May New Testament Believers eat pork and must they keep the Saturday Sabbath as Messianic Judaism, Christian Zionism, and Seventh Day Adventism teach?

Renette Vermeulen

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IN THIS ARTICLE:

· What is Jewish and Christian Judaism according to the Real Truth of God’s Word?

· Why was a New Testament Covenant necessary and what happened to the old temple?

· Jesus nullified dietary laws like abstaining from pork, shellfish, and drinks such as coffee and tea

· Sabbath keeping: the Lord also pointed this so-called ‘saving’ sacrament to the inward Moral Law

WHAT IS JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN JUDAISM ACCORDING TO THE REAL TRUTH OF GOD’S WORD?

IT IS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL, FALSE DOCTRINES WERE MANUFACTURED BY BLENDING AND CONFUSING THE TWO DIFFERENT TESTAMENTS OR COVENANTS OF THE BIBLE. Separating the Two Testaments or Covenants forever, the Lord Jesus Christ prophesied in Mark 14:58 and Matthew 24:1-2, “[At the cross] I WILL DESTROY [the literal Old Testament] TEMPLE, AND IN THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS I WILL BUILD ANOTHER [eternal, spiritual temple] WITHOUT HANDS… NOT ONE STONE WILL BE LEFT HERE UPON ANOTHER, THAT WILL NOT BE THROWN DOWN,” (Jn. 19:28-30; Jn. 2:18-22.) “GOD DOES NOT LIVE IN A TEMPLE MADE WITH HANDS!” (Acts 7:44-50.) Therefore, “THE FIRST TEMPLE WAS [merely] SYMBOLIC [of the offerings] THAT COULD NOT MAKE [anyone] PERFECT, BUT CHRIST CAME AS HIGH PRIEST OF THE PERFECT TEMPLE NOT MADE WITH HANDS, WHICH IS NOT OF THIS CREATION,” (Heb. 9:8-11; Lu. 17:20-21 KJV! 1 Cor. 3:16-17.)

► Jesus destroyed the Hebrew temple completely on a spiritual level at the cross, where He, the Only True Christ, inaugurated His eternal New Testament Covenant. This was the manifestation of Jesus’ prophecy to all the antichrist Judaist and Messianic Judaism/Zionism blasphemy against His Holy, Greek Name; His eternal spiritual New Testament Covenant, His FULL atonement for all true believers from all nations who would personally accept Him, (Jews included,) and His holy, SPIRITUAL Kingdom “within” His SPIRITUAL temple of true believers, (Luke 17:20-21 KJV!) THE ISRAELI TEMPLE BUILDING WAS ALSO LITERALLY DESTROYED IN 70 A.D. Still, the Jews desperately try to revive Judaism by wailing at a portion of the Western wall, where a part of the temple allegedly stood standing.

> But the context of Scripture prove that absolutely NOTHING of the Old Testament temple and its governing, outward, ceremonial laws remained either spiritually or physically, exactly as Jesus prophesied. Hebrews 8:7,13, “IF THAT FIRST COVENANT [with the Hebrews] HAD BEEN FAULTLESS, THEN NO PLACE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOUGHT FOR A SECOND… IN THAT GOD SAYS, ‘A NEW COVENANT,’ HE HAS MADE THE FIRST OBSOLETE. NOW WHAT [has become obsolete at the cross,] HAS VANISHED AWAY, (Jn. 19:28-30!)

► What do Jewish Judaism, Christian Messianic Judaism/Zionism, and the whole unscriptural church system too,) not understand about these facts? The truth is that Judaists of all sorts do NOT have a covenant with God, whereby they can justify their blasphemy against the Lord Jesus Christ, Who utterly fulfilled ALL the Old Testament prophesies cornering Him!

> Judaism is not really about seeking a “Hebrew” name for the Lord Jesus — which is unnecessary. It is about annihilating the Personhood, Gospel, and New Covenant of the Real Christ. The New Testament was written in Greek, not in Hebrew. The Jewish Encyclopaedia: “JEHOVAH” - a mispronunciation of the unpronounceable Hebrew Name YHWH. [The Hebrew language pronounces only non-vowel sounds or consonants (B,T,G,H,W,V…) To add vowels, (A,E.I,O,U) to God’s Name twists the meaning of His Name.] YHWH is not “Jehovah” but means “I Am Who I Am,” which is the “True Name of God” — and it is not occultism, as some blasphemously allege, (Ex. 3:13-15.)

