Some one may ask, "What would have happened if the Jews, as a nation, had repented, and accepted Jesus as King, would the earthly Messianic Kingdom have been set up? "

Certainly, but not necessarily immediately, for certain Old Testament prophecies as to Jesus' death and resurrection had to be fulfilled, for He had to die for the redemption of the race, before He could assume His office as King.

But this could and would have been fulfilled by the Roman Government seizing Jesus and crucifying Him as a usurper, and with Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension, Daniel's 69th week would have terminated, and the 70th week begun without a break, and at its close Jesus would have descended and set up His earthly Kingdom.

But you ask, "What about the Church? If it was God's Eternal Purpose to form the Church, how could it have been formed if there was no break or gap between Daniel's 69th and 70th week, and how therefore could there have been a 'bona fide' offer of an earthly Kingdom to Israel? "

The question is hypothetical and based on the supposition that something might have happened that God foresaw would not happen.

God's foreknowledge that the Jewish nation would not at that time heed the announcement that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand and repent, does not militate against the sincerity of the announcement any more than the offer of spiritual salvation by a preacher of the Gospel to an audience of sinners who he has every reason to believe will refuse his offer, is not a sincere and "bona fide" offer.

But you ask, "What about the Church? If it was God's Eternal Purpose to form the Church, how could it have been formed if there was no break or gap between Daniel's 69th and 70th week, and how therefore could there have been a 'bona fide' offer of an earthly Kingdom to Israel? "

The question is hypothetical and based on the supposition that something might have happened that God foresaw would not happen.

God's foreknowledge that the Jewish nation would not at that time heed the announcement that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand and repent, does not militate against the sincerity of the announcement any more than the offer of spiritual salvation by a preacher of the Gospel to an audience of sinners who he has every reason to believe will refuse his offer, is not a sincere and "bona fide" offer.

God's Plan and Purpose in the Ages is based upon His FOREKNOWLEDGE. If God had not foreseen that the Jews would reject the King and therefore the Kingdom. He would have planned for the formation of the Church at some other time than this present Dispensation.

As the Church was to be purchased by the precious blood of Christ, it was necessary that Jesus should be rejected and crucified, and that by His own nation, for the Prophet Zechariah foretold that the Jews should look upon Him whom they had PIERCED. But God's foreknowledge did not require or compel the Jewish nation to reject Jesus, any more than Jesus' foreknowledge that Judas would betray Him compelled Judas to so do.

The possibility of the Church being crowded out by the repentance of the Jewish nation did not enter into the "Plan of God, " who foresaw the refusal of Israel to accept Jesus as King, and that Israel would not nationally repent until after the Church had been formed and taken out of the world.
source - Clarence Larkin's Dispensational Truth chapter 13

"How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel" Ephesians 3:3-6

The Church is a 'mystery revealed' by God, separate from His plan for Israel

The "mystery of the church" was first revealed to the Apostle Paul by revelation. That God would bring salvation to the Gentiles was widely known to the Old Testament prophets, the means by which He would bring it was not.


The Apostle Paul was caught up to the Third Heaven and shown things that God would not allow him to repeat.

All through the Old Testament, God showed the prophets that one day, He would save the Gentiles.
"And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God." Hosea 2:23

And again He spoke to Isaiah concerning this:

"I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name." Isaiah 65:1

But the creation of the church was given to no prophet of old times. But unto the Apostle Paul, God was pleased to reveal something hidden:

"How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel" Ephesians 3:3-6

God's Covenant with Abraham is eternal. and not given to the Church

So we begin to see that the Church is a wholly-new entity that God created, and through which He would bring salvation unto the Gentiles. But let the reader take great caution! The Church is not a continuation of the 'Jewish church', and neither does it replace Israel in any way. The hersey of what is known as Replacement Theology says that because the Jews rejected their Messiah, that God cast them off and REPLACED them (hence the term) with the Church. Nothing could be further from the truth. God's covenant with Israel as a NATION is eternal and without condition.

"And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, ...And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee." Genesis 17:3,7

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Further, the promises made by God to the Jews through Abraham are not 'transferable to the church', but rather remain with the Jews throughout all eternity. Groups like the Roman Catholic church have attempted to incorporate Old Testament ritual in their worship service, but it is an ill-fitting abomination. Larkin says it best when he writes -

"It is because some religious bodies believe that the Christian Church is but another phase of what they call the "Jewish Church, " that they insist on a "ceremonial ritual" and retain the Priesthood with its altar, vestments, etc., and Temple-like buildings; and call the ordinances of the Christian Church "Sacrifices" and "Sacraments." They also go further and advocate a "State Church, " with the Church as the head, and claim that all the Old Testament promises of riches and glory have been transferred from the Jew to the Church." Clarence Larkin, 'Dispensational Truth' chapter 11.