This is a good example of the sneakiness of New Testament
Altering the Old testament meanings/words blatantly. Beware and
forever read your bible differently and with earnest. God test
our sincerity in seeking him.
"He sent redemption to his
people; He has commanded his covenant forever. Holy and awesome is
His Name."
Psalms 111:19 (NRS)
Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come,
saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of
Israel, and with the house of Judah: [32] Not according to the
covenant that I made with their fathers in the day [that] I took
them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my
covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith the
LORD: [33] But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with
the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put
my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and
will be their G-d, and they shall be my people. [34] And they shall
teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother,
saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least
of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will
forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
(KJV)
It is the Christian contention that with the death of Jesus the
New Covenant promised in Jeremiah came into effect. But let’s look
at the fairly obvious faults to this claim:
1) The first verse of the prophecy: "Behold, the days come,
saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of
Israel, and with the house of Judah:" Was the House of Israel
present at the time of Jesus’ death? No, they most certainly were
not. They’d been exiled hundreds of years previously, and had not
returned. The exact location of those tribes is still lost to us.
Yet this verse signifies that the two kingdoms will be reunited.
Are gentiles even mentioned or hinted at as being involved in this
scenario?
2) The keyword involved here is not a new LAW, but a new
COVENANT. A covenant is an agreement. The Lord never said that any
of the Law would change, or that the requirements that came with
that Law would change. G-d was simply stating that there will be a
renewal of His covenant with the people Israel, and that when that
day comes, the Jewish people will no longer falter while walking in
G-d's path.
3) Take note of the last verse, "And they shall teach no more
every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the
LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the
greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their
iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." Has this come to
pass? Does everyone "Know the Lord?" Most certainly not. Those who
do not belong to Judaism, Christianity, or Islam comprise one third
of this planet. They don’t "Know the Lord!" Clearly, the New
Covenant has not yet taken place.
4) This passage is referenced in the Epistle to the Hebrews. The
New Covenant is not something that you need to be told about when
it's transpired. That's the key element of Messianic prophecy. The
events described are so earth-shaking that no one would fail to see
them. It becomes obvious to everyone. You shouldn't need to be told
that it happened. The event speaks for itself.
5) The New Covenant is also misquoted in the Epistle to the
Hebrews. While this is an argument that’s slightly different from
that of the above four notes, it most certainly is worth
examining.
The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews did some creative
quoting. Let’s examine it closely:
Hebrews 8:8 For finding fault with them,
he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a
new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
[9] Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in
the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land
of Egypt; because they continued not in My covenant,and I regarded them
not, saith the Lord. [10] For this [is] the
covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those
days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write
them in their hearts: and I will be to them a G-d, and they shall
be to me a people: [11] And they shall not teach every man his
neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all
shall know me, from the least to the greatest. [12] For I will be
merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their
iniquities will I remember no more. [13] In that He saith,! A new
[covenant], He hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and
waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away. (KJV)
In Hebrews 8:9, while quoting Jeremiah 31:32, the author changed
important words in the verse. The clause of Jeremiah 31:32 (KJV)
reads,
"although I was a husband unto them, saith the
LORD:"
Hebrews misquoted Jeremiah's words and instead wrote,
"and I regarded them not, saith the Lord."
Am I the only one who is taken aback by this? The first thought
is that this is a simple case of mistranslation. However, when you
look at the changes themselves, that possibility rules itself out.
If "although I was a husband unto them, saith the LORD" had changed
to something completely off the wall like "although I wore brickbat
overalls with them" or something equally absurd, I’d be able to buy
into the mistranslation theory. This is clearly not the case. The
words were changed to alter the meaning of the chapter. This was
clearly done with premeditated intent. This is a serious charge,
but this is a serious crime! Whenever I find a mistranslation in
the King James Bible, or any other Christian Bible for that matter,
it is oftentimes a mistranslation that leans toward Christian
dogma?
This crime is further advanced by Hebrews 8:13. This verse makes
clear what the motivation was behind the mistranslation. "In that
He saith, A new [covenant], He hath made the first old. Now that
which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away." After
reading the changing of words, what are we to think of this verse?
It has already been shown how the Christian interpretation of the
New Covenant in Jeremiah is faulty. This verse was meant to further
the falsehood.
So, we should say to those who believe that the New Covenant has
come to pass: if we're under the New Covenant, you can stop
preaching the word, because obviously the task has been completed.
You are performing an unneeded task. The entire world knows the
Lord, doesn't it?
The Covenant of Sinai is Eternal
Daniel 9:4 And I prayed unto the LORD my
G-d, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and
dreadful G-d, keeping the
covenant and mercy to them that love him, and
to them that keep his commandments; (KJV)
Nehemiah 1:5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD
G-d of heaven, the great and terrible G-d, that keepeth covenant and
mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:
(KJV)
1 Chronicles 16:13 O ye seed of Israel his
servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. [14] He is the LORD
our G-d; his judgments are in all the earth. [15] Be ye mindful always of his
covenant; the word which he commanded to a
thousand generations; [16] Even of the covenant which he made with
Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac; [17] And hath confirmed the
same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting
covenant.(KJV)
Isaiah 24:5 The earth also is defiled under
the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws,
changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting
covenant. (KJV)
