Scripture is clear that the Old Testament believers were made righteous, which means they were given the Holy Spirit, and that means they were saved by the indwelling Holy Spirit (without which, nobody will go to heaven). So, understanding that believers in the Old Testament received salvation by the giving of the Holy Spirit, WHAT … Read more
Why? The Lord’s house WAS the physical temple in Jerusalem, which was a foreshadow of Messiah’s bride (1 Corinthians 6:19). With the giving of the new covenant (Acts 2), the physical foreshadow of the temple was no longer necessary, as the covenant now indwells Messiah’s bride, not a building. As we’re told in Acts 7:48, … Read more
As we’ve discussed many times, the ancient physical Jews were a foreshadow (picture, physical object lesson) of Messiah’s bride, who was first revealed on the earth on the fulfillment of the Feast of Weeks (Acts 2). And, the Old Testament accounts of the physical Jews, the old covenant, and the written law actually point to … Read more