The Old Testament prophets hundreds of years before, foretold the coming of a second covenant. But, Christ’s blood of the New Covenant does what could not be done in the Old - forgive sins. "So what's the difference? Why have an Old and New Covenant?" Both covenants were ushered in by “the shedding of blood” - blood of animal sacrifices for the Old, and the blood of Christ for the New.
The New Testament, or Covenant, is a promise from God that He will save us if we obey His Testament. They are not just a last will and testament, but rather a divine agreement extended by God. This word describes another facet of these testaments. But the word more often used in the Scriptures is the word "covenant". It served as an illustration to explain the bounds of the covenants and one of the reasons that necessitated Christ’s death. However, the word "testament" is one of multiple descriptive words used by the Bible. Therefore, the New Testament is Christ’s last will and testament for us to keep now that he has left the earth. The testaments are a type of will, an issue of instructions to be carried out once the one giving the will has died. It is used in the sense of "last will and testament", or as what we just commonly call a "will". So how does the Bible use the word? The Bible uses the another meaning of the word "testament". However, the Bible teaches that it is already final, complete, and nothing will ever be added to it. Adopting this meaning conveniently opens the door for them to usher in an even newer testament, another revelation from God. Therefore, the Old and New Testaments would be older and newer testimonies about God and His people. Some religious organizations wish to use one meaning of the word that makes it the testimony of a witness. The word "Testament" can have different meanings depending on the context, so the first thing to do is to define the word "Testament" as the Bible defines it. A brief summary is provided here of the conclusions from a deeper study that is based upon Bible verses.
"New Testament? Old Testament? What is the difference, and why does it matter?" Understanding the difference between the Old and New Testaments is one of the most important foundations that must be laid to properly understand God’s Word.
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