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Defending God’s Truth in Church Doctrine and Political History – Renette Vermeulen |
JESUS’ SPIRITUAL, INTERNATIONAL NEW TESTAMENT COVENANT IS THE ONLY WAY TO GODRenette Vermeulen
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[Acknowledgement to the person who compiled and published this image] ———————————————————————————————- “Are you the [political] king of the Jews?” Pontius Pilate demanded. “My Kingdom is not of this world,” Jesus answered. “If My Kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My Kingdom is not from here.” God’s Spiritual Kingdom has no earthly origin, source, or political aspirations, (John 18:36.)
Related articles: Þ Israel’s National, Old Testament Law or The First Covenant was Their Way to GodÞ The Bible was written in Two Testaments or Covenants for a very good reason
On this page: Þ The Temple Veil was torn from top to bottom; separation between man and God ceased Þ The Eternal New Testament Covenant, written in the blood of Jesus
THE TEMPLE VEIL WAS TORN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM; SEPARATION BETWEEN MAN AND GOD CEASED: Mt. 27:51. [This is an extract from the free e-book Relationship Versus Religion.] Shortly before That Day of the unparalleled suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ, (when “His physical body was marred [disfigured] more than any other man who lived,” Isaiah 52:13-15,) He declared in John 12:30-33, “[The inhumane torture I AM about to endure] does not come for My sake but for the sake [of all My true follower-disciples: John 3:16-18.] Now, [when I die on that cross,] is the JUDGEMENT of this world, [for humanity’s fall in the garden: Gen. 3:15; Rom. 5:12.] Now [the deceiver who caused humanity’s spiritual and physical death, separation from God, mind corruption, cursedness, and all other forms destruction,] will be [totally] cast out [from all truly believing humanity!] For when I am lifted up [on the cross,] I will draw [all true believers] from all the nations of the earth to Myself,” (Gen. 3:15; Isa. 52:14; 53:1-9! Eph. 1:12-14!) Most inhumane, unmerciful, torturous murder was committed against the Lord Jesus Christ That Day when He completely FULFILLED GOD’S ENTIRE LAW IN OUR PLACE, (the ceremonial sacrificial temple law as well as the inward Moral Law,) by “wiping out the handwriting of requirements, (all the trespassed precepts of the Law] that was against us, (Matthew 5:17-20! Revelation 20:11-15; Hebrews 10:15; Ephesians 1:7.) He took it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having [entirely] disarmed [every single] principality and power, [Satan, demons, and human satanists of all sorts,] Jesus made a public spectacle of them; [utterly] triumphing over them in it! [Thus genuine believer-followers] are complete in Him, Who is the Head of ALL principality and power!” (Jn. 19:28-30; Col. 2:8-15!). This is a description of the Lord Jesus’ FULFILLED victory on a SPIRITUAL LEVEL over ALL evil, so that no evil has any hold on any true believer in Christ: 1 John 518-19!] Thus, church clerical ‘deliverance’ is merely demonic performance and showmanship. Christ Jesus obliterated ALL the power of Satan, demons, and evil humans when He died with this shout of victory on His lips, "IT IS FINISHED!” (Jn. 19:28-30!) In that moment, evil lost its grip on all true believers in Christ! What’s more, at His resurrection from the grave, the Lord Jesus’ conclusive atonement for all genuine believers made them spiritually alive through their spiritual rebirth in Him, as He also conquered spiritual and physical death or all separation from God, now and forever more! (Jn. 3:3-5; 1:12-13; Col. 2:13!) In contrast, Hebrews 10:11-18 reveals, “Every [Old Testament] priest ministered daily and offered repeatedly the same sacrifices, WHICH COULD NEVER TAKE AWAY SINS. [That only covered the sin of the Hebrews as SYMBOLS, which referred to Jesus, the Lamb of God, Who took away the sins of the WHOLE believing world: John 1:29.] But this Man, after He offered [Himself] as One Sacrifice for all sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God. [This is not nonexistent binitarianism or two separate ‘gods,’ but a description of Spiritual Authority that will be completed at His return to earth.] From that time waiting till His [physical] enemies will [also] be made His footstool [at His judgment over the whole physical dimension when He appears: 2 Pt. 3:10-14!] That is why, at that moment when Jesus died, the veil of the temple, which separated the holy place where the priests ministered, from the Holy of Holies where the tabernacle, (representing God’s direct presence,) tore from top to bottom, (Heb. 9:7; Jn. 3:16-18.) “The earth quaked, and the rocks split and opened mausoleums so that many entombed bodies of [true believers] which slept, rose…” (Rom. 5:12; Rev. 1:18, Heb. 2:14-15 KJV.) This incredible miracle was a symbol of the bodily resurrection that awaits all those who physically die in Jesus and goes to the grave, (Mt. 27:51-52; 1 Ths. 4:14-18; Luke 25:39! 1 Cor. 15:20-21; 50-58!)