> Same goes for all the other so-called ‘Yiddish’ names by which they try to replace the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ with a fake christ, which Judaists, who crucified the Genuine Christ, thought up. Judaism and Christian Messianism/Zionism teach the shameless rejection of The Truth, Jesus Christ Himself, which is a dangerous antichrist deception that permeated Christianity. That is why they supposedly teach believers some ‘Yiddish’ words to sound spiritual, while they blaspheme against the Almighty Greek Name of the Lord Jesus Christ – thereby rejecting the Only Christ of the True Scriptures and their salvation through Him! Jesus, God Who became a man, is “the Name above ALL names. In the Name of Jesus every knee will bow of things in heaven, on the earth, and under the earth. And every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the Father,” (Phil. 2:9.) That is why “Jesus is the Only Name by which we can be saved,” (Acts 4:12.)

WHY WAS A NEW TESTAMENT COVENANT NECESSARY AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OLD TEMPLE SYSTEM?

Old Israel were supposed to have been God's holy nation on earth, from which the Savior/Christ would be born in Bethlehem, (Micah 5:2.) That was the only true Theocracy, (God-reigned) country that ever existed on earth, (Jn. 18:36.) God was the Spirit King of Old Israel, (Jn. 4:21-24,) and the tabernacle signified His presence among them. But they rejected their Spirit King and the tabernacle, and insisted on a physical king and a grand temple like the pagans have, (1 Sam. 8:4-22; 1 Sam. 8:5-22; 2 Sam. 7:4-7.) Jewish and Christian Judaism also reject the True King of heaven, the Lord Jesus Christ, to reign over them, (Heb. 8:7,13.) They choose their false temple-church system and clergies instead of God’s Savior Son, and His spiritual temple of true believers, (Jn. 3:16-18; 1 Cor. 3:16-17.) Even so, God allowed old Israel both a physical king and a literal temple, and the Levitical priesthood became Israel’s ruling, religious ‘parliament,’ who governed them by the Dual Law; the inward moral law and the ceremonial temple law.

► Just as the clergies of the Christian church system, the Levitical priesthood was utterly corrupt, (2 Pt. 2:1-3.) They abused the Law to “make the Word of God of no effect through their manmade traditions,” (Mark 7:13; Mt. 15-5-9.) They even sought Jesus’ approval to “divorce their wives without reason” to take pagan women. Jesus answered them, “MOSES, [not God,] BECAUSE OF THE HARDNESS OF YOUR HEARTS, [changed the law...] BUT FROM THE BEGINNING IT WAS NOT SO! [God’s creation principles stand forever.] He who divorces his wife except for her adultery and marries another, commits adultery.” This also goes for the third person who entered the marriage covenant. The Lord made it clear that divorce is only for adultery, which instantly breaks the marriage covenant, (Mt. 19:1-9.) And because the priests committed adultery, they treated their wives violently, as violence always ensues from adultery, (Mal. 2:13-16.) This is the context of Malachi 3:6-10, where God said, “[The temple priests, not New Covenant believers,] robbed Me, even the whole [Israeli] nation [by stealing the tithes and offerings, which were Old Israel’s taxes to govern the temple and support the poor. So, repent from stealing from Me and bring it all] into the storehouse that there may be food [for My people.] (Mal. 3:8-10.)

