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and personal study by Felicia Trecek [Available as a pamphlet. Click here to see image.] Our heavenly Father wrote a will and testament. If we follow His will and believe His testament, we will receive the promised inheritance.
Matthew 19:29 - Matthew 5:5 - Matthew 25:34 A will and testament is a legal written declaration before one's own death for the dispersion of personal property after death. It declares who will be the inheritors, what each inheritor will receive, and it may also include imposed stipulations upon the inheritors. THE BIBLE -YHWH's compiled books- is His will and testament. Who
Will Give The Saints Their Inheritance? Yahushua Messiah was given the entire creation by His Father, El Shaddai (Colossians 1:16). Messiah is the possessor of all and it is by Him and through Him that the saints shall receive their inheritance. Colossians 3:24 reads, "...from the Master you shall receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Master, Messiah, you serve." Messiah is the One who died (in our stead). It is His will and testament the saints believe and keep. As verse 36 of John 3 read, the saints must believe and obey Him - Yahushua Messiah. He requires both, belief and obedience. [The King James translators translated "obey" as "believeth". However, according to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, the first "believeth" Greek word within verse 36 of John 3 is #4100 (pist-yoo'-o) meaning: "to have faith". But, the second "believeth" Greek word within the same verse is different and is #544 (ap-i-theh'-o) meaning: "to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely-not believe, disobedient, obey not, unbelieving."] We follow the Messiah although His teaching is not His own, but His Father's who had sent Him (John 7:16). Nevertheless, the very foundation for His Father's teaching is Yahushua Messiah (1 Corinthians 3:11, Colossians 2:9). He is the Word, the utterance of His Father (John 1:1-4). Messiah shall raise the saints to everlasting life in the last day (John 6:40,44,54). He is the resurrection and the life (John 11:25). We live through Messiah because He is the life. There is no life within us except Messiah who lives within the saints. (Galatians 2:20, 1 John 4:9, 1 John 5:11-12) Messiah's Spirit is the very Spirit within the saints, transforming them into new creatures (2 Corinthians 3:17, 5:17, Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 12:4-12) so that we become joint heirs with Him (Romans 8:17). For a more in-depth delineation of What is the Holy Spirit?, read the study article titled: The Seven Spirits and The Holy Spirit. What Are They and What is Their Relationship? ------------------------------------------- The
Inheritance of the Two Covenants Isaac received the same promise and his seed would be called Isaac (Genesis 21:12, 26:3-5). The name Saxons (Sac-Sons) derived from the identification of the Sons of Sac (Isaac). And, Isaac was told as was Abraham "in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed." (Galatians 3:8). Jacob was promised the land, but was told his seed would be like the dust of the earth, not like the stars of heaven as was Abraham's and Isaac's promise. Jacob was also told: 1) all the clans of the earth would be blessed in him and his seed. 2) YHWH would be with Jacob and guard him whereever he went. 3) And, YHWH would not leave him until YHWH brought him back to the promised land. (Genesis 28:13-15) The
covenants of Abraham and Isaac. The Spiritual nation of Israel are also known as "the children of promise". These also comprise twelve tribes as did the physical nation, but they earnestly serve Elohim day and night, expecting to attain the promises (Acts 26:6-7) unlike the physical nation. These promises are not the exact same promises made to the physical nation. Because of the greater expectation of the saints by and through the Spirit of Truth, their promised inheritance is greater. The promises made to the physical nation: a long physical life, a kingdom on earth, and the land with it's boundaries, was expanded for the saints to everlasting life, the kingdom of heaven, and the whole world. (Matthew 19:29, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 25:34) The physical nation of Israel was expected to keep the letter of the law, but the Spiritual nation is expected to keep both the letter and the Spirit of the law in order to obtain the expanded inheritance (Example: Matt 5:27-28). It is an everlasting inheritance (Hebrews 9:15). Abraham's promised inheritance was not by law (Galatians 3:18). Genesis 26:5 reads: Abraham was given these promises because he obeyed YHWH's laws. Abraham did not obey YHWH because of these promises. Abraham obeyed prior to these promises. However, the ancient Israelites' promises were within their covenant and were contingent on whether or not they kept the law. Jacob's
covenant. The second resurrection is known as the resurrection unto judgement. John 5:28 reads, (KJV) "Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice," (v:29) "And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." [According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, the Greek word translated "damnation" is "kree'-sis" #2920 meaning: decision, for or against; by extension, a tribunal; by implication justice (especially divine law).] The resurrection of damnation is actually a resurrection unto judgement. (Also reference Revelation 20:4-6). Messiah did not come to judge the world during His first coming, but to save it (John 12:47, 1 Corinthians 11:31, Romans 2:16, 1 Corinthians 6:2-3, 2 Timothy 4:1). Messiah will sit on His throne at His second coming and judge the world (Psalm 9:7-8). The physical Israelite nation was given the land inheritance known as the promised land. They were promised long physical life and to become a kingdom. These promises were contingent on whether or not they obeyed the covenant laws and believed His Word. If they did not follow and believe YHWH, these promises and the physical land inheritance would be taken from them which did happen. The
Father of the Saints For more information covering the inheritance, read the article titled: The Promise of YHWH. Why Abraham and Jacob gave a Tithe. |