Chapter 7 - Old Testament Terminology Employed Spiritually in the New Testament: the Church is Now the "Nation" of Israel

Question 1

MAIN PRINCIPLE

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

OT

National Israel.

Literal kingdom; visible King, city, temple, sacrifices, altars, etc.

Answer 2

NT

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 .

Question 3

OT

Holy nation. Ex. 19:5, 6.

Answer 3

NT

Holy nation, I Pet, 2:9; Zeph. 2:1; Matt. 21:43.

Question 4

OT

Kingdom of priests. Ex. 19:5, 6.

Answer 4

NT

Kingdom of priests. 1 Pet. 2:5, 9; Rev. 1:6; Rev. 4:4; 5:10.

Question 5

OT

A peculiar treasure, Ex. 19: 5, 6.

Answer 5

NT

A peculiar treasure. 1 Pet. 2:9.

Question 6

OT

God’s people. Hos. 1:9-10; Rom. 9:6-8.

Answer 6

NT

God’s people. I Pet. 2:9.

Question 7

OT

A holy people. Deut. 7:6.

Answer 7

NT

A holy people. 1 Pet. 1:15, 16.

Question 8

OT

A people of inheritance. Deut. 4:20.

Answer 8

NT

A people of inheritance. Eph, 1:18.

Question 9

OT

Israel’s Shepherd Jer. 31:10.

Answer 9

NT

Israel’s Shepherd. John 10:11.

Question 10

OT

Israel’s salvation. Isa. 45:17.

Answer 10

NT

Israel’s Salvation. Heb. 5:9; 9:15.

Question 11

OT

God’s tabernacle among Israel. Lev. 26:11.

Answer 11

NT

God’s tabernacle among Israel. John 1:14.

Question 12

OT

God walked among them. Lev, 26:12.

Answer 12

NT

God walks among His people. 2 Cor. 6:16-18.

Question 13

OT

Christ married to His people. Isa. 54:5; Jer. 3:14; Hos. 2:19; Jer. 6:2; 31:32.

Answer 13

NT

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.

Question 14

OT

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.

Answer 14

NT

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.

Question 15

OT

Literal Zion. Ps. 50:2; 2:6.

Answer 15

NT

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.

Question 16

OT

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.

Answer 16

NT

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.

Question 17

OT

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.

Answer 17

NT

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.