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    Quote Originally Posted by Pentecali View Post
    I'm not familiar with replacement theology.
    Replacement Theology is a heresy that teaches that God is finished with biblical Israel, that all of His promises for Israel have transferred to teh Church and now the Church has replaced biblical Israel as God's chosen people and is now the "new Israel." It is a poisonous doctrine that has infiltrated many sectors I the Church, unfortunately.

  2. #22
    Quote Originally Posted by Muriel View Post
    I ran into this in the 80s, but I can't remember much - was it Herbert Armstrong's group that believed in this? I could be wrong.
    Hi Muriel. Yes, I believe you're absolutely right; Herbert Armstrong taught this doctrine. (I read his mail-order Bible studies!!)

    The teaching of British Israelism was vigorously promoted beginning in the 1960s by Herbert W. Armstrong,[7]:57 founder and former Pastor General of the Worldwide Church of God. Armstrong believed that the teaching was a key to understanding biblical prophecy: "One might ask, were not biblical prophecies closed and sealed? Indeed they were—until now! And even now they can be understood only by those who possess the master key to unlock them."[19] Armstrong believed that he was called by God to proclaim the prophecies to the Lost Tribes of Israel before the "end-times".[20][unreliable source?] Armstrong's belief caused his separation from the Church of God Seventh Day because of its refusal to adopt the teaching.

    Armstrong created his own church, first called the "Radio Church of God" and later renamed the "Worldwide Church of God".[20] He described British Israelism as a "central plank" of his theology.[21]

    After Armstrong's death, his former church abandoned its belief in British Israelism and changed its name to Grace Communion International (GCI) in 2009. It offers an explanation for the doctrine's origin and its abandonment by the church at its official website.[20] Church members who disagreed with such doctrinal changes left the Worldwide Church of God/GCI to form offshoot churches. Many of these organizations still teach British Israelism, including the Philadelphia Church of God, the Living Church of God, and the United Church of God. Armstrong promoted other genealogical history theories, such as teaching the belief that modern-day Germany represents ancient Assyria, writing "The Assyrians settled in central Europe, and the Germans, undoubtedly, are, in part, the descendants of the ancient Assyrians.".[22]


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