The New Covenant has not abolished Torah; G-d’s commandments have never been cancelled by the New Covenant. It is simply that the old covenant has been replaced by a new covenant as was prophesied by the prophet Jeremiah¹. The Old Covenant was ratified with the sprinkling of animal blood, an act which could not cleanse the conscience. This is evidenced by Torah-believing Jews who transgress the Law even the day after Yom Kippur.

Just as the flesh itself cannot change its fallen, sinful nature so animal blood sacrifices of the Old Covenant cannot redeem or save. What was the purpose, then, of the Old Covenant? It was meant to separate the people of Israel unto G-d until the time of a new and better Covenant, as prophesied by the prophet Jeremiah (see footnote 1). The New Covenant was instituted by Messiah Yeshua in His blood that was utterly pure and undefiled.

”In the blood is the life…,” therefore blood atoned for sin temporarily with the yearly Yom Kippur sacrifice, and moreover consecrated Israel unto G-d. However, this Old Covenant of animal sacrifices was nothing more than a foreshadow of the New Covenant which, in contrast, provides eternal atonement for sin by Messiah’s blood containing the DNA of eternal life.

When our hearts and consciences are cleansed by Messiah’s blood, G-d no longer sees us as we were, dead in our sinful nature, but He sees us as a new creation, born not of flesh and blood but revived by the Spirit of G-d². Just as death was averted in Egypt during the Passover, when the destroyer passed over every house with the blood of the lamb on the door posts and lintel³, so death and eternal damnation is cancelled for all who receive the atoning blood of Messiah Yeshua, the Lamb of G-d.

It was the blood alone that saved the Israelites in Egypt from certain death, and now it is Messiah Yeshua's blood alone that saves us from eternal death. During the night of the Passover, no distinction was made between Israelite and Egyptian. Had an Israelite failed to apply the blood, the destroyer would have killed him and not spared him just because he was an Israelite. And any Egyptian applying the blood to his house, believing, would have been saved⁴.

Likewise with the blood of the New Covenant: one cannot be saved from eternal damnation just because one is a Jew, a descendant of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob⁵. All Jews who refuse the New Covenant will be judged under the Old Covenant, and salvation will depend upon rigid obedience to every word written in the Law (Torah). Those deemed righteous by the Law's standard will live⁶, but won’t receive the eternal, glorious body of the believers after Messiah⁷, but a body such as Adam had before his trespass in the Garden of Eden.

Similarly, when a Gentile who is far from G-d, from the Law and the Commonwealth of Israel receives Israel's Messiah and Redeemer, the blood of the New Covenant expiates his sins and old nature as he receives a new and eternal life in G-d’s Kingdom.

Whether Jew or Gentile, it is the blood of the New Covenant that atones and saves.   Works of the Law⁸, religious traditions and observances, whether Israelite or not, are of no avail⁹.

As we eat the leaven-free matza at the Passover table, just so are we to partake of the sinless Body of Messiah that we may share in His glorious body in the resurrection. And as we drink the Passover Seder's third cup of wine, so do we partake of His blood during Communion, that we may share one day in the eternal, imperishable life of the Son of G-d when His pure blood will be flowing in our veins. And just as the middle matza of the three matzot [like Father, SON and Holy Spirit], riddled with stripes and holes, is broken, buried and then “resurrected” for all to share in that "risen" matza, so shall all believers, Jew or Gentile, partake of Messiah and His resurrection.

Under the Old Covenant, we taste of the bitterness of a fallen, sinful nature, unable to escape its dreadful end, and the salt of our tears burns in our eyes and hearts. We toil and labor in vain, either for this life or that we may "merit" the life to come: yet, only faith and hope in G-d can sweeten our lot. In contrast, under the New Covenant, we are delivered from our vain efforts and our toil and labor become sweet and joyful and are no longer in vain, for we have the promise of eternal life with G-d Who will one day wipe away all our tears.

Our hearts are hopeful and we rejoice in G-d’s eternal promises as we thank Him for His Son, Messiah Yeshua. As Son of Joseph and Lamb of G-d, He fulfilled His first mission - that of redeeming mankind, both Jew and Gentile, and reconciling man back to G-d. And with expectant hope and faith we await His Return as the Son of David upon the throne of Israel, reigning as King of kings and Lord of lords. Then He will carry out His second mission, destroying all of Israel’s and His enemies, and establish the Kingdom of G-d.

Then there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth¹⁰ by unfaithful disciples, hypocrites, apostates and unbelieving sinners, faced with eternal damnation. Upright believers in G-d who refused the New Covenant yet are judged righteous by Torah's standards, will mourn, as they are excluded from the new Golden Jerusalem come down from heaven, and will be ruled over by those who believed, even by the very least of them.
 

To G-d be the glory forever and ever, for His salvation and for eternal life in His Kingdom. As sons and daughters and priests of the Most High, we are made partners with His divine nature¹¹. Amen and amen!
 
 

1 Jeremiah 31:31-33	2 John 1:13	3Exodus 12:21-27
4 Exodus 12:12-13	5 Matthew 3:9	6 Ro 2:12, 17-25; Gal. 3
7 Ph'p 3:20-21; 1 Co 15:22, 42-50	8 Romans 3:28	9 Ephesians 2:12

10 Matt. 8:11-12; 22:11-13

11  2 Peter 1:3-4