Jesus’ wonder of tearing apart the separating temple veil, is that we still experience His almighty power at the preaching of His true Gospel. By the power of God’s Word, which is ‘spirit and life,’ people who are still separated from Him are set free of deception and disobedience, which cause spiritual death - if they choose to “eat” or accept the Tree of Life and reject the tree of ‘The knowledge of good and evil,’ which they inherited from the fall: Mt. 27:51; Jn. 6:63. This is how God, by His grace in the Lord Jesus Christ, calls His “chosen [personally believing, New Covenant] nation… out of darkness, [spiritual death and separation] into His [Kingdom] of marvelous Light [and Life:]” 1 Pt. 2:5-10. ►►► After the Lord Jesus Christ, the Divine Son of God, died with that cry of victory on His lips, there can never be another war for the spiritual redemption, salvation, and blessing of humanity. “The judgment of this world, when the ruler of this world will be cast out [to land in the lake of fire…” was when God’s prophecy in Genesis 3:15 that “Satan would bruise His heel but He will bruise Satan’s head,” was manifest. There will never again be any other war for the human spirits of men. Christ Jesus did that forever for us. To supposedly “war” against a completely defeated foe, is simply silly. ► The “battle” or “fight” humans now face is for the mind, (will, intellect, emotions) of man, which the Bible calls “the [sinful] flesh,” which must be constantly renewed through true knowledge of God’s Word to understand and obey His will, (2 Cor. 10:3-7; Rom. 12:1-2!)
THE ETERNAL NEW COVENANT, WRITTEN IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST Jesus did not annul the ceremonial temple law until He fulfilled it: Matthew 5:17-20 The Old Testament’s ritual temple law, “being a shadow of the perfect things to come [through Christ…] could not, with the sacrifices of [animals, etcetera,] make those who approached God [in the old temple] perfect… It is impossible that the blood of [animals] could take away sins:” (Heb. 10:1-4; Col. 2:9-15!) Those Old Testament, ceremonial offerings only had power because, as representations or symbols, they pertained to the Ultimate New Covenant “Lamb of God, Who would take away the sin of the whole [believing] world:” Jn. 1:29; 19:28-30; 3:16-18. With the institution of the Lord’s Supper, Christ declared, “This is My blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for [all authentic believing disciples,] for the remission of sins,” (Mt. 26:28.)” >> Jesus declared before the cross: “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets, [the Hebrew Bible or Tenakh; our Old Testament. And this does NOT mean that Hebrews, Messianic Judaists, and others may keep to the fulfilled, ousted, law to ‘earn’ salvation: (Heb. 7:18-19!] Not one jot or tittle, [smallest letters in alphabets,] will pass away until it is all fulfilled [at the cross.] Hence, [after the cross,] whoever breaks one of the least of [My New Covenant, MORAL LAW] commandments, [as the old ceremonial temple law was annulled when He died,] and teach men so… [will be punished:] (Heb. 7:18-19!) Unless your [New Covenant] righteousness [in Me] exceeds the [temple] righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, [who could not fulfill the law,] you will NOT enter the Kingdom of Heaven,” (Mt. 5:17-20.) This study is not ‘replacement theology,’ which Messianic Judaists say, ‘replaced physical Israel’ to “supersede Judaism.” Messianic Judaists and many christians holding onto the Old Testament norms and forms, reject the Lord Jesus of the New Testament Covenant, the Only Way, Truth, and Life, as the One and Only Christ of the entire believing world, (Jn. 3:16-18.) They do not believe the Scriptures, which state that the Lord Jesus literally ousted the entire Hebraic Old Testament Covenant. Instead, they reject the New Testament and falsely allege that the Old Testament “remains valid for Jews” and Messianics, (Heb. 8:7,13.) They are allegedly still waiting for their christ to come, while the Old Testament prophesies that refer to Christ, were fully fulfilled by the Lord Jesus. There is no doubt that there is no other Christ than the Lord Jesus. And yes, His Greek Name is Jesus, as the New Testament was written in Greek and not in Hebrew. The ‘holy name’ movement blaspheme by twisting and rejecting the Name of Jesus.
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