Must We Stay In the New Testament and Not Consult the Old Testament?
The statement below was included in a larger comment but I thought it was important to take as an excerpt and highlight due to the grievous nature of the theology that so many churches teach today:
"You using old Testament and PROPHETS for the New Covenant, and they don't mix!"
EBF reply:
You said, "You're using Old Testament and prophets for the New Covenant and they don't mix". Who was it that mentioned Noah in the context of knowing the day and hour? Did I bring him up? Did I introduce Noah into the discussion by pulling him out of a hat for no reason?
Ah, no, Jesus introduced Noah into the discussion when He said this:
Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Right after declaring "of that day and hour knoweth no man," the Lord Jesus then brought up Noah and compared His second coming to the day of Noah.
To begin with, the churches today who say only the New Testament is for us and not the Old Testament have no idea what they are talking about. The whole Bible is the Word of God. And we read this statement in the New Testament:
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
"All Scripture" is all the Bible. Old Testament and New Testament. All Scripture (the whole Bible) is profitable for doctrine (such as the second coming of Christ) and correction. And instruction. Etc.
Pastors and churches who disregard the Old Testament have impoverished their congregations. Did Jesus disregard the Old Testament? Not hardly.
Luke 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Jesus' words above point out that the law of Moses (the first five books of the Bible which includes Genesis and the flood account), the prophets, and the psalms all CONCERNED Jesus Himself.
The whole Bible concerns Jesus! See:
Hebrews 9:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
"In the VOLUME OF THE BOOK it is written of Me!"
How dare any "Christian" to reject the 39 books of the Old Testament. And concentrate on the 27 books of the New Testament. How foolish any "Christian" would be to do such a thing. It is impossible to know anything at all, impossible to have any right Biblical knowledge, without searching the whole Bible to arrive at doctrinal conclusions.
In actuality, dismissing the Old Testament Scriptures is a violation of this verse:
Revelation 22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
The Bible is one cohesive whole. God does not permit adding to it, nor subtracting from it. There are deadly consequences for doing so.
Therefore, Noah's historical example (which Jesus Himself points us to) is definitely to be taken into consideration. The question must be asked: If Christ's statement in Matthew 24:36 meant no man could know the timing for His second coming and the end of the world, then why would Jesus proceed to give an historical example of a man who knew the day, month, and year of the flood judgment in his day?
As explained on the post you're commenting on, the true Biblical principle concerning matters of time and judgment is that God's elect people (like Noah) know when the judgment will come because He reveals it to them (Deut. 29:29, Amos 3:7, etc.), but the ungodly, even if they call themselves Christians and go to church, will not know (Matthew 24:39).
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