1. TEMPLE SACRIFICES WERE MERE SYMBOLS OF JESUS CHRIST AND HIS NEW COVENANT. While the priests messed with God’s Law to suit themselves, Hebrews 10:1-18 tell us that “THE [ceremonial] LAW, [which was merely] A SHADOW OF THE GOOD THINGS TO COME [at the cross,] AND NOT THE VERY IMAGE [or reality] OF THOSE THINGS, [which Jesus accomplished,] COULD NEVER WITH THOSE SACRIFICES THAT WERE SACRIFICED CONTINUALLY, [as symbols of the One and Only Lamb of God,] MAKE THOSE PERFECT, WHO APPROACHED [the most holy presence of God...] FOR IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE BLOOD OF BULLS AND GOATS [and ALL the other physical laws] COULD TAKE AWAY SINS. THEREFORE, JESUS CAME INTO THE WORLD [as a mere man to deal with sin on the physical level of the flesh, to fulfill the entire Old Testament law. And then] HE [COMPLETELY] TOOK AWAY THAT FIRST [covenant and temple system] TO ESTABLISH THE SECOND, [Mt. 5:17-20; Hebrews 10:5-10,] BY WHICH [believers] ARE SANCTIFIED THROUGH THE OFFERING OF THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST ONCE FOR ALL.” That is why John could shout, “THERE IS THE LAMB OF GOD WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WHOLE [BELIEVING] WORLD!]” (Jn. 1:29.)

> This is why the temple itself fell spiritually when Jesus died at the cross, and the veil between the holy place, where the priests ministered, and the Holy of Holies, (God’s direct presence,) was torn, (Mt. 27:51.) Hebrews 10:19-20, “[That signifies that through Jesus’ atonement, true believers] HAVE BOLDNESS TO ENTER THE HOLIEST PLACE BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS, BY THE NEW AND LIVING WAY, WHICH HE [spiritually[ CONSECRATED FOR US THROUGH THE VEIL, THAT IS, HIS FLESH…” Hebrews 9:24-28, “CHRIST HAS NOT ENTERED THE HOLY PLACES MADE WITH HANDS [like the temple priests,] BUT… INTO HEAVEN ITSELF, WHERE HE NOW APPEARS IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD FOR US [as Mediator, Advocate, and High Priest…]” (1 Jn. 2:1-6.)

2. THE OLD TESTAMENT COVENANT WITH ISRAEL “WITHERED AWAY” AND ENDED AT THE CROSS. Hebrews 8:7-13, “IF THAT FIRST COVENANT WAS FAULTLESS, NO PLACE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOUGHT FOR A SECOND… (Verse 13:) IN THAT HE SAYS ’A NEW COVENANT,’ GOD MADE THE FIRST OBSOLETE. NOW WHAT IS OBSOLETE GREW OLD AND VANISHED AWAY. [Since the old covenant with its literal nation, country, temple, priesthood, sacrifices, dietary laws, Sabbaths, and feasts were incomplete and incapable to save,] (Verse 8-12,) GOD FOUND FAULT WITH IT, AND SAID, “BEHOLD [at the cross,] I WILL MAKE A NEW COVENANT WITH [believing Jews and non-Jews or Gentiles from all nations, John 3:16-18...] (Verse 9:) NOT ACCORDING TO THE [literalism of the Old Covenant...] (Verse 10:) THIS IS THE COVENANT I WILL MAKE [with all believers in Jesus Christ after the cross. All the ceremonial laws of the old temple were annulled. And so,] I WILL PUT MY [inward, Moral] LAWS IN THEIR MINDS AND HEARTS… [to govern them by My New Covenant Word and indwelling Holy Spirit,]” (1 Cor. 3:16-17; Jn. 16:13!)

► The eternal Moral Law and all its precepts, also seen throughout the Old Testament, is the ONLY LAW that Jesus and the apostles ever applied to New Covenant believers, (Jn. 13:34; Mt. 22:36-40; Deut. 6:4; Mark 12:29!) God’s New Covenant focuses on Spiritual Christ, the spirit man, and God’s spiritual Kingdom “within” him, (Jn. 18:36; Lu. 17:20-21 KJV.)

