This chart is designed to show in a glace how the Old Testament is "like a blueprint" of the Church that Jesus said He would build "without hands"
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First the Natural--------------------------------------------------Then the Spiritual
Ministration of Law --------------------------- Ministration of the Spirit
Glorious more Glorious
First Adam (natural)---------------------------- Last Adam (spiritual)Gen.1:26-31; 2:1-254, 1Cor.15:45-46
Natural land / country------------------------- Heavenly country(Gen.12:1-2; 15:1-22, Heb.11:8-16)
Animal sacrifices------------------------------- Spiritual sacrifices(Lev.1-5, 1Peter.2:25)
Natural Tabernacle---------------------------- Tabernacle that the Lord pitch (spiritual) Heb.9:1-39) With hands..................................................Without hands ( )
Natural stones........................................... Spiritual stones (1Kings.5:13-18; 6:1-10, 1Peter.2:5)
Natural water............................................. Spiritual drink (water) (1Cor.10:1-11)
Natural rock............................................... Spiritual rock that followed them (1Cor.10:1-11)
Natural cloud............................................. Spiritual cloud (1Cor.10:1-11)
Natural Temple.......................................... Spiritual Temple (2Chron.5:1-14 / Eph.2:11-22)
Tabernacle of David.................................. Spiritual (cloth hut of David)1Chron.16:1, Amos.9:11-2, Acts.15:1-17)
Natural Israel............................................. Then the spiritual Israel (Rom.9:8, Gal.6:15-16)
Natural circumcision................................ Then spiritual circumcision (Rom.2:28-29, Col.2:10-12)
Homeborn (Israelite)..................................Born again (Israel of God)(Exod.12:43-50, Gal.6:
Stranger.................................................................. No more stranger
NOTE: To bring these
NATURAL truths ...................................................... into the NEW TESTAMENT and IGNORE their reality in Christ is
a serious error. Look at the Churches of Galatia. (Gal.1:1-12; 3:1-3;
4:9-11)
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