, explaining the eternal covenant of Genesis 17. Israel will inhabit the New Earth forever, fulfilling God’s promises (Isaiah 65:17; 66:22). The present universe will be folded up like a garment.
Next, the study surveys the fate and role of the Gentiles, beginning with the pre-Abrahamic era when all humanity shared one language (Genesis 11). The confusion of languages at Babel created the nations. The first biblical use of “Gentiles” appears in Genesis 10:5. God distinguished Abraham’s descendants from the nations through covenant.
Today, Gentiles and Jews stand equal before God regarding salvation (Romans 3:9). Gentiles have been grafted into the place of blessing while Israel is temporarily set aside (Romans 11). God is now calling out a people for His name from among the nations (Acts 15; Ephesians 2:15).
The teaching ends by summarizing the entire prophetic arc of Israel—from dispersion, future regathering, purging in the tribulation, restoration in the Millennial Kingdom, and finally their eternal state on the New Earth—while also outlining the Gentiles’ historical development, present status, and future destiny.
#Eschatology #BibleProphecy #IsraelInProphecy #EndTimesTeaching #Tribulation #MillennialKingdom #PastorLutherWalker #BibleStudy #ChristianTeaching #BiblicalEschatology