What does the future hold? What will happen at the end of time? Will the church be raptured into Heaven or will it remain on Earth? Are the Jews still God's chosen people? Has the Church replaced Israel? These and other questions have been asked since Jesus left Earth and ascended into Heaven. Since that day, Christians have eagerly looked forward to Christ's return. The study of the return of Christ, or the last things, is known as Eschatology, and within Eschatology there are several schools of thought regarding the Church and Israel. These schools of thought are known as Covenant Theology and Dispensational Theology. Two similar schools of thought within dispensationalist theology are known as classical and progressive dispensationalism. It will be argued that the church is not a new work of God, but rather a continuation of the divine channel of salvation. Classical and progressive dispensationalism will be compared and contrasted by addressing their different viewpoints regarding their understanding of the mystery, kingdom, and future of the church and ethnic Israel. Definitions: Two similar schools of thought within dispensationalist theology are known as classical and progressive dispensationalism. Classical and progressive dispensationalists believe that there is a distinction between the Church and Israel; however, I disagree about the relationship between the two during Christ's millennial reign. Classical dispensationalists view the Church as a mystery and hold that the Church is completely and permanently distinct from Israel, referring to the Church as a parenthesis in God's earthly plan for Israel. Poythress writes: “The classical dispensationalist believes during the Millennium… half of the document… ld and the New Covenants as the hermeneutic key to the Christian theology of religion. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications, 2010.Toussaint, D. Stanley. “Israel and the Church of a Traditional Dispensationalist.” In Three Central Issues in Contemporary Dispensationalism: A Comparison of Traditional and Progressive Views, edited by Herbert W. Bateman IV, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Kregel Publications, 1999. Turner, L. David. “The New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:1-22:5.” In Dispensationalism, Israel, and the Church, edited by Craig A. Blaising and Darrell L. Bock, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992. Vlach, J. Michael. Has the Church replaced Israel?: A theological assessment. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 2010. Willmington, Harold. Doctrine of the Church. Lynchburg, VA: Liberty Home Bible Institute, 1988.