When reading Jeremiah 31 people think it speaks about the church. It is about GOD remarrying Israel whom HE divorced. Jeremiah 3:8 This divorce will be in effect until Christ returns. In the millennium GOD will remarry Israel. Paul wrote about this in Romans 9:25.26,27,28 and Hosea in Hosea 1:10 & Hosea 2:23 Paul explains that Israel would be blinded spiritually, Romans 11:7,8,9,10 Israel fell so that the gentiles could be reconciled, Romans 11:15 After the gentiles are reconciled then Israel, in the millennium, are remarried to GOD. This is what Jeremiah 31 is about, it has nothing to do with the church. The church at the time this takes placed has already been glorified. Romans 11:25 says that Israel will remain blinded until the full number of the gentiles are in the church.
The new covenant, with respect to the church, was first revealed to Abraham and Abraham is called the father of the faithful. The faith of Abraham is identical to the faith in the church and has the identical imputed righteousness and the same promise from GOD. Only the saints are Christians, no other people are called saints. The resurrection of saints at the resurrection of Christ, Matthew 27:52,53 proves there were saints, Christians, that died before Jesus did and they were raised from the dead after the manner of Lazarus, that is made flesh again.
The 12 apostles will sit on 12 thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel IN THE MILLENNIUM. The carnal nation of Israel is still today blinded and yet denies Christ but Jesus said, Matthew 23:37,38,39 Israel will say this at the second advent and not until then. So the prophecy in Jeremiah 31 is only for Israel , not the church.
The last verse in Jeremiah 30:24 , in the latter days , then goes to Jeremiah 31:1 , at the same time , take note that the fierce anger of YAHWEH in the latter days leads into Jeremiah 31:1 where it says, AT THE SAME TIME, in the latter days. In Jeremiah 30 the time of Jacobs trouble, is the great tribulation, verse 7, none will be like it, which agrees with, Matthew 24:21 , until this time nor ever shall be . Jacob or Israel will be saved out of this tribulation. Jeremiah 30:8,9 proves this is yet future when Christ returns because David is resurrected and is king of Israel. Also GOD destroys the nations to which Israel was scattered, yet another future event. Jeremiah 30:11 Again, this has nothing to do with the church.
The church is a spiritual institution having its origins long before Christ was born. Pentecost is not the beginning of the church but the second phase and was to be the mystery Paul wrote about, the calling of the gentiles. Ephesians 3:6 To the Jew first and then to the Gentiles. If Jesus confirmed the covenant that was given to the fathers: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The fathers already had the covenant and believed it, Christ came to confirm it. The promise that Christians would be made perfect , Hebrews 11:39,40 , was to all the people listed in Hebrews 11 but neither we nor they received the promise because YAHWEH intends to fulfill it at the return of Christ and then we all will be made perfect together. Abraham will be made perfect when we are made perfect. This is the first resurrection. Revelation 20:4,5,6 There are only two resurrections and Abraham will be in the first with all the saints, all the church, the elect, the 144000. Luke 13:28 Matthew 18:11,12 Also consider Moses who said to Yahweh, Exodus 32:32 , here Moses understood about the book of life as did all the people in Hebrews 11 , they all wanted a better resurrection is referring to the book of life and the first resurrection. Revelation 20:15
The entire belief system known by Abraham is identical to the church. The only difference was the time it was revealed to each. Even in the garden of Eden the tree of immortality (life) was there and surely you know the only way to immortality is through Christ. Just as you had to eat the fruit of the tree of life you must eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood else you have no life in you. John 6:53
From the foundation of the world both covenants were symbolized by these two trees. The tree of death (knowledge of good and evil) is the law, for by the law is the knowledge of sin and the sting of death is sin and the power of sin is the law. 1 Corinthians 15:56 How is that which is good death unto me ? Romans 7:13 Able, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Caleb, all the prophets, judges and a few kings were all of the Holy Spirit . Many of these people wrote about the grace that we, the church, was to enjoy, 1 Peter 1:10,11,12 They did not write about things they didn’t understand, they knew the gospel and the Apostles and Jesus preached the gospel from their writings. The church is built on the foundation of the prophets and the Apostles with Christ as the chief corner stone. How can anyone who is part of the foundation of the church not be a part of the church ?
Abraham knew the gospel, Galatians 3:8 What do you and I know spiritually that Abraham didn’t ? What makes you and I a Christian is what Abraham was 2,000 years before Christ was born.
This new covenant was confirmed, that Abraham already was given and understood, by the sacrifice of Christ. Christ fulfilled ALL righteousness, both of Abraham and us by his sacrifice. Matthew 3:15 Jesus died for Abraham and us. The law of Moses did not annul the covenant of Abraham when the law was given nor at any time after.
