--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 2/20/07 10:45:25 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I couldn't stomach reading more than a few paragraphs > of the anti-Semitic rant of Luther that cardemeister > linked to, but in those paragaphs, at least, he wasn't > complaining about the Jews having killed Jesus, he was > condemning them for refusing (appropriately, in my > view) to recognize Jesus as the prophesied Messiah. > > This is all a part of Replacement Theology which is rejected by most > Christians today. It is my understanding that most Christians today teach that the > Jews are *blinded* to the Divinity of Christ till the last Gentile is brought > into the Kingdom then the *scales* will fall from the eyes of the Jews as it > was with Saul of Tarsis and in the second coming, Christ will reveal himself > to his people as Joseph revealed himself to his family. I've heard it > explained that the story of Joseph is a beautiful parable to the life of the > Messiah. From the jealousy of his brothers and selling him for 30 pieces of silver > into bondage, to his rise to second only to Pharaoh and administering the > government. And just as Joseph revealed his circumcision to his brothers to prove > who he was, Christ will reveal to the Jews the scars in his hands, feet and > side to prove who he was when he returns.
I don't think that's likely to do the trick, actually. For Jews there are more important issues involved. Interestingly just as Joseph had > his gentile servants leave the room when he revealed who he was to his > brothers, the gentiles in Christ are supposed to be removed from earth before he > reveals himself to his people. I heard John Hagee teach this and the detailed > parallels were absolutely amazing. You can draw parallels 'till they're coming out your ears. That you can do so doesn't necessarily prove anything.
