How does the Teaching use Revelation 21’s twelve gates?

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It notes that the gates bear the names of the twelve tribes of Israel and uses this to reinforce its argument about the identity of God’s covenant people.

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Paul Taught Nothing but Torah and the Old Testament – PART 2

Part 2 continues the Teaching’s argument that Paul’s writings should be read in continuity with the Torah and the Hebrew Scriptures rather than as an abolition of God’s law. The Teaching connects Paul’s language about Gentile inclusion, the commonwealth of Israel, the olive tree, justification by faith, being ‘under the law,’ and the ‘certificate of debt’ to passages in Genesis, Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings. It argues that salvation and justification are by faith, while obedience is a response to God rather than a means of earning salvation. Romans 14 and Colossians 2 are presented as passages that must be read in their immediate context rather than as permission to set aside Sabbath, appointed times, or biblical food instructions. The Teaching closes by urging viewers to test Paul’s words against Scripture, following the example of the Bereans.

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