To see the truth about any spiritual thing one must use the spirit and perceive things spiritually . We must consider the evidence by comparing Abraham to us.
Abraham believed in YAHWEH. So do Christians.
Abraham was a man of faith. So are Christians and of the same faith Abraham had.
Abraham was given promises. Christians are given the same promises.
Christians are called saints. So according to Matthew 27:52,53 there were saints before Jesus. Psalm 34:9 Psalm 145:10 Psalm 50:5 Psalm 52:9
Abraham was declared righteous because of his faith. So are Christians.
Abraham obeyed YAHWEH. So do Christians.
If Christians are called the children of Abraham and Abraham called our father then how are we not spiritually related ? John 1:13 Romans 9:6,7,8
Abraham believed in a future messiah. Christians believe in the same messiah and have the record of his work recorded just as Abraham saw them beforehand afar off. Seeing the same messiah but at different times. John 8:56,58 John 17:24
Abraham demonstrated his faith by his works just as James explained in his letter. James 2:17 The works James is speaking of are GODS works in and through the Christian by HIS agape that fulfills the intent of the law without the carnal works of the law.
Abraham was not under the law and neither are Christians. We and Abraham, before our conversion, were both Gentiles.
Abraham will be in the first resurrection and so will Christians. All our names are in the book of life.
Abraham was justified. Christians are justified. James 2:21,23,23
Abraham inherits the world and so will Christians.
Abraham understood about and sought the city whose builder and maker is GOD, the new Jerusalem, and so do Christians. Hebrews 11:8,9,10
Abraham was a stranger and pilgrim on earth, Hebrews 11:13 Christians are not of this earth, are ambassadors and citizens of heaven. Philippians 3:20 John 17:16 2 Corinthians 5:20
With all these indicators present it is a shame that Abraham wasn’t a Christian ?
What ever happened to the duck test. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it’s a duck. If a man walks like a Christian, talks like a Christian, lives like a Christian and has the same hope and promise of a Christian then he is a Christian.
The things I have listed here that show the bond of Abraham to Christians is undeniable and is scriptural fact. Two groups of people living at different times yet believing the exact same things cannot have the same label, Christian. Abraham was a YAHWEH worshipper and so are Christians. Yahweh worshippers and Christians are synonymous; different labels but exactly the same beliefs. If I call the messiah Jesus instead of Yeshua does that mean I am not a Christian ? If I call the most high YAHWEH instead of GOD am I a Christian ? I am just like Abraham, a YAHWEH worshipper and I am also a Christian. Abraham was just like me, a Christian who was also a YAHWEH worshipper. Should we be offended by the word Christian applied to Abraham ?
Then if you can see that Abraham was indeed a Christian then it follows the Abraham was under the new covenant because the very principles of our faith and beliefs are the same as those of Abraham.
The Abrahamic covenant is the new covenant. The message of the gospel, the new covenant, was preached to Abraham. Galatians 3:8 Do Christians have a different gospel than Abraham had ? If Abraham understood the gospel then he understood the new covenant. The law, Paul tells us, was added because of transgressions, to define good and evil for the carnal mind because the law is not for a righteous man but for the unGODLY . To be under the law you have to be carnal and unGODLY. David was not carnal or unGODLY. David had the Holy Spirit , Psalm 51:11 , so did all the ancient saints. The Apostles and Jesus preached the gospel using the scriptures of the old covenant because the new covenant scriptures did not yet exist. The light of GOD and Christ shines on the shadows of this old covenant to bring out the truth, the substance, of what was only ritual and symbolism. Abraham and all the ancient saints before Jesus understood the truth of GOD just like Christians do. David said, “sacrifice and offerings thou do not want else would I giveth thee” . David understood repentance was, “a broken spirit, a broken contrite heart, a circumcised heart”. David understood the things that we who call ourselves Christians should understand. Gentiles are branches grafted into the church, the olive tree, the Israel of GOD, to replace the unbelieving Israelites, but the root of of the olive tree or church are the ancient saints and this root supports us not we it. To say the ancient saints are not Christians is to boast against the root. Romans 12:18 king David said, Psalm 52:1-9 amazing things that has the potential with the spirit to teach the truths I have been giving here. So does Psalm 149:1-9 David considered himself a saint , part of the GODLY people, rules along with Christians as a king and priest in the kingdom of GOD. David was not carnal or unGODLY and even though he administered the law to carnal Israel was not under the law himself anymore than Christians are. David, like Abraham and all Christians, was a YAHWEH worshiper, a believer in messiah. Romans 7:22 What Paul said here is what David also said in the psalms. I can say the same thing because I was before my conversion under the curse of the law thinking that doing its works pleased GOD and secured my salvation. When I was converted I realized the only way to fulfill the law was by agape working in me and not me working in the law. Agape only comes by the Holy Spirit, human do not have it naturally. Romans 5:5
Without the holy spirit no one can understand spiritual things, 1 Corinthians 2:13,14 Abraham, Moses, King David and many more ancient saints understood spiritual things.
