I recently was reading a book from a Reformed and Presbyterian author, and he said that "Israel" should be looked at as the church first, and as a nation second. (This is in contrast to Dispensationalism which looks at "Israel" as a nation only, but with a few believers in it) I don't have the book containing the quote with me, so I didn't want to name the author in case I'm misquoting him.
Is the statement of this author correct? If so, please explain how/why this is true.
Is the statement of this author correct? If so, please explain how/why this is true.