Chapter 7 - Old Testament Terminology Employed Spiritually in the New Testament: the Church is Now the "Nation" of Israel Flashcards
MAIN PRINCIPLE
The following references show that the terminology employed in the Old Testament relating to national Israel enters unchanged into the New Testament but, while the designations are unchanged, and the same phraseology used, they are lifted from their national setting in Palestine into the realm of the Messiah’s spiritual, world wide kingdom.
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National Israel.
Literal kingdom; visible King, city, temple, sacrifices, altars, etc.
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Spiritual Israel.
Spiritual kingdom. Luke 17:20, 21, margin; 1 Pet. 2:5, 9; 1 Cor. 10:3, 3; Col. 1:13; AA. 30, 28, 39; GC. 347, 348; DA. 506; Heb. 4:16; Heb. 8:1; Zech. 6:13, etc .
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Holy nation. Ex. 19:5, 6.
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Holy nation, I Pet, 2:9; Zeph. 2:1; Matt. 21:43.
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Kingdom of priests. Ex. 19:5, 6.
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Kingdom of priests. 1 Pet. 2:5, 9; Rev. 1:6; Rev. 4:4; 5:10.
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A peculiar treasure, Ex. 19: 5, 6.
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A peculiar treasure. 1 Pet. 2:9.
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God’s people. Hos. 1:9-10; Rom. 9:6-8.
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God’s people. I Pet. 2:9.
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A holy people. Deut. 7:6.
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A holy people. 1 Pet. 1:15, 16.
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A people of inheritance. Deut. 4:20.
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A people of inheritance. Eph, 1:18.
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Israel’s Shepherd Jer. 31:10.
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Israel’s Shepherd. John 10:11.
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Israel’s salvation. Isa. 45:17.
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Israel’s Salvation. Heb. 5:9; 9:15.
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God’s tabernacle among Israel. Lev. 26:11.
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God’s tabernacle among Israel. John 1:14.
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God walked among them. Lev, 26:12.
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God walks among His people. 2 Cor. 6:16-18.
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Christ married to His people. Isa. 54:5; Jer. 3:14; Hos. 2:19; Jer. 6:2; 31:32.
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Christ married to the church. Ephes. 5:23-33; 2 Cor. 11:2; Jas. 4:4; Rom. 7:1-4; Rev. 12 (Christ’s bride); MH. 356.
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Christ reigned in Jerusalem. 1 Chron. 29:3; Zech. 8:3; Ps. 132:13; 43: 2; Matt. 5:35; Zech, 2:5, 10, 11; Joel 3:21, 27; Isa. 2:2; Micah 4:2.
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Christ reigns in the church. Ephes. 2:20-22; 1 Cor. 3:16; 2 Cor. 6:16; John 14:16-23. Acts of Apostles, pp. 11, 12, 600.
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Literal Zion. Ps. 50:2; 2:6.
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Spiritual Zion-the church. Joel 2:32; Rom. 10:13; Isa. 28:16; 1 Pet. 2:6-8; Isa. 59:20; Rom. 11:26; Ps. 2:6.
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Enemies literally gather against Israel. Isa. 8:7, 8; 36:1, 2, 37; 54:15, 17; Ezek. 38, 39; Zech. 12:3, 9; 14:1, 2, 13, 14; Joel 3.
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Enemies spiritually gather or “unite” against the church. Isa. 54:15, 17; Rev. 14:20; 16:13-16; Rev. 17:14; 19:19; Joel 3; Zech. 14; Ezek. 38, 39, etc.
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The literal points of the compass referred to in connection with Israel-their temple services, their triumphs, and the destruction of their enemies–centred literally in the Presence of God in the Tabernacle or Temple.
Ex. 25:8, 22; Num. 2:2, 10, 18, 25; 1 Kings 8:13, 16-18, 21, 29, 30, 33, 35 38, 42, 44, 48; 9:3; Ezek. 39:7; 43:7; Dan. 6:10; Ps. 5:7; Isa. 60:3-9; 1 Chron. 29:3; Ps. 132:13; 43:2; Zech. 8:3; 2:5, 10, 11; 12:3, 9; Joel 3:2, 9-14, 17, 21; Jer. 3:17; Isa. 54:15, 17, etc.
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The points of the compass are spiritually applied when in connection with spiritual Israel–they centre in the Holy Spirit’s Presence in the spiritual temple–the church.
Matt. 18:20; Rev, 1:12; 13, 20; John 14:16-23; Heb. 12:18-24; Ezek. 39:7; 38:5, 6, 12; Joel 3:2. 9-14 17, 21; Isa. 54:15, 17; 6T. 23: Zech. 14:2, 12; GC. 657; EW. 289, 290; 1 Cor. 3:16, 17; 6:19; 2 Cor. 6:16; Ephes. 2:21; Rev. 14:20; 16:14; 17:13, 14; 19:19; etc.