In order to understand this teaching, it is recommended to spend some time familiarizing yourself with dispensationalism, which can be found in the playlist labeled ‘Dispensationalism’. Otherwise, it will be difficult to follow and believe some of the things covered in today’s teaching.
The Spiritual Kingdom of God
John 3:3 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.“
We covered this passage in the last dispensations study. Now, as it is written in this passage, it is important that a person be born again if they want to be a part of the kingdom of God.
Luke 17:20-21 “And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
The kingdom of God is not physical but spiritual and we see this in verse 21.
“Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”
Now, because of these verses (along with others), we know that the kingdom of God is a spiritual kingdom, which is different from the physical kingdom of heaven. That being said, it is important that we note the importance of being born again and that this ‘rebirth’ symbolizes a spiritual kingdom inside of us because of it.
Recall what happened during the second covenant, the Adamic covenant, of dispensationalism that we covered. Adam’s spiritual nature died when he disobeyed God, meaning that he lost his spiritual nature and with it the image of God. Having lost his spiritual nature also implies that he lost the spiritual kingdom of God as well. Now that we know that the image of God is tied to something spiritual, let’s look at the following verse.
2 Corinthians 4:4 “In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
We Christians were saved by this gospel.
“who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
This means that as we were saved, the image of God was restored to those who received the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
So when Adam lost his image of God, it was restored by us Christians because we have something spiritual in us (gospel), which now makes the spiritual kingdom of God operational. Something to keep in mind is because Adam lost his spiritual nature, the spiritual nature of those in the Old Testament was also dead until the Holy Spirit came down to revive the spiritual nature and its workings in Acts 2. That being said, the kingdom of the Jews was strictly physical because they were spiritually dead. This means that they had to have physical dealings and had to do physical works for their salvation. It is also important to note that it was necessary for them to conquer land in order to advance their kingdom; the physical kingdom of Heaven.
Catholics and Muslims both claim to set up a physical kingdom on earth like the Old Testament Jews did but what they do not know is that we are operating under a spiritual kingdom now, not a physical one. Thus, a spiritual salvation through the gospel is needed in the spiritual kingdom of God. That being said, what we Christians have to understand is that we are very fortunate to have access to the spiritual things and kingdom of God and we should never take that lightly.
The Great Tribulation
Here we conclude the timeline of the Christians and instead focus on the Tribulation time period.
Now, recall from the last dispensation’s teaching that the Christians replaced the Jews. However, God, not being done with the Jews, will restore them after the time of the Christians is up. So in order for physical dealings to take place again, the spiritual dealings have to leave. This means that the spiritual people (Christians) will be rescued from the world (via the rapture) in order for the events of the Tribulation to occur, which will focus on the physical Jews. This is why dispensationalism is so important because, without it, we would assume that Christians also go through the Tribulation, which cannot happen because it is the time of physical operations not spiritual.
1 Corinthians 10:32 “Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:”
We notice that the Church here is distinguished from any other group mentioned because it is a spiritual nation, meaning, physical nationality does not matter as long as the church is united spiritually through Christ.
That being said, it is important to note that the spiritual Christian Church is distinguished from the physical Jews and physical Gentiles.
Galatians 3:28 ” There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”
From a purely spiritual perspective, we are all one in Christ, no matter our nationality. So if a Jew or a Gentile gets saved today, they are considered a Christian. Now, let’s compare this to the following verse.
Revelation 7:4,9-10″And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.”
Here we see a distinction between the physical Jew and physical Gentile and no mention of the Church, given that it is a Tribulation book. This differs from Galatians 3 where those in the Church are spiritually united despite their physical nationalities.
Now, if you look at the verses following verse 4, you see that there are specific numbers for each specific tribe of Israel mentioned. This means that there is, once again, a distinction between Jews and Gentiles in the Tribulation, which makes sense because God is operating physically once the Christians are raptured up to heaven.
“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations,”
The people mentioned here are physical nations; Gentiles.
“and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.”
If we compare these verses in Revelation 7, we see that there are differences between the 144,000 Jews (verses 4-5) and the Gentiles (verses 9-10). We also see that the Church is nowhere to be found because God is going back to dealing with these two people physically. In fact, between the first seal opening up (signaling the beginning of the Tribulation) in Revelation 6 until the end of the Tribulation in Revelation 19, not once is the Church mentioned but rather the Jews and the nations (Gentiles). This has to mean that the Christian Church is not present during the Tribulation and is raptured up before it begins. With the spiritual dealings gone, God can now focus on physical dealings with the Jews and the nations (Gentiles).
Now, with physical dealings now fully operational during the Tribulation, keeping the Holy Spirit during this time will be dependent on physical living. Recall that in the book of Acts, people received the Holy Spirit via physical dealings like the laying of hands and water baptism. That being said, physical works will be crucial in keeping the Holy Spirit during the Tribulation.
Matthew 24:3 “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?”
