'Word of their Testimony'
Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
We can also overcome Satan by the word of our testimony - our faith in His words, promises and prophecies.
All Authority Given to Jesus
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
When our Lord Jesus stated that 'all authority was given to Him', then this is serious, for He had the power to make previous covenants obsolete.
Old Covenant made Obsolete Prophesied
Jer 31:31-34 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
Jeremiah prophesied the coming New Covenant would be completely different and it would replace the Old Covenant, which the Jews broke even though God was like a husband to them.
1. God will put the laws in their mind and in their hearts so that they do not need others to teach them in Jeremiah's New Covenant.
This is fulfilled by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in every Christian in the New Covenant of Jesus' blood. The Holy Spirit will teach and also bring to remembrance His teachings.
John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
2. I
will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more as
prophesied in Jeremiah's New Covenant.
This is fulfilled by the New Covenant of Jesus' blood, which cleanses all our sins.
Mat 26:27-28 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."
God will forgive the sins of everyone who believes the Gospel of grace (or Christ), and He will give the Holy Spirit to dwell within him.
Repentance Needed
Eze 18:30-31 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord God. “Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?"
God sent John the Baptist to preach repentance so that they can get a new heart and a new spirit in the New Covenant.
Council of Jerusalem
Acts 15:24 Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law” —to whom we gave no such commandment—
The Council of apostles and elders in Jerusalem forbade new converts to keep any part of the imperfect law of the Old Covenant, which was established with the blood of animals. Our Lord Jesus came to fulfil the law thus our sins are cleansed by the precious blood of our Lord Jesus, the only begotten Son of God.
Gal 5:4. You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
We can also overcome Satan by the word of our testimony - our faith in His words, promises and prophecies.
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
When our Lord Jesus stated that 'all authority was given to Him', then this is serious, for He had the power to make previous covenants obsolete.
Jer 31:31-34 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
Jeremiah prophesied the coming New Covenant would be completely different and it would replace the Old Covenant, which the Jews broke even though God was like a husband to them.
1. God will put the laws in their mind and in their hearts so that they do not need others to teach them in Jeremiah's New Covenant.
This is fulfilled by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in every Christian in the New Covenant of Jesus' blood. The Holy Spirit will teach and also bring to remembrance His teachings.
John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
This is fulfilled by the New Covenant of Jesus' blood, which cleanses all our sins.
Mat 26:27-28 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."
God will forgive the sins of everyone who believes the Gospel of grace (or Christ), and He will give the Holy Spirit to dwell within him.
Eze 18:30-31 “Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord God. “Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel?"
God sent John the Baptist to preach repentance so that they can get a new heart and a new spirit in the New Covenant.
Acts 15:24 Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law” —to whom we gave no such commandment—
The Council of apostles and elders in Jerusalem forbade new converts to keep any part of the imperfect law of the Old Covenant, which was established with the blood of animals. Our Lord Jesus came to fulfil the law thus our sins are cleansed by the precious blood of our Lord Jesus, the only begotten Son of God.
Gal 5:4. You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
