It is important to understand that God's plan for human redemption began to be revealed in His dealing with Abraham. Before Abraham, God dealt with several important individuals, but He did not deal with them in the light of His ultimate and eternal purpose, only in relation to their time in which they themselves lived. In Abraham we encounter the first strategic move for the sake of all humanity. This was not merely a favor to one man, but a divine covenant with Abraham, a legal and lasting bond designed to loosen humanity from our natural , earthly lineages, and attach us to God’s divine purpose. Abraham was chosen to be an example of something new, a man considered righteous by God, defined not by who his parents were, or where he was naturally born, but by what he believed.
When Jesus came to confirm and ratify the promises to the fathers of an age lasting inheritance with His own blood, it is not said that He took upon Him the seed of Adam. Instead:
“He took on Him the seed of Abraham…” Hebrews 2:16
" Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, "And to your seed," that is, Christ. " Galatians 3:16
God did not come in Christ Jesus to confirm any promises made to the natural lineage of Abel, or of Enoch, or of Noah. Jesus came confirming the promises made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob of a redemption for ALL the people that have ever lived on earth. This one specific person, Jesus Christ is the seed bringing real help in changing our inner nature. Each of us are to find simple faith like Abraham. Are you Abraham’s seed? That is the starting point for considering the promised redemptive work that will bring all of us into a promised completion of His likeness, the blessing of a complete salvation extending to all the families of the earth through this one seed, lasting throughout all time, through all the ages in which God's purposes will being working toward mankind.
Abraham was not only to become a multiplicity of natural nations and have offspring like the sand of the sea, but to have one particular seed through whom ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH WOULD BE BLESSED. This singular seed was confirmed to be and is Jesus Christ:
“...for the promise to be confirmed to the entire seed, not to those of the law only, but to those also of the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all, according as it is written that, A father of many nations have I appointed you facing which, he believes it of the God Who is “vivifying the dead” and calling what is not as if it were, who, being beyond expectation, believes in expectation, for him to become the father of many nations, according to that which has been declared, ‘Thus shall be your seed.’ And, not being infirm in faith, he considers his body, already deadened (being inherently somewhere about a hundred years) and the deadening of the matrix of Sarah, yet the promise of God was not doubted in unbelief, but he was invigorated by faith, giving glory to God, being fully assured also, that, what He has promised, He is able to do also. Wherefore, also, it is reckoned to him for righteousness.” Romans 4:16-22 concordant
We too are recipients of God's righteousness by living in the faith God’s designed for us. We too are involved in being true Christ representatives that are destined to extend His blessings to all the families that have ever existed on the earth. We too are in agreement with Abraham’s seed, in that Christ Jesus is now leading His people to an experience of true spiritual circumcision of the human heart, so as to be made one even now with God’s Word and Spirit. We are finding our abiding place in His lasting spiritual Kingdom.
Abraham believed God, and his faith was credited to him for righteousness. He later received a sign “of circumcision”, which sealed this agreement in God’s judgement concerning faith. For a time Abraham was righteous but not as yet circumcised, a type of many today who would believe. New Testament scripture emphatically declares Abraham to be the father of ALL who believe! There is NO other natural distinction as to right status with God according to the flesh, not race, not nationality, nor skin color, nor political viewpoints, nor worship methods, nor diet, etc. With God, there is no other distinction but WHAT WE BELIEVE. Our true identity is not found in being a natural Jew, an Israelite, or Gentiles, or male, or female, slave or free. Stop looking at your Adamic family identity and look to our spiritual destiny without consideration of which tribe, ethnic original, race, skin color, religion, social status, or gender that we have experienced in our earthly birth.
“ Now, at the coming of faith, we are no longer under an escort, for you are all sons of God, through faith in Christ Jesus. For whoever are baptized into Christ, have put on Christ, in Whom there is no Jew nor yet Greek, there is no slave nor yet free, there is no male and female, for you all are one in Christ Jesus. Now if you are Christ's, consequently you are of Abraham's seed, enjoyers of the allotment according to the promise.” Gal 3:25-29 concordant
Though many descendants of Abraham have become nations (plural) there is a spiritual seed line of God not of the natural linage, not of human DNA, but designed spiritualty as people chosen of God to acquire certain Godly qualities, fuller measures of like precious oneness as His Son, Jesus the Christ.
