Heb 11:
8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
The inheritance here, the Land, the city here that Abraham and His seed, Isaac and Jacob looked for, was not a literal land [ see vs 15] in the middle east as the deceived ones believe, but it is that city, the New Jerusalem :
rev 21:
9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Comprised of all His Spiritual Seed Gal 3:
29And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
The Church, the total community, commonwelth of the redeemed by the blood of Christ, His wife, His Bride, of which without us [NT Believers] they [OT Believers] would not be made complete Heb 11:
39And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
40God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
That is the church, the community and fellowship of all the blood washed Family of God through the blood of the Lamb, is the Land of Promise. Its builder and maker is God through the Son of God, who declared " That upon this rock [Himself] He shall build His Church, His City, His New Jerusalem, His Promise Land.
Yes, The Church in Glory is The Land, The City Abraham was to receive as An Inheritance in Gen 12 :4 / Heb 11:8; Also gen 17:8 is of the same promise. Yes the Church is the everlasting possession, the Land of Canaan !
Its that redeemed community by the blood of Christ, the purchase of the blood of God acts 20:28.
Amen this is when God fulfilled the ancient promise to the Israel of God , that He will give it pastors or Shepherds to feed them Jer 3:
15And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. [BTW This proves that Israel and Church are the Same]
16And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
Notice vs 16 increased in the land, that is the Church, the Church is the Land, and the Lord added as many as should be saved.
So the Land Promise to Abraham was Spiritual and it consisted in being in the fellowship community of all the redeemed through His seed Christ.
8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
The inheritance here, the Land, the city here that Abraham and His seed, Isaac and Jacob looked for, was not a literal land [ see vs 15] in the middle east as the deceived ones believe, but it is that city, the New Jerusalem :
rev 21:
9And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:
13On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Comprised of all His Spiritual Seed Gal 3:
29And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
The Church, the total community, commonwelth of the redeemed by the blood of Christ, His wife, His Bride, of which without us [NT Believers] they [OT Believers] would not be made complete Heb 11:
39And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
40God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
That is the church, the community and fellowship of all the blood washed Family of God through the blood of the Lamb, is the Land of Promise. Its builder and maker is God through the Son of God, who declared " That upon this rock [Himself] He shall build His Church, His City, His New Jerusalem, His Promise Land.
Yes, The Church in Glory is The Land, The City Abraham was to receive as An Inheritance in Gen 12 :4 / Heb 11:8; Also gen 17:8 is of the same promise. Yes the Church is the everlasting possession, the Land of Canaan !
Its that redeemed community by the blood of Christ, the purchase of the blood of God acts 20:28.
Amen this is when God fulfilled the ancient promise to the Israel of God , that He will give it pastors or Shepherds to feed them Jer 3:
15And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. [BTW This proves that Israel and Church are the Same]
16And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.
Notice vs 16 increased in the land, that is the Church, the Church is the Land, and the Lord added as many as should be saved.
So the Land Promise to Abraham was Spiritual and it consisted in being in the fellowship community of all the redeemed through His seed Christ.
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