Shadow (OT) | Reality (NT) |
7th day physical Sabbath. | Everyday spiritual Sabbath. |
Physical Circumcision - Circumcision of the flesh by hands | Spiritual Circumcision - Circumcision of the heart not by hands. |
Passover Lamb. | Jesus the true passover lamb. |
Blood on the door post keeping physical death away. | Blood of Jesus saving people from spiritual death. |
Redemption of Israelites from Egypt by Moses. | Redemption of a sinner from the state of spiritual death through Jesus. |
Walking in the wilderness for 40 years. | Christian living under the law. |
Entering Canaan. | Entering God’s Grace. |
Earthly tabernacle built by Israelites. | Heavenly Tabernacle not made by hands. |
Curtain which separated the Most Holy place. | Body of Christ. |
Human High priest in the Tabernacle. | Jesus the eternal High Priest. |
Shedding the blood of animals. | Shedding the unblemished blood of Jesus. |
Putting the sins of Israelites on the animal and performing the death penalty which covered the sins for one year. | Putting the sins of the entire world upon Jesus performing the death penalty which took away the sins of the entire world. |
Human High priest entering the Holy of holies with blood of animals for his sins and the sins of the nation. | Jesus entering the true heavenly tabernacle with his own blood for the sins of the world forever. |
Manna from heaven which satisfied physical hunger | True bread from heaven– Jesus who satisfies spiritual hunger. |
Water from rocks which quenched physical thirst. | Real water which quenches the spiritual thirst from the rock of our salvation - Jesus. |
Moses lifting the brass serpent. | Jesus lifted on the cross. |
Physical lives saved of whom looked at the brass serpent. | Spiritual lives regenerated of whom looks upon Jesus lifted on the cross. |
Ceremonial Washings. | Washing sins away by the blood of Christ. |
Sin offering (animal) - People's sins being transferred to the body of the animal and judged. | Sin offering (Jesus) - World's sins being transferred to the body the perfect lamb of God and judged (once and for all). |
Burnt offering (incense)- ascends as a sweet aroma to the Lord. | Burnt offering (Jesus) - Jesus's righteousness and worthiness becoming a sweet aroma to God (It is the same righteousness what is being transferred to us!) |
Temporal and conditional covenant between God and Israelites | Eternal and unconditional Covenant between God and God's Son |
Priesthood for Levites | Priesthood for all believers |
High priest (human) - Temporal mediator between man and God who could never finish his work and sit down | High priest (Jesus) - Eternal mediator between man and God who finished His work and SAT down. |
Law through Moses - Men trying to do what is impossible for them. | Grace through Jesus - God doing what is impossible for men. |
Worship God in Temple | Worship God in Truth and Spirit. |
Friday, September 5, 2008
Shadow Vs. Reality (Re-post)
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5 comments:
We like REALITY way better! Thanks for re-posting these; we missed them the first time around.
Ooh this was great, thanks for posting it!!!
Bino,
This chart is excellent!
Blessings,
~Amy :)
http://amyiswalkinginthespirit.blogspot.com
good post - i have heard toooo many bad sermons trying to invoke OT concepts - walking church
RJW, Lydia, Amy and WC,
Thanks!
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