ISRAEL VS. THE BODY OF CHRIST Israel — The New Covenant Body of Christ — The New Creature I. ISRAEL’S FUTURE — THE NEW COVENANT WILL BE FULFILLED A. God has not cast away Israel forever. “And so all Israel shall be saved…” “And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, And shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭11‬:‭26‬ ‭KJV‬‬ “For this is my covenant unto them, When I shall take away their sins.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭11‬:‭27‬ ‭KJV‬‬ 🫱 Israel’s national salvation is still future. 🫱 Christ will return as Israel’s Deliverer. 🫱 God will fulfill His covenant promises to the nation. B. The New Covenant was promised to Israel and Judah. “For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, When I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭8‬:‭8‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Supporting Verses: Jeremiah 31:31–34 Ezekiel 36:24–28 Romans 11:27 The New Covenant belongs to the house of Israel and the house of Judah, and its complete fulfillment awaits Christ’s future dealings with Israel. II. THE BODY OF CHRIST — A NEW CREATURE IN CHRIST A. Believers today become a New Creature. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬ ‭KJV‬‬ 🫱 Salvation today places believers into Christ. 🫱 Our identity is no longer Jew or Gentile but one Body. B. Our hope is heavenly. “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬ ‭KJV‬‬ Supporting Verses: Ephesians 2:15 Galatians 3:28 Philippians 3:20–21 Colossians 3:1–4 The Body of Christ is identified as the New Creature, possessing a heavenly calling and eternal inheritance in Christ. III. TWO DISTINCT DIVINE PURPOSES A. Israel’s hope is connected with covenant promises. Supporting Verses: 🫱 Romans 11:26–29 🫱 Hebrews 8:8–12 🫱 Jeremiah 31:31–34 Israel 🫱 New Covenant 🫱 Earthly Kingdom 🫱 Restoration of the Nation 🫱 Jerusalem as the center of God’s Kingdom B. The Body of Christ is connected with the Mystery. Supporting Verses: Ephesians 3:1–9 Colossians 1:25–27 2 Corinthians 5:17 2 Corinthians 5:1 Body of Christ 🫱 New Creature 🫱 Heavenly Calling 🫱 One Body in Christ 🫱 Eternal House in Heaven ISRAEL VS BODY OF CHRIST Israel ➡️ Future national salvation (Romans 11:26–27) ➡️ New Covenant with Israel and Judah (Hebrews 8:8) ➡️ Earthly Kingdom under the Messiah Body of Christ ✝️ New Creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17) ✝️ Heavenly house and eternal hope (2 Corinthians 5:1) ✝️ One Body revealed through the Mystery given to Paul (Ephesians 3:1–9) Grace & Peace