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 9:26 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. Romans 12:25 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 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 then goes to Jeremiah 31:1 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 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.
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.
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.
Abraham knew the gospel, Galatians 3:8 What do you know spiritually that Abraham didn’t ? What makes you a Christian is what Abraham was 2,000 years before Christ was born.
I can write all this and I know it well, but I can’t give anyone understanding because YAHWEH must do that. YAHWEH taught me these things and will have to teach you too.
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