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Not only did the Lord hang the glory of the Lord so that all depended on the nail or peg but the vessels used in worship before the Lord also hung on the nail. There were large vessels, small vessels plus all kinds of utensils used in worship before the Lord. Some were of the purest gold, others of silver and then some of brass. ALL dependent on the nail. Even as in the family of the Lord there is bound to be a variety of vessels and the material used in creating them. 2 Tim. 2:20 Likewise in the resurrection there will be a variety of the manifestation of the glory of the Lord for there are those whose glory may be compared to that of the most brilliant shining of the sun. Others will have the brightness of the moon while others will appear to have a lesser glory, that of the stars, simply because they are farther away and appear to be smaller in their size and shining. 1 Cor. 15:13 Whatever the status, all will be held up by the peg.
The Lord predicted a horrendous day where the peg that was so secure, so stalwart would be removed by being cut down. Daniel also prophesied concerning the cutting down or cutting off of the peg. He identified the one cut down as the Messiah who would confirm the covenant of the Lord with many for one week or a period of seven years. Which is exactly what the Messiah is doing. He has already ministered for a period of three and one half years which figures out to be one half of the week. In the midst of that week, or at the end of three and a half days, (the actual measurement is three and one half years,) MESSIAH was to be removed or cut down but not for Himself. It was the act of redemption, His crucifixion, when He died that we might be redeemed by His precious blood. Dan. 9:26-27.
The midst of the week, or the half of seven is three and one half days a number which prophetically speaking, is translated into years, or three and one half years. Not only did He come with the covenant of the Lord but He is the covenant in its completeness and entirety. Isaiah declared that the Father would give Him as a covenant of the people and a light for the Gentiles. Isa. 42:6 Listen to Paul; Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision, FOR THE TRUTH OF GOD. It is He who was to confirm the promises which were given to their progenitors. Rom. 15:8 The unsaved Jew or Gentile is alienated from the household of Israel and a stranger from the covenants of promise when they are without Christ. Eph. 2:12 The Lord Jesus has decimated the wall separating the races and has made of all, a new man. That is, those who have been reconciled to the Lord by His death upon the cross. Eph. 2:14-16 The covenant of the Messiah is fulfilled in the Lord Jesus. He is the covenant!