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THE NEW TESTAMENT ARK. David Ray Fanning I www.thegospelofchrist.com. The ARK of the Old Testament. 2 Peter 2:5 God “did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteous ness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly .".
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THE NEW TESTAMENT ARK David Ray Fanning I www.thegospelofchrist.com
The ARKof the Old Testament 2 Peter 2:5 God “did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly."
the Old Testament ARK • The PREACHING • “Righteousness” • The PEOPLE (2 Types) • The SAVED = 8 • The UNGODLY WORLD = Majority • The PUNISHMENT • Ungodly NOT SPARED • God brought the Flood Water on them
the Old Testament ARK 1 Peter 3:19-20 “by [the Spirit] also [Jesus] went and preached to the spirits in prison, who formerly were disobedient…in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water."
the Old Testament ARK • The PREACHING • Divinely guided and longsuffering • The PEOPLE(2 Types) • The SAVED = FEW, 8 • The DISOBEDIENT = Majority • The WATER • Separated the saved from the lost • Few souls were saved “BY WATER”
the Old Testament ARK Hebrews 11:7 “By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which [faith] he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith."
the Old Testament ARK • The FAITH • Required to please God, Heb. 11:6 • Moves God-seeker to obey with godly fear • Condemns the world • The PREACHING • Includes God’s warning • The ARK • Only ONE (made to God’s specifications) • Only those IN one true ARK were SAVED
Jesus’ Second Coming andTHE ARK of the New Testament Matthew 24:37-39, “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not knowuntil the flood came and took them all away…” 1 Corinthians 15:24 “Then comes the end, when [Jesus] delivers THE kingdom to God the Father”
the New Testament Ark Hebrews 12:25-29 “See that you do not refuse [God] who speaks…whose voice then [at Mt. Sinai] shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, ‘Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.’…Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us…serve God acceptably”
the New Testament ArkWhat is the Kingdom (NT ark)? Matthew 16:18-19, Jesus said to Peter: “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build Mychurch…And I will give you the keys of THEkingdom of heaven…”
the New Testament ArkWhen did the Kingdom (NT ark) come? Mark 1:14-15, Jesus came preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, saying: “THE kingdom of God is at hand…” Mark 9:1, Jesus said, “…there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see THE kingdom of God present with power.”
the New Testament ArkWhen did the Kingdom (NT ark) come? Acts 1:3, 6-8, “…But you [apostles] will receive powerwhen the Holy Spirit has come upon you [apostles, 2:1-7]…” Acts 2:47, “…And the Lord added to THEchurch daily those who were being saved.” Colossians 1:13, God “has deliveredus from the power of darkness and conveyed us into THE kingdom of the Son of His love.”
the New Testament ArkHow Many Arks Does Jesus Authorize? 1 Corinthians 12:12 “…the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that onebody, being many, are one body…“ Ephesians 1:22-23 God “gave [Jesus] to be head over all things to thechurch, which is Hisbody…”
the New Testament Ark THE CHURCH OF CHRIST is THE KINGDOM OF GOD’S DEAR SON that will NOT BE SHAKEN when GOD SPEAKS on the FINAL DAY Only the saved were in Noah’s one true ark Only the saved are in Jesus’ one true “ark”, His church
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark? THE CHURCH OF CHRIST REALIZE YOU ARE LOST
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark? THE CHURCH OF CHRIST REALIZE YOU NEED THE Savior
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark? THE CHURCH OF CHRIST REALIZE YOU MUST Do what he says
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark? THE CHURCH OF CHRIST YOU MUST HEAR THE ONE TRUE GOSPEL
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark? THE CHURCH OF CHRIST YOU MUST BELIEVE IN THE ONE TRUE GOSPEL
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark? THE CHURCH OF CHRIST YOU MUST REPENT OF YOUR SINS
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark? THE CHURCH OF CHRIST YOU MUST CONFESS JESUS
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark? THE CHURCH OF CHRIST YOU MUST BE BAPTIZED INTO JESUS INTO JESUS’ BODY THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
THE FUTURE DAY OFDESTRUCTION 2 Peter 3:5-7 “…by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water, by which [word] the world that then existed perished, being flooded with water. But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men..”
The Ancient worldand the world today • The PREACHING: Titus 1:3 • God’s word made known to man by preaching • The PEOPLE: Matthew 7:13-14 • FEW saved, MAJORITY lost • The ARK: Matt. 16:18-19; 1 Cor. 12:12-13 • One ark (built by Jesus’ specifications) • Water separates saved from lost
Only the Saved are in the NT ArkThe church of Christ ACTS 2:47, “And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.” ACTS 20:28, “…the church of God which He [Jesus] purchased with His own blood.” EPHESIANS 5:25-27, “…Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle…but that she should be holy and without blemish.” COLOSSIANS 1:13, God “has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.” In the end, only the kingdom delivered to God (1 Cor. 15:24).