Is the New Covenant in Jeremiah 31:31 for the church or for Israel?
Jeremiah 31:31's New Covenant is for Israel, not the church. The LORD declares He will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, meaning all Israel. This covenant is not church ground; it belongs to Israel.
Les teaches that Jeremiah 31 is the portion called the New Covenant, and he explicitly says the New Covenant is not church ground; it is Israel. The passage sets it in concrete: God says He will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, which is all Israel. Les also connects this to the remnant in Zechariah 13: the third part left in the land is refined through fire, tribulation, wrath, and vexation, and they call on His name; God says they are His people, and they say the LORD is their God. He rejects the idea that the ten tribes are lost, saying God knows where they all are and they will be represented in the end time.
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
More Questions
Can the New Covenant promise in Jeremiah 31 be changed?
The New Covenant promise in Jeremiah 31 is set in concrete and nothing can change it.
What does the house of Israel and the house of Judah in Jeremiah 31:31 refer to?
The new covenant God makes with the house of Israel and the house of Judah in Jeremiah 31:31 means all Israel.
Is Jeremiah 31:31 still a future prophecy?
Even though Jeremiah wrote Jeremiah 31:31 around 600 B.C., that prophecy is still future from our time, but it is coming because God has said it is.