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While William Branham appears to have been fixated on this phrase, '''it appears to have no significant relevance in the New Testament'''.
While William Branham appears to have been fixated on this phrase, '''it appears to have no significant relevance in the New Testament'''.


===The Law and the Prophets===
===The Law and the Prophets...===


The phrase "the law and the prophets" refers to the Tanakh, the Jewish scriptures, and what the Christian church refers to as the Old Testament.  This is confirmed in Acts 13:15:
The phrase "the law and the prophets" refers to the Tanakh, the Jewish scriptures, and what the Christian church refers to as the Old Testament.  This is confirmed in Acts 13:15:


:''And after '''the reading of the law and the prophets''' the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Ac 13:14–15.</ref>
:''And after '''the reading of the law and the prophets''' the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Ac 13:14–15.</ref>
===...are now obsolete===


Jesus said this of the Old Testament:
Jesus said this of the Old Testament: