Matthew 11:13

Matthew 11:13 says, " For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John."

Until John. The prophets have spoken in the Old Testament concerning Israel, and the prophesies had their literal end when Jesus said, "It is Finished" upon the Cross.

The way we use Old Testament Prophecies is to gauge the world we live in today, and measure it up to Christ's standard. Jeremiah, and Ezekiel and Isaiah, for instance, have good teaching lessons about civilizations which abandon the truth. Micah and Hosea have good lessons about individual conduct, which our lives, according to Hosea, ought to line up with. 

The Old Testament is God's Judgment, and Christ is the Redemptive Power, the restoration of our soul, being saved from the condemnation of the Law. And written into works like Micah, are beautiful verses such as, "In the day that your walls are to be built, in that very day, the decree shall be far removed." Meaning, those of us who have made the mistake of yoking ourselves to the Old Covenant for salvation, will be redeemed through Christ, who is the prophetic restoration called for in Nehemiah and Ezra.

The "Last Days" in Old Testament prophecy refer to the days leading up to and shortly after Christ's resurrection. Meaning, that our restoration is found through Christ, and our redemption from the Law is also found through Christ. 

It's a surprising verse, but it's one of utmost importance. The Old Testament's revelation is finished, completely, in Jesus Christ on the Cross. The destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, and the Roman Siege of Israel were the final moments of Old Testament prophecy. And we are now in a new age, where our revelation comes from Christ, and Christ alone. Our revelation comes through the Apostleship, and not through the prophets in the Old Testament.

However, this does not mean that the Old Testament is false. It discovers the world's judgment, and brings condemnation on those who are not in Christ Jesus. Those who are fallen, or filled with iniquity, the prophets of the Old Testament call forth judgment on, even entire nations, tongues and tribes.

Therefore, we as Christians can use it, to understand God's judgment, but that judgment is not yoked upon our necks. We have escaped divine judgment, and are called to obey a lighter covenant, one in Christ's blood, to the purification of our souls through affliction, until Christ Jesus restores us like Job.