The other aspect, not so much covered here, is that the concept of “spiritual Israel” (the Church) can only be supported through a full preterism hermeneutic. You cannot have the idea of the “one body” made up of Jews and Gentiles, and a yet unfilled people (modern Jewry) awaiting fulfillment in terms of biblical prophecy. If, in fact, Israel “according to the flesh” has been done away with, the only solution is Full Preterism.

I say this because in Reformed theology, you have “spiritual Israel” (the Church) with some vague as-yet-to-be-fulfilled prophecies concerning Israel. This cannot be supported from Scripture. What this, in effect, does is cut off the promises made to fleshly Israel (“theirs are the promises” – Romans 9.3) and applies them to the Church – meaning that Israel “according to the flesh” never obtained her promises -God's word failed. Yet, we find Paul saying, “all Israel shall be saved” and “only a remnant shall be saved”.

By dealing with the question, “Who is Israel?”, the Full Preterist view can really make a sound case, and, in fact, the only case that would make sense.

The other aspect, not so much covered here, is that the concept of “spiritual Israel” (the Church) can only be supported through a full preterism hermeneutic. You cannot have the idea of the “one body” made up of Jews and Gentiles, and a yet unfilled people (modern Jewry) awaiting fulfillment in terms of biblical prophecy. If, in fact, Israel “according to the flesh” has been done away with, the only solution is Full Preterism.

I say this because in Reformed theology, you have “spiritual Israel” (the Church) with some vague as-yet-to-be-fulfilled prophecies concerning Israel. This cannot be supported from Scripture. What this, in effect, does is cut off the promises made to fleshly Israel (“theirs are the promises” – Romans 9.3) and applies them to the Church – meaning that Israel “according to the flesh” never obtained her promises -God's word failed. Yet, we find Paul saying, “all Israel shall be saved” and “only a remnant shall be saved”.

By dealing with the question, “Who is Israel?”, the Full Preterist view can really make a sound case, and, in fact, the only case that would make sense.