What Scriptures are commonly quoted to support Replacement Theology?
Advocates of replacement theology often present the following Scriptures to argue that God has terminated his covenant with the Jews: • The nation of Israel was only the seed of the future Church, which would arise and incorporate people of all nations (Mal. 1:11): “For from the rising of the sun, even unto the going down of the same, My Name shall be great among the nations, and in every place, incense shall be offered to My Name, and a pure offering for My Name shall be great among the nations, says the Lord of Hosts.” • Rebuttal: This shows that the Jewish people and Israel fulfilled one of their callings to be “a light to the nations,” so that God’s Word has gone around the world. But it does not suggest God’s dealing with Israel was negated because His Name spread around the world. • Jesus taught that the Jews would lose their spiritual privileges, and be replaced by another people: “Therefore I am saying to you, ‘The kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation br
