The cross brought with it the end of one covenant and the introduction of another.
God the Father confirmed this by supernaturally tearing down the veil separating the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place. This meant an end to the Levitical priesthood, temple worship and everything connected with it, and in fact the Law of Moses. It is all clearly spelled out in the epistle to the Hebrews. For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law... For there is verily a disannulling* of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. (Heb 7:12,18) These are very significant statements, but generally ignored. "Disannulling" is the same as nullification.
*Strong's Concordance
athetésis: a setting aside
Original Word: ἀθέτησις, εως, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: athetésis
Phonetic Spelling: (ath-et'-ay-sis)
Definition: a setting aside
Usage: annulment, nullification, abrogation.
Indeed Hebrew Christians were being urged not to revert to Moses after Christ finished His work of redemption (Heb 8:6-10). That is the primary purpose for this epistle.
6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the Mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.
7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a New Covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
9 Not according to the Covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my Covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
10 For this is the Covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
It is the indwelling Holy Spirit who not only writes God's laws in our hearts and minds, but empowers Christians to obey the Law of Christ (which incorporates the Ten Commandments into itself).
And even Moses was aware that Christ would come and prophesied about it, and then at the Transfiguration, he met with Christ (along with Elijah) to discuss the finished work of Christ. The word used there is "exodus" which could encompass a lot. Moses will be preaching the Gospel (along with Elijah) for 3 1/2 years while the Antichrist reigns.
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