Discovering the New Covenant by Greg Taylor - exAdventist Outreach

SABBATH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
Thus says the LORD: “In an acceptable time I have
heard You, and in the day of salvation I have helped
You; I will preserve You and give You as a covenant
to the people, to restore the earth, to cause them to
inherit the desolate heritages.”
Jesus Himself is the covenant! Isaiah predicted that the
Messiah Himself would be the covenant. In the Old
Covenant, Sabbath was the sign, or the essence of the
covenant. In the New Covenant, it is Jesus! Symbolically,
His body and blood are the remembrance sign and may be
celebrated anytime, anywhere. It reminds us that Jesus
Himself is the New Covenant. Notice how Luke 2:10-12
uses the word sign. I do not believe this was a mere
coincidence. Notice carefully the wording of this verse of
scripture.
Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which
will be to all people. For there is born to you this day
in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe
wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
In Luke 2:33-35 Simeon, an elderly prophetic man of
God, uses the same word, sign, in his prophecy concerning
Jesus.
And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things
which were spoken of Him. Then Simeon blessed
them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this
Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in
Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against
(yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also),
that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
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