A question to ponder.....Who benefits?
His bride the church and Christ her husband benefit.
I think its about timing the time of reformation the beginning of the last days.
Those shadows in regard the ceremonial meats/foods fulfilled there purpose in that parable found in Hebrews 9
It was kind the meat or food that the disciples knew not of…… the food (you could say spiritual food) of doing the will of another who does work in s to both will and do His god pleasure (imputed righteousness)The shadows were used as a parable in those shadows for preaching the gospel of Christ in respect the suffering of Christ beforehand the glory that followed (the graves were opened… the first resurrection) And as a parable we compare the things seen, the temporal, with the things not seen, the eternal The gospel is hid from those who not mix faith(the unseen eternal) in what they hear or see when we do look for the spiritual understanding
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.But he said unto them,
I have meat to eat that ye know not of. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? Jesus saith unto them,
My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.Joh 4:35 I would offer as the milk of the word teaches us God is gracious The meat of the word give us the strength to move us to do the will of God.
The cerimonial laws preached the gospel in adavnce the same gospel we look back to
1Pe 1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was
in them did signify, when
it testified
beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
The time of reformation had come .The veil which represent the flesh of Christ was rent showing us all the work of preparing a place for the saints had come Those shadows were no longer needed . Because of the reformation the kind of government using those shadows had come to an end and a new restored government came in its place.
The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all
was not yet made manifest,
while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a figure(parable) for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that
could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which
stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until "the
time of reformation". Heb 9:8
