Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

General references

Bible References

A shadow

John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 8:5
who serve a sketch and shadow of the heavenly [things], just as Moses was warned [when he] was about to complete the tabernacle, for he says, "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern which was shown to you on the mountain."
Hebrews 9:9
which [was] a symbol for the present time, in which both the gifts and sacrifices which were offered were not able to perfect the worshiper with respect to the conscience,
Hebrews 10:1
For the law, possessing a shadow of the good [things] that are about to come, not the form of things itself, [is] never able {year by year} by means of the same sacrifices which they offer without interruption to make perfect those who draw near.

The body

Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all [of you] who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
Hebrews 4:1
Therefore let us fear, [while there] remains a promise of entering into his rest, that none of you appear to fall short of [it].

General references

Leviticus 11:24
And by these you shall become unclean--anyone who touches their dead body shall become unclean until the evening,
Galatians 4:10
You carefully observe days and months and seasons and years.