COVENANT (OLD)

The Term OLD COVENANT in Scripture refers to the Mosaic Covenant, with its laws, sacrifices, ceremonies, feasts, days, and rules, which was entirely superseded by the better things of the New Covenant of grace and mercy by Christ. The OLD COVENANT is also referred to as the “Old Heavens”. The nation of Israel, the city of Jerusalem, and the temple are also referred to as the “Old Earth”.

These were destroyed in the fire in the Jewish-Roman war ending in 70ad. There was then no longer any means of making the sacrifices in the earthly temple because it was completely destroyed. There was no longer any proof of the lineage of the priestly tribe of Levites since those records were completely destroyed by that fire. [hence the burning of the elements] (my adding).

The nation of Israel had disobeyed the law of the Old Covenant. They failed to continue in the Old Covenant and the Lord disregarded them. The OLD COVENANT had not been faultless and therefore a New Covenant was necessary to be established by God.

“For IF THAT FIRST COVENANT HAD BEEN FAULTLESS, then no place would have been sought FOR A SECOND.” -Heb 8:7.

“I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel…not according to THE COVENANT (old covenant) THAT I MADE WITH THEIR FATHERS in the day when I DID NOT CONTINUE IN MY COVENANT (old covenant), AND I DISREGARDED THEM, says the Lord.” -Heb 8:8b-9

The Lord made a new covenant as a result of the failure of the nations of Israel to obey the OLD COVENANT or “first” covenant. The OLD COVENANT was made obsolete. It grew old and vanished away with the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 70ad.

“In that He says, “A new covenant”, He has made THE FIRST OBSOLETE. Now what is BECOMING OBSOLETE AND GROWING OLD IS READY TO VANISH AWAY.” -Heb 8:13

This was the passing away of the Old Heavens and the Old Earth. Peter wrote about this in late 64ad. It was fulfilled shortly thereafter during the Jewish-Roman war in which the wrath of God was poured out on Israel ending in 70ad.

“But the day (judgement) of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which THE HEAVENS WILL PASS AWAY with a great noise, and THE ELEMENTS WILL MELT WITH FEVERENT HEAT; both THE EARTH AND THE WORKS THAT ARE IN IT WILL BE BURNED UP. Therefore, since ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE DISOLOVED, what manner of persons ought you be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming (Parousia) of God, because of which THE HEAVENS WILL BE DISSOLVED, BEING ON FIRE, AND THE ELEMENTS WILL MELT WITH FERVERENT HEAT?” -2 Pet 3:10-12

The OLD COVENANT and its laws brought death, but the new covenant and its grace brought life. The New covenant is a better covenant. It is an eternal covenant. -2 Cor 3:5-6; Heb 9:15 With the establishing of new covenant after the passing away of the OLD COVENANT and the physical nation of Israel of God’s chosen people, the entire OLD COVENANT law, which was fulfilled in Christ, also passed away. – Matt 5:18

Michael Alan Nichols

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*Can we yet see that JESUS is the whole point of the Bible, the Whole prophecy in flesh- the word in flesh, God in the flesh. HE is the NEW Covenant, the NEW life, the NEW wine, The NEW Jerusalem, He is the NEW of everything pertaining to LIVE & Godliness. ❤

He did return ‘in the clouds’ when He ‘destroyed the temple and all the elements’ of the OLD SYSTEM! Hence the plumb line scripture: John 10:10

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].

*The thief in this scripture is the Old Covenant: law/legalism/works mentality for salvation. But Christ came to bring us eternal life- never ending with HIM in the spirit! I have complete and full confidence in HIM!! “Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” -2 Cor 3:5-6

We are of the NEW, so I pray we all start literally living out of this Good NEWS – the new heavens and earth that has been with us since the finished works of Christ at Calvary!

All my New Covenant LOVE from CALVARY, ❤ Diana xo 🙂