Continuity, in a biblical context, refers to the consistent and unbroken nature of God's plan and purpose throughout the Scriptures. It highlights the seamless narrative of God's interaction with humanity, His covenantal promises, and the fulfillment of His divine will from Genesis to Revelation.

Continuity in Creation and Providence

The Bible begins with the account of creation, where God establishes the universe and all within it. Genesis 1:1 states, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." This act of creation sets the stage for God's ongoing relationship with His creation. The continuity of God's providence is evident as He sustains and governs the world. Colossians 1:17 affirms, "He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together."

Continuity of Covenants

Throughout the Bible, God makes covenants with His people, each building upon the previous one, demonstrating His faithfulness and unchanging nature. The covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:9-17) promises never to destroy the earth by flood again, symbolized by the rainbow. The Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 12:1-3) promises land, descendants, and blessings, establishing a lineage through which all nations would be blessed.

The Mosaic covenant (Exodus 19-24) introduces the Law, guiding Israel in their relationship with God. The Davidic covenant (2 Samuel 7:12-16) promises an everlasting kingdom through David's lineage, pointing to the coming Messiah. These covenants find their ultimate fulfillment in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, as prophesied in Jeremiah 31:31-34 and fulfilled in the New Testament (Hebrews 8:6-13).

Continuity in Prophecy and Fulfillment

The prophetic writings of the Old Testament consistently point to the coming of the Messiah, who would fulfill God's redemptive plan. Isaiah 53 vividly describes the suffering servant, a prophecy fulfilled in Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. The continuity of prophecy and fulfillment underscores the reliability of God's Word and His sovereign control over history.

Continuity in Salvation History

The theme of salvation runs continuously through the Bible, beginning with the promise of a redeemer in Genesis 3:15 and culminating in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Romans 5:18-19 explains, "So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men." This continuity of salvation history reveals God's unchanging purpose to redeem humanity and restore creation.

Continuity in the Church

The New Testament church is seen as the continuation of God's people, grafted into the promises given to Israel. Ephesians 2:19-22 describes believers as "fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household," built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone. The continuity of the church reflects the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in uniting believers across time and space.

Continuity in Eschatology

The Bible's eschatological teachings reveal the continuity of God's plan for the end times. The promises of a new heaven and a new earth (Revelation 21:1) and the return of Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17) assure believers of the ultimate fulfillment of God's redemptive plan. This continuity provides hope and assurance of God's eternal kingdom.

In summary, the concept of continuity in the Bible emphasizes the unbroken and consistent nature of God's dealings with humanity, His faithfulness to His promises, and the fulfillment of His divine purposes throughout history.(n.) Uninterrupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers.3651. holoteles -- complete, perfect
... 3651 is rare outside the NT, but occurs four times in Hermas (about ad 140) -- again
expressing the idea of "full continuity (unbroken, complete)" (, 5, 174).]. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3651.htm - 7k8548. tamid -- continuity
... 8547, 8548. tamid. 8549 . continuity. Transliteration: tamid Phonetic
Spelling: (taw-meed') Short Definition: continually. Word ...
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Whether an Angel Can be Moved Locally?
... Hence it is that the continuity of movement is according to the continuity of magnitude;
and according to priority and posteriority of local movement, as the ...
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The Old Store an the New
... We may take the words in that aspect, first, as containing God's pledge
that these outward gifts shall come in unbroken continuity. ...
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Fifth Tractate. Problems of the Soul (3). [Also Entitled "On Sight ...
... being one living thing, and that our amenability to experience depends upon our
belonging integrally to that unity; would it not follow that continuity is a ...
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Gordon -- Man in the Image of God
... The continuity of life, from the lowest forms of it up to man, has been a fact from
the first; but not until this century has the fact meant anything. ...
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part ii.
... THE Law of Continuity having been referred to already as a prominent factor in this
inquiry, it may not be out of place to sustain the plea for Natural Law in ...
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The Duty of Every Day
... He expresses, by the phrase which we have taken as our text, not only the accordance
of the worship with the commandment, but its unbroken continuity, and also ...
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Continual Sunshine
... Can the continuity which, as I remarked, is expressed by the original accurately
rendered, be kept up through an ordinary life that has all manner of work to do ...
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God's Guests
... And yet, without entering upon thorny and unprofitable questions as to whether the
absolute, unbroken continuity of consciousness of being in God's presence is ...
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Elucidation.
... succession of the Roman See, intent, like Iren??us in the next generation, on showing
the permanence of the orthodox tradition, through the continuity of the ...
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General Introduction
... Any evil which disrupts the continuity of the context of human endeavour after
self-realization in God is due to corruption, not to nature, and such corruption ...
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Continuity (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Uninterrupted connection or succession; close union
of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers. ...Continuity (2 Occurrences). ...
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Break (257 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as,
to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey. ...
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Creation (35 Occurrences)
... For science can but trace the continuity of sequences in all Nature, while in creation,
in its primary sense, this law of continuity must be transcended, and ...
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Wound (58 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) An injury to the person by which the skin is divided, or its continuity
broken; a lesion of the body, involving some solution of continuity. ...
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Continuing (24 Occurrences)

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Proverb (24 Occurrences)
... AS UNIT OF A STRAIN OF LITERATURE 1. From Detachment to Continuity 2. The Conception
of Wisdom 3. In Later Times By this term mainly, but sometimes by the term ...
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Pastoral
... writes Dr. Peake (A Critical Introduction, 68), is that "the old energy of thought
and expression is gone, and the greater smoothness and continuity in the ...
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Vacancy (3 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) An open or unoccupied space between bodies or things; an interruption of
continuity; chasm; gap; as, a vacancy between buildings; a vacancy between ...
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Ulcer (8 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging
purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces ...
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Libation (29 Occurrences)
... they spread a garment of blue, and have put on it the dishes, and the spoons, and
the bowls, and the cups of the libation, and the bread of continuity is on it ...
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