3. THE TEMPLE SYSTEM HAD TO BE SPIRITUALLY AND PHYSICALLY DESTROYED TO ESTABLISH GOD’S SPIRITUAL KINGDOM. The Literal Old Testament temple system had to make way for the eternal, Spiritual, New Kingdom of Christ “within” all His true believers, who are indwelt by His Holy Spirit, (Jn. 18:36; Lu. 17:20-21 KJV — most translations omit “within you.”) Hebrews 9:8-15 confirm, “THE HOLY SPIRIT INDICATED THIS, THAT THE WAY INTO THE HOLIEST OF ALL, [God’s direct and holy presence,] WAS NOT YET MANIFEST WHILE THE FIRST TABERNACLE, [the physical temple and all its physical ordinances,] WAS STILL STANDING. IT WAS [only] SYMBOLIC FOR THE [Old Testament] TIME IN WHICH GIFTS AND SACRIFICES WERE OFFERED, WHICH COULD NOT MAKE HIM WHO PERFORMED THE SERVICE [the priest and the people,] PERFECT IN REGARD TO THE CONSCIENCE — CONCERNED ONLY WITH [outward things like] FOOD [dietary laws such as not eating pork, shellfish...] DRINKS, [in our time coffee, tea, etcetera,] VARIOUS [ritual] WASHINGS, AND FLESHLY ORDINANCES IMPOSED UNTIL THE TIME OF RENEWAL [when the personal, spiritual rebirth through faith in Jesus the Christ became possible: John 1:12-13; 3:3-5.]

4. THE ENTIRE CEREMONIAL LAW THAT GOVERNED OLD ISRAEL WAS ANNULLED. Jesus the Christ fulfilled every detail of the Law to do away with it in totality and forever, (Mt. 5:17-20; Jn. 19:28-30.) Hebrews 7:14-16, “[When Jesus The Christ died and rose from the dead as the Eternal, Spiritual High Priest Melchizedek...] NOT ACCORDING TO A FLESHLY [TEMPLE] COMMANDMENT, BUT ACCORDING TO THE POWER OF AN ENDLESS LIFE… (Verses 16-19:) THERE WAS AN ANNULLING OF THE FORMER COMMANDMENT, [the entire old ceremonial temple law, which were only symbolic in the New Covenant in Christ,] BECAUSE OF ITS WEAKNESS AND UNPROFITABLENESS, FOR THE LAW MADE NOTHING PERFECT. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE WAS THE BRINGING IN OF A BETTER HOPE, [Jesus’ full atonement and New Covenant,] THROUGH WHICH [BELIEVERS] DRAW NEAR TO GOD,” (Heb. 7:18-19.)

> When the temple fell spiritually at the cross and physically in 70 A.D., the outward ceremonial law, (which contained the literal nation of Israel and the temple, priesthood, sacrifices, ceremonies, food, drinks feasts, Sabbaths, (there were more than one Sabbath,) had no function anymore. Hebrews 10:1-8, FOR THE LAW, HAVING A SHADOW [symbol] OF THE GOOD THINGS TO COME [at the cross,] AND NOT THE VERY IMAGE [temple literalism,] COULD NEVER WITH THOSE continual] SACRIFICES, MAKE THOSE WHO APPROACH [the Holiest God] PERFECT.” The full blood atonement of Jesus The Only Christ made them perfect, (Col. 2:9-15.)

5. THERE WAS NO NEED FOR THE PHYSICAL LEVITICAL PRIESTHOOD without the old covenant, the symbolic sacrifices, the tangible temple, and the ceremonial or sacrificial law. Hebrews 7:11, “IF PERFECTION WERE THROUGH THE LEVITICAL [temple] PRIESTHOOD, (for under it the people received the law,) WHAT FURTHER NEED WAS THERE THAT ANOTHER [HIGH] PRIEST SHOULD RISE ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK, AND NOT ACCORDING TO THE [continual physical Levitical order of different human priests?] (Verse 12:) FOR THE PRIESTHOOD BEING CHANGED, [from the physical to Jesus’ spiritual priesthood,] OF NECESSITY THERE IS ALSO A CHANGE OF THE LAW, (Verses 18-19:) THE ANNULLING OF THE FORMER [law,] BECAUSE OF ITS WEAKNESS AND UNPROFITABLENESS FOR THE LAW MADE NOTHING PERFECT, [to] BRING IN A BETTER HOPE, THROUGH WHICH WE DRAW NEAR TO GOD.” Hebrews 7:20-28, “[Jesus The Christ] IS HIGH PRIEST FOREVER ACCORDING TO THE [spiritual] ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK, [and] BECAME THE SURETY OF THE BETTER COVENANT… BECAUSE HE CONTINUES FOREVER, HE HAS AN UNCHANGEABLE [spiritual] PRIESTHOOD. THEREFORE HE IS ALSO ABLE TO SAVE TO THE UTTERMOST THOSE WHO COME TO GOD THROUGH HIM, SINCE HE ALWAYS LIVES TO MAKE INTERCESSION FOR THEM… FOR THE [ousted] LAW APPOINTED PRIESTS MEN WHO HAVE WEAKNESS, BUT THE WORD OF THE OATH, [that Melchizedek reigns forever, Hebrews 7:20-21,) APPOINTED THE SON [OF GOD,] WHO HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOREVER.”

