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Originally Posted by Friedel
Indeed, it does.
The Old Mosaic Covenant, which is not the same as the Abrahamic Covenant, indeed ended when Jerusalem, the Temple and the bloodline records of natural Israel were permanently destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
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That is the preterist view which requires that one also interpret Revelation, which describes the events that take place during 70th week of Daniel, as allegorical and mostly fulfilled.
According to dispensational premillenialism we are within the huge gap between Daniel's 69th week and 70th week. According to this view God is not done with the Jews yet. Jesus referred to this gap as the "time of the Gentiles".
Luke 21:24
They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations.
Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Paul also refers to this in Romans 11:25
I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves.
Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ.
The bloodline records may have been destroyed, but the Jews are using genetic analysis to determine priestly heritage for priests to serve in the third temple:
http://www.cohen-levi.org/jewish_gen..._tradition.htm