ask paul, gal 3
[SUP]10 For as many as are of the works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, to perform them."11 Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, "The righteous man shall live by faith."12 However, the Law is not of faith; on the contrary, "He who practices them shall live by them."13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us--for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"--14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
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ask the hewbrew writer, who was a follower of full law, with stone temple.
[SUP]and this is at the end of chapter 8
3 When He said, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear.
wrote about 60 ad. temple (stone) taken down 70ad. [/SUP]
I think I can see where you're coming from and it would be very good for all of us to agree that the New temple along with a New covenant was erected by Jesus Christ when He rose from the grave. In so doing, it was only a matter of time that the physical remnants of the old temple would vanish and decay.
Still, man lives by every word that has ever been spoken by God. As during the Old Covenant days, the shedding of blood has commemorated all the covenants that God has initiated with Noah, Abraham, and the children of Israel at Sinai.
After the first tabernacle was erected by Moses according to God's instructions, those blood sacrifices took place within the confines of the tabernacle/temple. It all is centered around the plan of salvation, and this plan had to be initiated step by step according to God's divine and perfect judgments.
1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless , is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break , is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
It is interesting to note that the day Jesus entered Jerusalem is the exact day (during the time of Moses) that the lamb was secured for Passover.
It is interesting to note that the day Jesus was crucifed was the exact day the Passover lamb was killed.
It is interesting to note that after 3 days from the exodus from Egypt that Moses was instructed to cut down a tree and make bitter water fit to drink.
It is interesting to note that Jesus rose from the grave after 3 days. He gives to us the living water of the New covenant.
John 4:10-14
10 Jesus answered and said unto her,
If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink ; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14 But
whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.