The new covenant, with respect to the church, was first revealed to Abraham and Abraham is called the father of the faithful. The faith of Abraham is identical to the faith in the church and has the identical imputed righteousness and the same promise from GOD. Only the saints are Christians, no other people are called saints. The resurrection of saints at the resurrection of Christ, Matthew 27:52,53 proves there were saints, Christians, that died before Jesus did and they were raised from the dead after the manner of Lazarus, that is made flesh again.
The 12 apostles will sit on 12 thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel IN THE MILLENNIUM. The carnal nation of Israel is still today blinded and yet denies Christ but Jesus said, Matthew 23:37,38,39 Israel will say this at the second advent and not until then. So the prophecy in Jeremiah 31 is only for Israel , not the church.
The last verse in Jeremiah 30:24 , in the latter days , then goes to Jeremiah 31:1 , at the same time , take note that the fierce anger of YAHWEH in the latter days leads into Jeremiah 31:1 where it says, AT THE SAME TIME, in the latter days. In Jeremiah 30 the time of Jacobs trouble, is the great tribulation, verse 7, none will be like it, which agrees with, Matthew 24:21 , until this time nor ever shall be . Jacob or Israel will be saved out of this tribulation. Jeremiah 30:8,9 proves this is yet future when Christ returns because David is resurrected and is king of Israel. Also GOD destroys the nations to which Israel was scattered, yet another future event. Jeremiah 30:11 Again, this has nothing to do with the church.
The church is a spiritual institution having its origins long before Christ was born. Pentecost is not the beginning of the church but the second phase and was to be the mystery Paul wrote about, the calling of the gentiles. Ephesians 3:6 To the Jew first and then to the Gentiles. If Jesus confirmed the covenant that was given to the fathers: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The fathers already had the covenant and believed it, Christ came to confirm it. The promise that Christians would be made perfect , Hebrews 11:39,40 , was to all the people listed in Hebrews 11 but neither we nor they received the promise because YAHWEH intends to fulfill it at the return of Christ and then we all will be made perfect together. Abraham will be made perfect when we are made perfect. This is the first resurrection. Revelation 20:4,5,6 There are only two resurrections and Abraham will be in the first with all the saints, all the church, the elect, the 144000. Luke 13:28 Matthew 18:11,12 Also consider Moses who said to Yahweh, Exodus 32:32 , here Moses understood about the book of life as did all the people in Hebrews 11 , they all wanted a better resurrection is referring to the book of life and the first resurrection. Revelation 20:15
The entire belief system known by Abraham is identical to the church. The only difference was the time it was revealed to each. Even in the garden of Eden the tree of immortality (life) was there and surely you know the only way to immortality is through Christ. Just as you had to eat the fruit of the tree of life you must eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood else you have no life in you. John 6:53
From the foundation of the world both covenants were symbolized by these two trees. The tree of death (knowledge of good and evil) is the law, for by the law is the knowledge of sin and the sting of death is sin and the power of sin is the law. 1 Corinthians 15:56 How is that which is good death unto me ? Romans 7:13 Able, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Caleb, all the prophets, judges and a few kings were all of the Holy Spirit . Many of these people wrote about the grace that we, the church, was to enjoy, 1 Peter 1:10,11,12 They did not write about things they didn’t understand, they knew the gospel and the Apostles and Jesus preached the gospel from their writings. The church is built on the foundation of the prophets and the Apostles with Christ as the chief corner stone. How can anyone who is part of the foundation of the church not be a part of the church ?
Abraham knew the gospel, Galatians 3:8 What do you and I know spiritually that Abraham didn’t ? What makes you and I a Christian is what Abraham was 2,000 years before Christ was born.
This new covenant was confirmed, that Abraham already was given and understood, by the sacrifice of Christ. Christ fulfilled ALL righteousness, both of Abraham and us by his sacrifice. Matthew 3:15 Jesus died for Abraham and us. The law of Moses did not annul the covenant of Abraham when the law was given nor at any time after.
To see the truth about any spiritual thing one must use the spirit and perceive things spiritually . We must consider the evidence by comparing Abraham to us.
Abraham believed in YAHWEH. So do Christians.
Abraham was a man of faith. So are Christians and of the same faith Abraham had.
Abraham was given promises. Christians are given the same promises.
