THE NEW TESTAMENT ARK
David Ray Fanning I
www.thegospelofchrist.com
The ARK
of the Old Testament
2 Peter 2:5
God “did not spare the
ancient world, but saved
Noah, one of eight people, a
preacher of righteousness,
bringing in the flood on the
world of the ungodly."
Testament ARK
 The PREACHING
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
 “Righteousness”
The PEOPLE (2 Types)
 The SAVED = 8
 The UNGODLY WORLD = Majority
The PUNISHMENT
 Ungodly NOT SPARED
 God brought the Flood Water on them
the Old Testament ARK
1 Peter 3:19-20
“by [the Spirit] also [Jesus]
went and preached to the
spirits in prison, who formerly
were disobedient…in the days of
Noah, while the ark was being
prepared, in which a few, that
is, eight souls, were saved
through water."
Testament ARK
 The PREACHING
 Divinely guided and longsuffering
 The PEOPLE (2 Types)
 The SAVED = FEW, 8
 The DISOBEDIENT = Majority
 The WATER
 Separated the saved from the lost
 Few souls were saved “BY WATER”
the Old Testament ARK
Hebrews 11:7
“By faith Noah, being divinely
warned of things not yet seen,
moved with godly fear, prepared an
ark for the saving of his household,
by which [faith] he condemned the
world and became heir of the
righteousness which is according to
faith."
the Old Testament ARK
 The FAITH


 Required to please God, Heb. 11:6
 Moves God-seeker to obey with godly fear
 Condemns the world
The PREACHING
 Includes God’s warning
The ARK
 Only ONE (made to God’s specifications)
 Only those IN one true ARK were SAVED
Jesus’ Second Coming and
THE ARK of the New Testament
Matthew 24:37-39, “But as the days of Noah
were, so also will the coming of the Son of
Man be. For as in the days before the flood,
they were eating and drinking, marrying and
giving in marriage, until the day that Noah
entered the ark, and did not know until
the flood came and took them all away…”
1 Corinthians 15:24
“Then comes the end, when [Jesus]
delivers THE kingdom to God the Father”
the New Testament Ark
Hebrews 12:25-29
“See that you do not refuse [God] who
speaks…whose voice then [at Mt.
Sinai] shook the earth; but now He has
promised, saying, ‘Yet once more I
shake not only the earth, but also
heaven.’…Therefore, since we are
receiving a kingdom which cannot be
shaken, let us…serve God acceptably”
the New Testament Ark
What is the Kingdom (NT ark)?
Matthew 16:18-19, Jesus said to Peter:
“You are Peter, and on this rock I will
build My church…And I will give you
the keys of THE kingdom of heaven…”
the New Testament Ark
When did the Kingdom (NT ark) come?
Mark 1:14-15, Jesus came preaching the
gospel of the kingdom of God, saying:
“THE kingdom of God is at hand…”
Mark 9:1, Jesus said, “…there are some
standing here who will not taste death
till they see THE kingdom of God
present with power.”
the New Testament Ark
When did the Kingdom (NT ark) come?
Acts 1:3, 6-8, “…But you [apostles] will receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you
[apostles, 2:1-7]…”
Acts 2:47, “…And the Lord added to THE
church daily those who were being saved.”
Colossians 1:13, God “has delivered us from
the power of darkness and conveyed us into
THE kingdom of the Son of His love.”
the New Testament Ark
How Many Arks Does Jesus Authorize?
1 Corinthians 12:12
“…the body is one and has many members,
but all the members of that one body,
being many, are one body…“
Ephesians 1:22-23
God “gave [Jesus] to be head over all
things to the church, which is His body…”
the New Testament Ark
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e saved were in
s one true ark
e saved are in
ue “ark”, His church
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark?
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
REALIZE YOU ARE
LOST
Romans 3:23
Isaiah 59:2
“For all have
sinned and fall
short of the glory
of God.”
“But your
iniquities have
separated you
from your God;
and your sins have
hidden His face
from you, so that
He will not hear.”
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark?
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
REALIZE YOU
NEED THE
Savior
John 14:6
Jesus said:
Acts 4:10-12
“…the name of
Jesus Christ of
“I am the way,
the truth, and the Nazareth…there
is no other name
life. No one
under heaven
comes to the
given among men
Father except
by which [name]
through Me.”
we must be
saved.”
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark?
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
REALIZE YOU MUST
at he says
Acts 16:30
Hebrews 5:9
“…what must I do Jesus…
to be saved?”
“became the
author of eternal
salvation to all
John 15:14
who
obey
Him.”
“You are My
friends if you do
whatever I
command you.
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark?
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
YOU MUST HEAR THE
ONE TRUE GOSPEL
Romans 10:17
Ephesians 1:13
“So then faith
comes by hearing,
and hearing by
the word of God.”
“In whom [Christ]
you also trusted,
after you heard
the word of
truth, the gospel
of your
salvation…”
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark?
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
YOU MUST BELIEVE IN
THE ONE TRUE GOSPEL
John 3:16
Acts 16:31
“...whoever
believes in
[Jesus] should
not perish but
have everlasting
life.”
“…believe on the
Lord Jesus
Christ, and you
will be saved…”
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark?
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
YOU MUST REPENT
OF YOUR SINS
Acts 3:19
“Repent
therefore, and
be converted,
that your sins
may be blotted
out...”
Acts 17:30
God…
“commands all
men every
where to
repent.”
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark?
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
YOU MUST CONFESS
JESUS
Acts 8:37
The eunuch
confessed:
Romans 10:9-10
“that if you
confess with your
“…I believe that mouth the Lord
Jesus is the Son Jesus …you will be
saved… with the
of God.”
mouth confession
is made to
salvation.”
How do I enter into Jesus’ ark?
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
YOU MUST
BE BAPTIZED
INTO JESUS
INTO JESUS’ BODY
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST
Romans 6:3-4
1 Corinthians
12:12-13
“…as many of us as
were baptized into
Christ Jesus were
baptized into His
death? Therefore
we were buried with
Him through
baptism…”
“…all the members
of that one body,
being many, are one
body...For by one
Spirit we were all
baptized into one
body…”
THE FUTURE DAY OF
DESTRUCTION
2 Peter 3:5-7
“…by the word of God the heavens
were of old, and the earth standing
out of water and in the water, by
which [word] the world that then
existed perished, being flooded with
water. But the heavens and the
earth which are now preserved by
the same word, are reserved for fire
until the day of judgment and
perdition of ungodly men..”
The Ancient world
and the world today
 The PREACHING: Titus 1:3
 God’s word made known to man by preaching
 The PEOPLE: Matthew 7:13-14
 FEW saved, MAJORITY lost
 The ARK: Matt. 16:18-19; 1 Cor. 12:12-13
 One ark (built by Jesus’ specifications)
 Water separates saved from lost
Only the Saved are in the NT Ark
The church of Christ
ACTS 2:47, “And the Lord added to the church daily those who
were being saved.”
ACTS 20:28, “…the church of God which He [Jesus]
purchased with His own blood.”
EPHESIANS 5:25-27, “…Christ also loved the church and
gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her
with the washing of water by the word, that He might present
her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or
wrinkle…but that she should be holy and without blemish.”
COLOSSIANS 1:13, God “has delivered us from the power of
darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His
love.” In the end, only the kingdom delivered to God (1 Cor. 15:24).
1 Peter 3:20-21
Acts 22:16
In Noah’s day “…a
few, that is, eight
souls, were saved
through water.
There is also an
antitype which now
saves us, namely,
baptism…”
“And now why are
you waiting? Arise,
and be baptized,
and wash away your
sins, calling on the
name of the Lord.”