Dispensationalism

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Timothy Litteral wrote:
 
> Long Post!
> 
> Bro. Brown"
> I would like to know what you think on the time the OT
> dispensation ended, and when the new testament church age
> began.
> 
> Me:
> Jesus indeed fulfilled the Law.  I hear the thief on the
> cross
> thrown out as an excuse not to be baptised.  Under the Law
> ones
> sins were "forgiven" or "covered" by a sacrifice.  Jesus
> was the sacrifice for the thief on the cross, He died
> first, remember, so that the thief was "covered" under the
> Law.
> 
> Now, what was the High Priest doing at the very moment
> Jesus died?  It was the passover and the High Priest was
> walking to the veil with the blood of the "passover" or
> pascal lamb on his finger
> to sprinkle the Ark of the covenent (which had to be there
> or they wouldn't have had any reason for a passover
> feast-'nother topic)

No.  The ark was definitely not there.  

> for the "corperate" sins of the Jewish nation.  When Jesus
> cried and gave up the Ghost, the veil was torn in two from
> bottom to the top (from the Earth up) and the "gate to
> Heaven" was opened.

Actually from top to bottom.  Your facts are a bit out of place.

> This was the fulfillment of the Law for the nation of
> Israel and was the "sign" they were looking for from Heaven
> all along and sounded the "death nell" for the dispensation
> of Law.

Agreed.

> Salvation was then in the baptism of repentance, which was
> then acceptance of the FULL manifestation of Christ at that
> time. Those who had the baptism of John unto
> repentance had accepted the sacrifice under the Law and had
> Identified with the death of the Lamb.  This is why Paul
> "rebaptized" those that had the baptism of John.  Either
> way, any that had accepted the baptism of repentance could
> enter into the Holy of Holies by the "blood" of the real
> Pascal Lamb.
> 
> When Jesus came forth from the Tomb, he told Mary not to
> touch Him since He had not ascended to Heaven YET to
> sanctify the Temple and serve as High Priest.
> 
> Even before the building of the O.T. Tabernacle (foreshadow
> of the Temple) the "sacrifice" was accepted "until" the
> Tabernacle was sanctified.  In like manner the "blood of
> Jesus" was accepted as payment until the heavenly
> Tabernacle was sanctified.
> 
> Conclusion?  The dispensation of Law ended with the death
> of Jesus.  

Jesus said the law and the prophets were until John.
But I see your point, too.


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In Christ,
Mike Blume
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