This verse is in the context of the Tribulation. Now when the disciples ask Jesus this question, He answers beginning in verse 4 to Matthew 25:46. Because Jesus’ answer goes all the way into Matthew 25, we know that what is in this chapter also pertains to the Tribulation.
Now, let’s see what takes place during the Tribulation.
Matthew 25:2-12 “And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.“
Notice that there were 10 virgins, 5 wise and 5 foolish, with oil in their lamps. The five wise maintained the oil in their lamps while the foolish did not. Bible scholars and religions teach that the oil represents the Holy Spirit, which can be proven with other verses. Now because these virgins lost their oil they lost the Holy Spirit. Now, some people will misapply it to Christians and state that Christians can lose their salvation by losing the Holy Spirit. This is not so because as we have previously stated Matthew 25 is in the context of the Tribulation, which Christians do not go through.
Now, we will give evidence that anointing oil represents the Holy Spirit.
1 Samuel 16:13 “Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.”
The anointing oil is connected to the Holy Spirit.
Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”
Jesus connects the anointing oil to the Holy Spirit when He is reading from the book of Isaiah.
1 John 2:27 “But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.”
Notice that anointing is connected to something spiritual abiding in us, which logically is the Holy Spirit. Given these proofs, there is no doubt that the Holy Spirit is connected to anointing oil.
Now, let’s revisit Matthew 25:11-12. When the foolish virgins lost the Holy Spirit, they pleaded with the Lord to let them in, to which He replied ‘I know you not’. If God does not know you, that means you are not saved. This can be corroborated with Matthew 7.
Some Christian teachers will try to go around this verse and say that these virgins did not really lose their salvation and will instead teach that they lost the presence of God, walk with God, etc. But this verse is plain when it says they lost the Holy Spirit because they lost the oil and that God does not know them meaning that they are not saved, which we see in the following verse as well.
Matthew 7:23 “And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
To reiterate, during the timeline of the Tribulation, physical living is imperative to keeping the Holy Spirit, not faith alone without works as it is for us Christians. This is because God is switching from spiritual dealings to physical dealings, hence physical works for salvation are reinstated.
As mentioned before, Matthew 24 and 25 are in the context of the Tribulation, so these chapters prove that works are needed for salvation.
Matthew 24:13 “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”
Mormons and other cults often use this verse to justify their doctrine of works for salvation. This can easily be debunked if we revisit verse 3, which places the context of this and the following chapter during the Tribulation.
Let us revisit Revelation 7. Verses 4 through 8 mention the twelve tribes of Israel and as we know, God dealt with them physically. If we recognize this, then we have to make the connection between physical dealings and physical works needed for salvation.
Revelation 14:12 “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
Works for salvation are mentioned here, and again, in the context of the Tribulation.
Now, many false teachers use the book of James to show that faith has to have works involved for salvation. Because we know that the general epistles were mainly focused on the Jews and that God was dealing with them physically, we know that their salvation was connected to physical works. Such is not the case for Christians:
James 1:1 “James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.”
The book of James is addressed to the twelve tribes, as is the case in Revelation 7. Because of this, we know that physical dealings such as works for salvation will be involved.
James 2:14 “What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?”
We see here that works are involved in the salvation of Jews. Cults often use this verse to prove faith plus works for salvation even though they believe in faith without works for salvation, which is contradictory. They also fail to see that this book is addressed to the Jews, not Christians.
James 2:22,24 “Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.”
Works have to accompany faith in these verses which is mirrored in Revelation 14:12, in which the commandments of God have to be accompanied by faith. James 1 and Revelation 7 both state the intended audience, the Jewish tribes.
“Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.”
Faith and works are needed for salvation, but the context is Jewish, and we know this because of our knowledge of the covenants and dispensations.
We can further prove that the book of James is an end times Tribulation epistle through the following verse.
James 5:3 “Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.”
The context of this verse is the last days, meaning that it is for the Jews during Tribulation. This context is also applicable to all of the general epistles.
Knowing this, it now makes sense that a person in their physical life has to physically resist a physical mark of the beast on their physical body during the time of the Antichrist because God’s dealings will once again become physical because of the Jews.
Revelation 14:9-12 “And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
The consequence of not resisting the physical mark of the beast is hellfire, in other words, damnation. Now it makes more sense why works are involved during the Tribulation. That being said, watch out for anyone trying to reinterpret these verses on faith and works and apply them to us Christians. Anytime we see faith and works for salvation it will be in relation to a Jew.
Remember that a Christian is saved by faith alone through Jesus’ blood. It is Jesus who does the work for the Christians and not the Christians themselves. This is because the Christian’s salvation is based on faith and not on anything physical. During the Tribulation, however, there is a shift from purely faith to faith and works.
Revelation 7:14 “And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”
The context is the Tribulation so we know that works will be involved.
“and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”
We see that the Tribulation saints will have to physically wash their robes in Jesus’ blood by working for their salvation. This differs from the Christian who receives the washed clothes because Jesus Himself did the washing. The specific wording of the verse reveals its meaning and if we believe every word as it says, as dispensationalists do, the interpretation is clear.
