The Ark of Christ

[Van]

The Old Testament contains two accounts of an Ark, with both appearing to foreshadow God's "Ark of Salvation." We have Noah's ark which provided a way of salvation for a remnant of humanity, and we have the Ark of the Covenant, which prefigured Christ's humanity (made of wood) and His divinity (covered with gold).

Basically an ark is simply a container to house valuables. Moses was placed in a basket, which became his ark. As a sidelight, scripture uses the same word for Noah's ark (a large ship) and the chest that floated Moses down the Nile, compare Genesis 6:14 with Exodus 2:3.

But to the heart of the matter, in 1 Peter 3:20-21 we see the comparison of Noah's Ark, which saved a remnant, to the Ark of Christ. We enter Christ's Ark when be are transferred into Christ spiritually, with that action also described as being "baptized into Christ," See Romans 6:3.

In 1 Peter 3:20 we see that in Noah's ark, people were brought safely through the water, and when we are spiritually baptized into Christ, we are brought safely through death, as we arise in Christ a new creation, a child of God. The washing of regeneration does way more than the removal of dirt. it provides us with an affirmative answer to our quest to be reconciled, because now being totally forgiven, we have absolutely nothing in our conscious that might offend God!

The Ark of Christ

 

[Aaron]

The Old Testament contains two accounts of an Ark, with both appearing to foreshadow God's "Ark of Salvation." We have Noah's ark which provided a way of salvation for a remnant of humanity, and we have the Ark of the Covenant, which prefigured Christ's humanity (made of wood) and His divinity (covered with gold).

Which contained the tablets of the law, a pot of manna, and Aaron's rod that budded.

Basically an ark is simply a container to house valuables. Moses was placed in a basket, which became his ark. As a sidelight, scripture uses the same word for Noah's ark (a large ship) and the chest that floated Moses down the Nile, compare Genesis 6:14 with Exodus 2:3.

Moses means "drawn out," and was a name given by Egypt. But the correlation of the vessel is noted.

But to the heart of the matter, in 1 Peter 3:20-21 we see the comparison of Noah's Ark, which saved a remnant, to the Ark of Christ. We enter Christ's Ark when be are transferred into Christ spiritually, with that action also described as being "baptized into Christ," See Romans 6:3.

As far as Earth is concerned, we enter Christ at baptism, just as a man and wife become one at the confession of vows and the pronouncement of an authority.

Eternally, we were chosen before the foundation of the world. Ephesians 1:4

In 1 Peter 3:20 we see that in Noah's ark, people were brought safely through the water, and when we are spiritually baptized into Christ, we are brought safely through death, as we arise in Christ a new creation, a child of God. The washing of regeneration does way more than the removal of dirt. it provides us with an affirmative answer to our quest to be reconciled, because now being totally forgiven, we have absolutely nothing in our conscious that might offend God!

Good news.

The Ark of Christ

More accurately, the Ark of God. 1 Samuel 4:11

But...you're right to refer to it as a picture of Christ. Noah's ark bore the judgment of God, and sheltered those within.

 

[Aaron]

You will confess Calvinism before you quit this earth.

 

[Charlie24]

You will confess Calvinism before you quit this earth.

I was thinking there will be a lot of denouncing Calvinism after we leave this earth.