A Study of the A.D. 70 Doctrine
The Establishment of the New Covenant

The proponents of the 'A.D. 70' doctrine teach that the new covenant was not completely in effect until the entire New Testament was given as we have it now. They believe that all of the New Testament books were written by A.D. 70. They also teach that the Old and New Covenants existed side by side , in God's Mind, until A.D. 70 .

Notice the following from Max King . " Thus, out of the decay of Judaism arose the spiritual body of Christianity that became fully developed or resurrected by the end-time."{The Spirit of Prophecy, pg. 200}

When was the new covenant in power? How can the two systems of law be in effect at the same time? Notice the following prophecies.

Gen. 49:50 The scepter would not depart from Judah until a lawgiver would come.

Heb. 1:8,9 Jesus holds that scepter and is that lawgiver. {James 4:12}

Isaiah 2:3 The law of the Lord would come from Jerusalem when the mountain of the Lord's house was established. On the day of Pentecost 3000 souls obeyed the gospel, the apostle's doctrine, the law of Christ. {Acts 2: 41,42 ; 1 Cor. 9: 21}

Jer. 31:31-34 A new covenant was coming that would be written in peoples hearts and minds. The day of the federal birthright would give way to the day of spiritual birth . Sins would not be remembered year after year as in the old law of Moses. All of this WAS fulfilled in the New Covenant. {Heb. 8:6-13}{AT PENTECOST!}

Zech. 13:1 A fountain for sin would be opened in 'that day'. The blood of Christ is that fountain. {Acts 5:31,1 John 1:7}

In the Roman letter, the apostle Paul told the church at Rome that they were under the law of faith {Rom.3:27}, the law of God {Rom. 7:22}, and the law of the Spirit {Rom.8:2} This law is the gospel of Christ and is God's power to save all men. {Rom. 1: 16}. However , Paul also said that there were laws that saints were Not under. {Rom. 6: 14} They were not under a law of works {Rom.3:27}, the law of sin {Rom. 8:2}, and not under the law of Moses {Rom. 10: 1-4}. James speaks of the perfect law of liberty that Christians were then and are now under. {James 1:25}

It is noteworthy of so many things 'now' in existence since Pentecost. Paul said that now are all men commanded to repent. {Acts 17: 31} Now , the righteousness of God apart from the law of Moses is revealed.{Rom. 3:21} We are now justified by His blood.{Rom. 5:9} Through Christ, we have now received the reconciliation. {Rom.5:11} Saints of God had now been set free from the bondage of sin. {Rom.6:22} There is now no condemnation to those who are 'in Christ'.{Rom.8:1} These are only a few of the many blessings that had been available in Christ since the Kingdom began at Pentecost.