Christians are called saints. So according to Matthew 27:52,53 there were saints before Jesus. Psalm 34:9 Psalm 145:10 Psalm 50:5 Psalm 52:9
Abraham was declared righteous because of his faith. So are Christians.
Abraham obeyed YAHWEH. So do Christians.
If Christians are called the children of Abraham and Abraham called our father then how are we not spiritually related ? John 1:13 Romans 9:6,7,8
Abraham believed in a future messiah. Christians believe in the same messiah and have the record of his work recorded just as Abraham saw them beforehand afar off. Seeing the same messiah but at different times. John 8:56,58 John 17:24
Abraham demonstrated his faith by his works just as James explained in his letter. James 2:17 The works James is speaking of are GODS works in and through the Christian by HIS agape that fulfills the intent of the law without the carnal works of the law.
Abraham was not under the law and neither are Christians. We and Abraham, before our conversion, were both Gentiles.
Abraham will be in the first resurrection and so will Christians. All our names are in the book of life.
Abraham was justified. Christians are justified. James 2:21,23,23
Abraham inherits the world and so will Christians.
Abraham understood about and sought the city whose builder and maker is GOD, the new Jerusalem, and so do Christians. Hebrews 11:8,9,10
Abraham was a stranger and pilgrim on earth, Hebrews 11:13 Christians are not of this earth, are ambassadors and citizens of heaven. Philippians 3:20 John 17:16 2 Corinthians 5:20
With all these indicators present it is a shame that Abraham wasn’t a Christian ?
What ever happened to the duck test. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck then it’s a duck. If a man walks like a Christian, talks like a Christian, lives like a Christian and has the same hope and promise of a Christian then he is a Christian.
The things I have listed here that show the bond of Abraham to Christians is undeniable and is scriptural fact. Two groups of people living at different times yet believing the exact same things cannot have the same label, Christian. Abraham was a YAHWEH worshipper and so are Christians. Yahweh worshippers and Christians are synonymous; different labels but exactly the same beliefs. If I call the messiah Jesus instead of Yeshua does that mean I am not a Christian ? If I call the most high YAHWEH instead of GOD am I a Christian ? I am just like Abraham, a YAHWEH worshipper and I am also a Christian. Abraham was just like me, a Christian who was also a YAHWEH worshipper. Should we be offended by the word Christian applied to Abraham ?
Then if you can see that Abraham was indeed a Christian then it follows the Abraham was under the new covenant because the very principles of our faith and beliefs are the same as those of Abraham.
The Abrahamic covenant is the new covenant. The message of the gospel, the new covenant, was preached to Abraham. Galatians 3:8 Do Christians have a different gospel than Abraham had ? If Abraham understood the gospel then he understood the new covenant. The law, Paul tells us, was added because of transgressions, to define good and evil for the carnal mind because the law is not for a righteous man but for the unGODLY . To be under the law you have to be carnal and unGODLY. David was not carnal or unGODLY. David had the Holy Spirit , Psalm 51:11 , so did all the ancient saints. The Apostles and Jesus preached the gospel using the scriptures of the old covenant because the new covenant scriptures did not yet exist. The light of GOD and Christ shines on the shadows of this old covenant to bring out the truth, the substance, of what was only ritual and symbolism. Abraham and all the ancient saints before Jesus understood the truth of GOD just like Christians do. David said, “sacrifice and offerings thou do not want else would I giveth thee” . David understood repentance was, “a broken spirit, a broken contrite heart, a circumcised heart”. David understood the things that we who call ourselves Christians should understand. Gentiles are branches grafted into the church, the olive tree, the Israel of GOD, to replace the unbelieving Israelites, but the root of of the olive tree or church are the ancient saints and this root supports us not we it. To say the ancient saints are not Christians is to boast against the root. Romans 12:18 king David said, Psalm 52:1-9 amazing things that has the potential with the spirit to teach the truths I have been giving here. So does Psalm 149:1-9 David considered himself a saint , part of the GODLY people, rules along with Christians as a king and priest in the kingdom of GOD. David was not carnal or unGODLY and even though he administered the law to carnal Israel was not under the law himself anymore than Christians are. David, like Abraham and all Christians, was a YAHWEH worshiper, a believer in messiah. Romans 7:22 What Paul said here is what David also said in the psalms. I can say the same thing because I was before my conversion under the curse of the law thinking that doing its works pleased GOD and secured my salvation. When I was converted I realized the only way to fulfill the law was by agape working in me and not me working in the law. Agape only comes by the Holy Spirit, human do not have it naturally. Romans 5:5
Without the holy spirit no one can understand spiritual things, 1 Corinthians 2:13,14 Abraham, Moses, King David and many more ancient saints understood spiritual things.