End-Time Insights

Die Gabe des Geistes ist die Erstlingsfrucht der körperlichen Auferstehung und die Garantie unserer Teilnahme an der kommenden Neuen Schöpfung . Der Apostel Paulus stellt Abraham als das große Vorbild des Glaubens dar. Gott zählte seinen Glauben als “ Gerechtigkeit ”, als er unbeschnitten war, was bedeutet, dass Gott den Patriarchen unabhängig von den “ Werken des Gesetzes ” gerechtfertigte. So wurde er der Vater aller Menschen, die auch “ aus dem Glauben ” sind. Die Beschneidung wurde nach der Verheißung als Bestätigung des rechtfertigenden Glaubens Abrahams hinzugefügt.

The Gift of the Spirit is the First Fruits of the bodily resurrection and the Guarantee of our participation in the coming New Creation . The Apostle Paul presents Abraham as the great model of faith. God counted his faith as “ righteousness ” when he was uncircumcised, which means that God justified the Patriarch apart from the “ works of the Law .” Thus, he became the father of all men who are also “ from faith .” Circumcision was added after the promise as the confirmation of Abraham’s justifying faith.

Jesus Christ fulfills God’s promise to bless all nations through His Covenant with Abraham. He is the Light and source of Salvation for the nations . Foundational to the biblical doctrine of redemption is the Covenant that God made with Abraham, and with his “ seed ” after him, including the promises to bless all nations and to grant the Patriarch innumerable descendants. But how and when are the nations blessed? And who is Abaham’s “ seed ” destined to inherit the promises?

New Jerusalem will be populated in fulfillment of the promise to bless all nations through Abraham and his seed – Revelation 21:24-22:5. The Book of Revelation  concludes with an image of the immense and glorious city of “ New Jerusalem ” populated by the “ innumerable multitude ” of men redeemed from every nation and people by Jesus. It represents the fulfillment of the covenant promises to Abraham of “ land ” and “ blessings to all nations .” All this has been accomplished through the shed “ blood of the Lamb .”

The national sins of Israel culminated in her expulsion from the Land of Canaan. However, all was not lost. God foresaw her failure and determined to restore the nation by instituting His New Covenant that would include the nations of the Earth, the “ Gentiles .” Moreover, the New Creation would become the ultimate Promised Land and the true inheritance of His people.