Now, recall that we mentioned Revelation 6 as the beginning of the Tribulation. We will compare this verse to the following verse, in which a group of people in Heaven are not going through the Tribulation. Based on the previous verses mentioned, we know that these people are the raptured Christians who are in Heaven during the end times.
Revelation 5:9-10 “And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.“
Again, God was the one who did the work for these people, who we know to be Christians, whereas they are passive. Now compare this to the verses of those saints who go through the Tribulation, they are the active ones. Every Pauline epistle also shows that we Christians are passive in that we receive the work done by Jesus Christ, we are not the ones who cleanse our own sins.
Now, we have previously mentioned that the book of Hebrews’ intended audience is the Jews because the title of the book dictates it. So, the context of this book will be end-times doctrine.
Hebrews 10:26-29 “if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
“For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?“”
This verse states that those who disrespect the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by continuing to sin will cost you your salvation. How many Christians do you know that have done this and yet their salvation is intact? This proves works for salvation meaning that it is for the Jews. Also, the fact that it is in the book of Hebrews (which states the intended audience), is a general epistle (meaning that it is Jewish), and that it has an end times context proves that it is for the physical Jews.
Now, we will take a look at a verse in which we see people in the Tribulation physically doing something with the blood of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”
“And they overcame him”
These people have to fight (work) by themselves.
“by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”
If we’re going based on testimony alone, how many of the Christians today would you say have a good testimony? Not many because our lives are bad and sinful. But notice how the people in the previous verse have excellent works so their testimony is good and this is how they overcome. In the Tribulation, we notice a different application of Jesus’ blood to our Church Age dispensation. The salvation of the Tribulation saints depended on them; it was necessary for them to actively apply the blood of Jesus through physical works. This differs from our application as Christians because Jesus Himself does the bloodwashing for us; we did nothing physical because our salvation is based on our faith in what Jesus did for us.
Now, if God’s physical dealings are ongoing, it should not be surprising that physical signs and wonders will continue in Tribulation; namely through two witnesses.
Revelation 11:3-5 “And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.“
“And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed“
This is proof that physical signs and wonders will be operational during the Tribulation. Now, compare this passage with the last chapter of Malachi 4, which addresses the two witnesses’ identities and solidifies Revelation 11 as Jewish doctrine.
Now, we will be discussing the rapture in the Tribulation time period in context to Christ’s physical kingdom and presence. This being said post-tribulation people use the following passage for a post-tribulation rapture for Christians, but this can easily be debunked if we identify the dispensation and the intended people, which are the Tribulation Jews.
Matthew 24:29-31 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.”
Jesus Christ will come physically.
“And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”
A rapture is mentioned here but in the context of the nation of Israel. We know this based on verses 15,16, and 20, which mention the tribes of Israel.
As we have mentioned before, because God still has His physical dealings during this time, He can set up His physical kingdom and presence. We see this in the following verses.
Revelation 19:11-16“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.”
This is Jesus Christ.
“And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.”
This is physically happening; Jesus is coming down from Heaven.
“And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations:“
Physical war.
“and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.”
Along with God’s physical dealings, kingdom, and presence, there will also be a physical judgment that will happen on the earth.
Matthew 25:31-46 “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: “For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”
“When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him,”
This is Jesus Christ, physically coming down to earth.
“then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations:”
This takes place on Earth when the nations are gathered together. Now, when Jesus comes down to conquer nations, the last thing He will do is to judge them and we see this in the last part of the verse.
“and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.”
There is a physical separation of what Jesus calls the sheep (His followers) and the goats (the unbelievers).
“Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:”
This proves that there will be a kingdom on earth, but if you know your covenants, you will know that this kingdom belongs to the Jews. That being said, this judgment will be connected to physical things, which is further expanded upon in verse 35.
“For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.”
Notice that the salvation here is based on how well they treat the brethren. Again, Christians will wrongly try to apply this to themselves but if you are familiar with time periods you know this is Jewish doctrine for the end times.
“Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”
Hellfire is mentioned for those who do not maintain works, which is not a surprise given that it takes place during the Tribulation where they have to actively work for their salvation. That being said, the treatment of one another within the brethren is very important if they want to keep their salvation. This is found in Matthew 23:8.
Matthew 23:8 “But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.”
“But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.”
The author Matthew refers to the Jews as ‘brethren’, so whenever this word is used in the Bible, it will most likely be connected to a Jew. Curiously enough, this is the first time the word ‘brethren’ is used in the New Testament in which the meaning is still Jewish. Later on in the Christian epistles, ‘brethren’ will be used to describe the Church. But now that we know that God will go back to dealing with the Jews, the meaning of this word will once again be switched to a Jewish context. This is important to note because some cults will try to argue that Christians are now the sole brethren and during the Tribulation (because they believe they will go through it), they will most likely mistreat the Jews, which as we have seen in these last few verses, is crucial to maintaining their salvation. This is why dispensationalism is so important, it can save you from wrong doctrine which can lead to eternal damnation.