► 1 Peter 2:9-10 describe the spiritual priesthood of the eternal High Priest Melchizedek. It reads, “[All personally, genuinely born again believers] ARE A [spiritual] CHOSEN GENERATION, A [spiritual] ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, A [spiritual] HOLY NATION, [Jesus’] GOD’S SPECIAL [spiritual] PEOPLE, WHO PROCLAIM HIS PRAISES [AND GOSPEL TRUTH,]” (Mt. 28:18-20.) The whole body of Christ forms His priesthood, of whom He is the Only Eternal High Priest. The hierarchical replica of the Old Testament temple priesthood, the false church clergies of all sorts, just like their false church system, are unscriptural and illegitimate.

> “So, God will NEVER command His believers from ANY nation or religion to return to the now non-existent, Old Testament Covenant, temple, ceremonial laws, and Levitical priesthood, to keep any of its destroyed precepts, Sabbaths, dietary laws, and other temple legalism, (Heb. 8:7,13; Jn. 19:28-30; Heb. 9:9-12! KJV.) The entire church system is a hoax!

► All of the above will remain the same forever as the New Covenant believers in Christ cannot adhere to even the slightest precepts of the ousted Old Testament covenant, temple, ceremonial law, and priesthood, as it was all realized in Jesus Christ Himself and His ministry on earth, and then it was all done away with for eternity. “[We] KNOW THAT NO ONE IS JUSTIFIED BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW BUT BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST… BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW NO FLESH WILL BE JUSTIFIED. FOR IF I BUILD AGAIN WHAT WAS DESTROYED [at the cross,] I MAKE MYSELF A TRANSGRESSOR. FOR [through faith in Christ] I DIED TO THE LAW THAT I MIGHT LIVE TO GOD.… I DO NOT SET ASIDE THE GRACE OF GOD. FOR IF RIGHTEOUSNESS COMES THROUGH THE LAW, THEN CHRIST DIED IN VAIN… STAND FAST THEREFORE IN THE LIBERTY THAT CHRIST HAS SET YOU FREE AND DO NOT BE ENTANGLED AGAIN WITH A YOKE OF BONDAGE [to the Old Testament ceremonial precepts that were annulled at the cross...) EVERYONE WHO BECOMES CIRCUMCISED, [returning to the nullified ceremonial teachings of Judaism…] HAS BECOME ESTRANGED FROM CHRIST. YOU WHO ATTEMPT TO BE JUSTIFIED BY THE [non-existent] LAW; YOU HAVE FALLEN FROM GRACE…” (Gal. 2:16-21; 5:1-6.)

· Literal, legalistic, [according to temple/church and their nullified doctrines,] dietary laws, Sabbath keeping, Israeli feasts, etcetera, were mere shadows or symbols, which Jesus completely fulfilled at the cross, and did away with to establish His spiritual New Testament Covenant, (Gal. 5:1-6; Heb. 9:8-15.) For this reason, the Lord Jesus, the One and Only Christ, is THE [only] MEDIATOR, [Way, Truth, and Life] OF THE [eternal] NEW COVENANT, [Who suffered and] BY MEANS OF DEATH FOR THE REDEMPTION OF ALL THE TRANSGRESSIONS UNDER THE [the law of the] FIRST COVENANT, [to make those perfect] WHO ARE CALLED TO RECEIVE [His] PROMISE OF ETERNAL LIFE,” (Col. 2:9-10.)

· Scripturally, the Judaist system, (and Messianic Judaists /Christian Zionists too,) are thoroughly anti-truth and antichrist.

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