Israel’s promises are not canceled—they are postponed.
God made unconditional covenants with Israel (Abrahamic, Davidic, New Covenant) that must and will be fulfilled. However, because Israel rejected Christ (Acts 7 being a major turning point), God temporarily set Israel aside and introduced a new dispensation: the dispensation of grace, revealed through the apostle Paul.
Romans 11:11 (KJV)
“Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles…”
“Postponed, not replaced.”
Mid-Acts Dispensationalism firmly reject Replacement Theology (the idea that the Church has replaced Israel). Instead, we teach that Israel’s prophetic program has been paused, and God is now working through the Body of Christ—a heavenly people with a distinct purpose and destiny.
Romans 11:25–26 (KJV) “…Blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved…”
• God’s promises to Israel are still valid.
• They are not being fulfilled today, because God is currently working through the mystery program revealed to Paul.
• After the rapture of the Church, God will resume His prophetic dealings with Israel, fulfilling every promise literally and completely.
