An Anabaptist Defense of Dispensationalism (You Don’t Have to Be Zionist) - Julian Stoltzfus

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Julian Stoltzfus discusses God's promises to Israel and the implications for Christians regarding support for the current Israeli state.

Does God still have special plans for ethnic Israel? Julian Stoltzfus argues that God made specific promises to Abraham and David that will be fulfilled in a future millennium. This will involve genuine heart revival and faith in Christ on the part of Israel and will happen in God’s time not ours. There is no reason Christians should politically support the current Israeli nation state. Article on Julian’s blog Julian’s article in The Sword and Trumpet Another relevant article from Julian’s blog The Sword and Trumpet position statement Revelation, the (Missing) Temple, and Eden Julian’s Email: editor@swordandtrumpet.org This is the 316th episode of Anabaptist Perspectives, a podcast, blog, and YouTube channel that examines various aspects of conservative Anabaptist life and thought. Sign-up for our monthly email newsletter which contains new and featured content! Join us on Patreon or become a website partner to enjoy bonus content! Visit our YouTube channel or connect on Facebook . Read essays from our blog or listen to them on our podcast, Essays for King Jesus Subscribe on your podcast provider of choice Support us or learn more at anabaptistperspectives.org . The views…

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Host: Anabaptist Perspectives

Guest: Julian Stoltzfus

Topics covered

• Dispensationalism
• Ethnic Israel
• Christian support for Israel
• Promises to Abraham and David
• Future millennium
• Heart revival
• Faith in Christ

Keywords

• Dispensationalism
• Zionism
• Israel
• Christianity
• Abraham
• David
• millennium
• revival
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wellspring Mennonite Church, The Sword and Trumpet

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