IO IS THE CHRISTIANITY KILLER. WHAT IS IT AND WHY CAN'T IT BE REFUTED. by Michael Bradley

AIO (Ancient Israel Only, hereafter referred to as IO) is a consistent application of audience relevance across the biblical domains of soteriology and eschatology. It is sometimes referred to as ‘Consistent Preterism’ because it is as consistent with audience relevance when it pertains to soteriology as it is when it pertains to eschatology. IO shows that the entire bible’s redemptive narrative pertains only to the twelve tribes of old covenant Israel. IO rightly concludes that the end of the bible story happened in AD70 and that none of that story involves people today.

IO returns biblical words and phrases to their original Israelite context, showing that in many cases words like “world” (kosmos) referred to the covenant world of Israel (not the entire planet )and that “gentiles” (ethnos) who were saved were descendants of the tribes of Israel who had been dispersed among the nations.

IO also defends the view that Israel’s redemptive narrative ended in AD70, along with the need for the gospel. It is a view that is scriptural, adheres faithfully to audience relevance and has consideration for the exclusively Hebrew cultural and religious milieu the scriptures came from.

IO shows from the scriptures that salvation and redemption were only meant for old covenant Israel, which means nobody today is saved and redeemed, nor has anyone needed salvation and redemption since the first century. IO essentially destroys the premises upon which the post-AD70 version of Christianity relies on.

To disprove IO, one would have to show from the scriptures that non-Israelite nations had and were under the law, were imputed with sin, were judged at the end of the age, that non-Israelites were ever referred to as an olive tree, as the elect, as the sheep, that non-Israelites were part of Christ’s new covenant and that the need for the gospel was expected to extend past the end of the age. To date, no one has been able to show any of those.

IO offers people the opportunity to understand why they were never sinners and why Jesus never needed to save them. This is good news! It can also save people money every Sunday, which can improve their quality of life. IO tends to be a great relief for people who have suffered mental and emotional anguish from the false premises of post-AD70 Christianity’s contrived narrative (like all are sinners on the way to a judgement and need salvation) and all the religious nonsense that comes with it.

For more information on IO, visit the FB groups called “The IO Collective”, “Israel Only Memes and Information”, the page called “Pioneering Spirits” or visit Jason DeCosta’s YouTube channel for many informative presentations on this exciting and controversial view.

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