Hi people

I need some help
Look at below quote from a dispy friend of me.

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And it does make you an adherent of R.T because you view the Church the same as the Israel of God. And that's one of the major reasons why you can't take the O.T prophecies and promises concerning the restoration of Israel and the rule and reign of our Lord Jesus here on earth seriously. That 's why you can not believe Zachariah when he says that many people one day will say let us go and entreat the Lord in Jerusalem.That's why you can not believe Micah when he says that the Lord will judge between many nations and He will settle disputes for strong nations , far and wide.That 's why you can 't believe Daniel who says that all the rulers of the earth will worship and obey Him when He rules over them . That 's why you can not believe Isaiah when he says that there will be a time in Jerusalem that the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more.

I could go on page after page with all the prophecies concerning the restoration of Israel and Jerusalem and point out that if you take all these prophecies at face value and believe what is written the conclusion is very clear.
I do not know how to answer all that apart from using the quote from Isaiah: "the secret things are of the Lord"
I have no proper explanation for all the OT prohesies regarding Israel, but I do believe that the NT church is the continuation, renewed for sure and expanded, of the OT believers of which John the Baptist possibly was the last representative.

Your help and comments would be greatly appreciated as well as any information on books and articles that address these issues.

in His grace
Jim