It begins to look more and more like Elon was in the right in the Trump-Musk conflict. If Trump thinks he is destined by God to defend a gang of genocidal psychopaths, he's completely lost the plot. That's blasphemy against the Holy Spirit according to the Apostle Paul. It now looks like dark powers protected Trump in Butler and made him believe it was God selecting him to save Israel and those who know how to manipulate him are using a flattery offensive, and it is working.
Next, Tucker Carlson lured Ted Cruz out to expose himself as similarly deranged. He talks about the OT declaring that anyone who blesses Israel is blessed and whoever curses Israel is cursed, more or less. Keep in mind that ‘Israel’, as either a person or a nation, did not exist at the time this promise was made. It was made to Abraham first in Genesis 12 and later, repeated in Genesis 22.
However, in the book “From Paul to Mark”, Paul tells us explicitly in Galatians that the ‘seed’ referenced was Jesus.
"For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the things written in the book of the law." Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law; for "The one who is righteous will live by faith." But the law does not rest on faith; on the contrary, "Whoever does the works of the law will live by them." Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us – for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree" – in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.[Gal. 3:10-14.]"
Paul (in Galatians 3) reinterprets the scriptures, the question being ‘who is the seed of Abraham?’
"Well then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? Just as Abraham "believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness," so, you see, those who believe they are the descendants of Abraham. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "All the Gentiles shall be blessed in you." For this reason, those who believe are blessed with Abraham who believed. For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the things written in the book of the law." [Gal. 3:5-10.]"
Paul states that Abraham’s ‘seed’ refers
not to the Jewish people, but to those who are ‘in Christ.’ That is, Paul, in one stroke of the pen, disinherits the Jews. Scripture is reinterpreted to show that Gentile believers share in the ‘blessing of Abraham’ while the Jews are under a curse because they received the Law hundreds of years after Abraham, which basically nullified their previous promise when they accepted the ‘new rules.’ Not only that, but the law consists of two parts, blessings and curses, and the entire subsequent history of Israel stands under the shadow of the curse.
Paul argues that the law has nothing to do with the promise to Abraham because it was impossible for the divine will to change or be altered by the introduction of new stipulations (Gal. 3:15-18). Again, Paul’s arguments are grounded in scripture: 1) the contrast between what was said to Abraham and what was said at Sinai (Deut. 27:26); 2) the unconditional promise to Abraham is said by Paul not to be related to the salvation of Jews, but an unconditional salvation tied to the coming of Christ, the true seed of Abraham (Gen. 22:18: “and by your offspring [seed] shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice”).
Paul additionally states that the law was a temporary phase that has to give way in order for the unconditional promise of salvation to be realized for all. Paul certainly concedes the law is the possession of the Jews, but he grounds the necessary separation of his church from the Jews in the fact that those who live under the law inevitably fall under its curses. (Excerpt: From Paul to Mark)
Now, I truly wish that everyone would read this book because it would not only reaffirm Christianity as a viable faith for the modern world, it would rid us of that uncomfortable attachment to the Old Testament. What is so darned defeating about all this is that if the majority of people were fully aware of how the Old Testament came into being and why, all of the nonsense surrounding Israel could be easily dispensed with. Read my Grok discussion about Biblical Studies to get the details:
https://lauraknightjadczyk.substack.com/p/ai-and-truth-exposing-the-curatorial…
What is so Ironic is how Paul based his messiah on the model of Cyrus the Great… But, read “From Paul to Mark” for the details on that.
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your not allowed both lol.
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