Things New and Old: The Old and The New

Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Thursday, November 19, 2020

The Old and The New

There was a 40-year period of a transitional period
- the "last days" when both the old and the new were running concurrently.

A parable of the new heavens and a new earth...

On a big plot of land stands a very old dilapidated building... that has stood for thousands of years. Many still live in the ancient house. There has been news that the Owner will put up a brand new building on the same plot of land one day, to replace the old building.

And so it did happen. When the appointed time came, the brand new building was put up alongside the old rotting building. Some of the occupants from the old building gladly moved over into the new building. The rest vehemently resisted moving into the new building. Not only did they harass and persecuted those who had chosen living in the new house, they were also determined on causing damage to the new grand building too. The unpleasant situation drag on for many years.

The occupants of the old house scoff at the warnings that the Owner will raze the old building and everything with it to the ground, saying, "Ah, this house has stood the ravages of time for thousands of years! It shall remain!"

The occupants in the new house YEARN for the APPOINTED day when the old building and all its occupants will be completely ridden from that plot of land - as promised by the Owner of the land. With the land ridden of the old building along with the rebels, a new epoch describes as the "new heavens and a new earth" would indeed have arrived for those living in the new building. Good riddance!

And that happened in AD 70, as prophesied by the prophets and the Lord Jesus Christ.

He who has an ear to hear, let him hear!

If you have ears but still can't hear, put yourself into a pair of Jewish shoes. If you still can't hear, then put on a pair of Jewish spectacles. Perhaps you may see the "new heavens and a new earth" in its proper light.

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Apostle Peter is speaking of the imminent end of the Jewish world in AD70, NOT the world of the physical world at the end of the gospel age.

2Peter 2
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after
their own lusts,
4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
¶8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Initially post here:
https://www.facebook.com/sing.f.lau/posts/10203179979715814
November 17, 2014