Has the Church Replaced Israel? Replacement Theology Debate

I focused on proving my case that the Church has not replaced Israel; and that Israel still stands as God’s chosen and special nation; along with the promises, earlier. Now let me start responding to my opponent’s arguments. I did notice where he is going when he claims “God did not choose or intend to choose Israel in the first place.” He certainly doesn’t mean that seriously, as he has to acknowledge God’s election and creation of an awesome nation to reveal his glory and works. Apparently he is making semantic mistakes and equivocation. We need to clarify about terms like “nation”.I proved earlier with strong evidence that God created and chose this nation of Israel with an unconditional covenant and promises. By “nation” we who believe non-replacement theology or that Israel is separate from Church, still God’s nation, mean the ethnic Israel, in the promised geographical homeland. Israel is not just a political nation like any other state limited in geographical boundary but primarily “a people” the ethnic Israel who are given a “promised land.” Israel exists as people even in scattered state. This does not mean there is no homeland of Israel as a national state “Israel” where they belong.The question whether the national Israel in their homeland be politico-military is irrelevant. What kind of political structure that nation possess: communism, democracy, monarchy, anarchy, without any military defence is irrelevant. We know one thing clearly, Israel in majority at the day of Paul was ungodly, and today it is ungodly. However one day with the fullness of gentiles, all Israel will be saved, there will be a national turning and acceptance of Gospel by Israel (Rom11:25-26).Terms "Zion" and "Jerusalem" may have been also used as heaven symbolically as “new Jerusalem.” Does that mean the actual Israel loses its identity? Absolutely not. The Mosaic covenant contained a shadow for the greater promise to come through Jesus, they got accomplished and no longer applied; but that doesn’t mean whole Israel becomes void. We cannot reject the actual promises and explicit words in the OT based on some figurative nuances made about Israel. If the believers in new covenant are called figuratively as chosen people, generation, and race; these figurative language does not contradict and nullify promises to Israel. Paul and Peter called new gentile believers as chosen in the context of personal salvation. Just as not all Israel is saved Israel (Rom 9:6) for there is a remnant in Israel that is saved according to the promise. The promise also received by gentiles now.Peter called believers a “chosen nation” but read in Acts 3:18-21 he reminds the Jews that ALL things said by the prophets will come to pass including the time of restoration. The apostles remembered the final restoration of the nation of Israel as they asked Jesus. (Acts 1:6-7) they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.The Messiah’s ultimate kingdom is certainly not comparable with the kingship of mortal kings. Hence the Lord’s reply to Pilate “My kingdom is not of this world.” It does not mean his kingdom on earth will not come to pass for he will fulfill all the promises spoken through prophets. Jesus never replied “I am not the king of Israel, I will not restore it, you are misunderstanding my kingship, I am heavenly king.”Jesus ascended to heaven from the Mount of Olives, on the east side of Jerusalem, and he is coming again to the same place.(Acts 1:9-12; Zechariah 14:4-5) The King of Israel is not going to come at any other city or nation of the world, but at Jerusalem, Mount of Olives (Matthew 23:37-39) 37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 38 See, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’” The promise of salvation is made with Israel (Jer 31:31-33; Rom 10) and extended to all nations. But this salvation promise does not void national election of Israel. (Rom 11:28-29)Let me remind God’s promises again:(Psalms 89) 30 If his children forsake my law and do not walk according to my rules, 31 if they violate my statutes and do not keep my commandments, 32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod and their iniquity with stripes, 33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love or be false to my faithfulness. 34 I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips. 35 Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. 36 His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me. 37 Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies.” — Selah. verse49 Lord, where is your steadfast love of old, which by your faithfulness you swore to David? 50 Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked, and how I bear in my heart the insults of all the many nations, 51 with which your enemies mock, O LORD, with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed. 52 Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and Amen.(Psalms 105)6 you offspring of Abraham His servant, Jacob’s descendants — His chosen ones. 7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments govern the whole earth. 8 He remembers His covenant forever, the promise He ordained for a thousand generations — 9 the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac, 10 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree and to Israel as an everlasting covenant: 11 “I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion.” 12 When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan, 13 wandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another, 14 He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf: 15 “Do not touch My anointed ones, or harm My prophets.” ..verse 42 For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant. 43 He brought His people out with rejoicing, His chosen ones with shouts of joy. 44 He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what other peoples had worked for. 45 All this happened so that they might keep His statutes and obey His instructions. Hallelujah!