New Heaven and New Earth: The New Covenant replaced the Old Covenant. As a result, the former heaven (the Jewish Temple) and the former earth (the place the Temple sat, Jerusalem) is now replaced by a New Temple (the Holy Ghost in the redeemed) and a New Earth (the New Jerusalem, which is the Church, the City sitting on a hill that shines as a beacon of light to the world). Jesus said this transformation would happen at the passing of the Old Covenant's Law system: "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled" (
Mat 5:18). So, if we do not currently have a new heaven and a new earth, we would consequently still be under every stipulation of the Law, including animal sacrifice for salvation. (See
Mat 5:14;
Isa 28:16;
1 Pet 2:4-6;
Joh 2:19-21;
Eph 5:19-22;
Rev 21:1-21)
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