Troutschatology

[Trout]

I seem to be of the opinion that the people of Israel have not been disregarded or somehow are being replaced, or have been replaced. Instead I think that the Gentiles have now been included among "Israel" in God's Covenant promises.

I seem to be of the opinion that God's plan of redemption - as first promised to Abraham - was that "all nations" would be blessed through him. I seem to think that Israel is - and always will be - "saved" by the only possible means of salvation just like any other nation must be saved, that is, by the promises to the seed, which is Christ.

I don't seem to believe in a literal 1000 year reign of Christ on earth after His second coming. Instead I seem to be of the opinion that when Christ returns, the resurrection of both the righteous and wicked will take place (ala John 5), followed closely by judgment and the "eternal state" where heaven and earth merge - so to speak - and Christ reigns forever.

I'm pretty sure that I can be knocked off my position, but right now I like it.

[gharfish]

Gharschatolgy ! And I cannot be swayed. :brood:

[dizzle]

And I agree totally with Trout.

[Sasha Fierce]

The problem I have with a general resurrection comes, predictably, with the first six verses of Revelation twenty. It really appears as if the two are separate and, as far as I can tell, physical in nature.