Are we living in the old or new covenant
OR
Where is Satan today?

By: John P. Crandell
© September 11, 2002

 

    The devil is known today to be a defeated foe because of what Jesus Christ our Saviour has done for us at the cross almost over 2000 years ago and counting. But, people today, as you know are still thinking that Satan is around do to the tragedies that are going on in our world these days. When I say tragedies, I mean things like illnesses or even worse yet because of the 9/11 attack that happen back in the year 2001 in New York City by the fall of the twin towers.

     Looking at these verses below which read:

Hebrews 2:14

¹⁴Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

 

1^st John 3:8

⁸He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

 

1^st Cor. 15:56-57

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. ⁵⁷But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

you can see that they are mentioning that Satan has been destroyed along with the Old Covenantal system, which Christ has done upon our behalf at the cross. And, even better yet, God showed us that the Old Covenant has ended through His return in judgment when Titus’ Roman army destroyed Jerusalem, along with the temple, on September of A.D. 70.

Why I Believe we are in the New Covenant

    So, why do I believe that we are living in the New Covenantal system right now and even forever, well, in Hebrews 5:6 it says “Thou art a Priest forever”, which means that Jesus is our high priest forever. In Hebrews 7:12, it says “for when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change in the law”, so why would we be looking for an end to what you call the “church age” when Christ is said to be our “High Priest forever”? Do you not know that in Matthew 5:17-18, which says:

Matthew 5:17-18

¹⁷“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. ¹⁸“For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.

Just like Christ has said in His word about the Old Covenantal system that not “one jot or one tittle will by no means pass away” until all has been fulfilled. So, if you are still looking for an end to what you think is the “world” than you must still be living under the old covenantal system because according to Jesus’ own words, the old system of things has come to it’s end, and for that word in the Bible which you think mean “world” it really means “age” just compare the KJV to the NKJV and you will see that they have changed it to “age” in the newer version.

Matthew 24:3 KJV

³And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

 

Matthew 24:3 NJKV

³Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

    Now Revelation in the very beginning is another good area to look at where John says the time is near which can be found in:

^{Rev. 1:3}Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near.

 

^{Rev. 1:7}Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

How in the world can something over 2,000 plus years be near after looking in Daniel where he was told to seal the books for the time was a far off? If you add the years from Daniel all the way to Revelation, it will seem to add up between 500 to 600 years. So, how can a number that is 600 be far off and another number which is 2,000 plus more years added, as time goes by, while waiting for the return you are looking forward for, be near? It sounds totally impossible to me for something to be near when we have already gone way over 600 years, after the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, that was considered far off for Daniel. I hope that this gives you something to think about.