“ an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment. John 5:28-29
Jesus is actively fulfilling the Abrahamic covenant by including us among His chosen and faithful people. The Holy Spirit sent of the Lord has corrected our judgement with classes and teachings necessary to bring us all to the mind of Christ and our proper place in Him. I am expecting a freedom from death. We now in an earthly body can stand with those in the unseen who are now inheriting the fuller promises made to his seed, of being heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus, to whom all things have been appointed!
“For you did not get slavery's spirit to fear again, but you got the spirit of sonship, in which we are crying, "Abba, Father!" The spirit itself is testifying together with our spirit that we are children of God. Yet if children, enjoyers also of an allotment, enjoyers, indeed, of an allotment from God, yet joint enjoyers of Christ's allotment, if so be that we are suffering together, that we should be glorified together also.” Romans 8:15-17 concordant
Do you believe what the apostle Paul states is correct? The promise made to you and I has been made sure through ALL the seed, ALL his offspring, ALL OUR SPIRITUAL FAMILIES, and it’s made for ALL MEN of every generation. It was made to those who are made heirs through a correct faith. Without distinction, ALL of us are to be one with the Father through a certain faith. Paul closed this argument by declaring that Abraham is the father of us ALL. Paul was writing this letter to the believers in Rome, who were composed of Jews and Gentile proselytes and converted pagans. He still stands today, as it were, now in our day, in our midst, and I too declare Abraham is the father of us ALL!” (Romans 4:17)
In fact he is the father of ALL WHO BELIEVE WHAT GOD SAYS. So while it is true that great companies of natural nations have come from Abraham’s descendants according to the flesh, the promise of God is not fulfilled through the natural lineage, that Holy Spirit guidance into Christ fulfills the promise of completion, of “being heir of the world.”
"Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time? "Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes. "Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.” Luke 12:42-44
We as the body of Christ must rise to that spiritual fulfilment now being manifested among the many brethren who follow Jesus in spiritual Mt. Zion. We too believe He redeems us from every bit of inner decay and death. There, within us, we who follow the Lamb are finding God’s blessing’s in what matters, what matters is that inner fellowshipping with God’s Son Jesus Christ! We are of a faith that expects to be perfectly joined together in the same mind and judgement as Christ Jesus, without condemnation or contention, but rather with “the seed” of mercy, as heirs of a promised blessings are brought forth, redeemed from every form of corruption and decay, death being a last enemy. If we flow in the spirit of truth, we are continually thought, being baptized into Christ, that makes us become true partakers of His one blessed seed, we must hear Him then be made witness of what God proclaims. God will yet bless all the families that have ever lived on the earth.
“For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him.” Romans 10:12
“And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen [ethnos: nations] through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, ‘In you shall all nations be blessed.’ So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ." Galatians 3:6-9
Since we as members of the body of Christ ultimately are destined to lay ahold of this hope now because we know God can not lie. God promised dominion to those who believe long ago. We believe God’s promises are true and now have come forth in this generation with a measure of understanding of His call to realize, we have heard of our true heritage. You and I are not defined by our earthly struggles or our natural background. We belong to Christ, we are Abraham’s seed and an heir according to the promise. By shifting our focus from our natural limitations to our spiritual position in Christ, we begin to abide then walk in the "righteousness of faith" and are a participant in the ancient purpose for which Abraham was called.
Today our hearts are filled with this promise of God which extends to ALL people, to ALL families, this convenient to bless must loosen every generation from every prejudice or fleshly judgement that condemn others, or create personal ideas about religious activity, or any myriad of worldly problems! Yet now the truth of Christ is being trumpeted and extended to all those with spiritual ears to hear what the Spirit says to the church. We embrace the scripture from Genesis through Revelation 22 as the divinely inspired record of God’s progressive working in every generation to prepare each one of our hearts for the complete, pure, and perfect placement within our beings of God’s Christ.
This Christ is coming to His body, the true church He builds is ultimately to be seen in these last days, a divine order ordained Jesus will bear rule over every earthly nation, over every domain found in mankind. God has promised an answer for all, deliverance from the bondage of death the cursed problem of ages past. What was presented to Abraham is now being presented clearly to the people committed to promoting that perfect blessing to all the families of the earth! We point out the main plan in scripture starts in God’s dealings in Abraham and His promised seed, Jesus. One has raised from death, One is filled with divine power to LIVE in God as a Son of the Father, One has ascending to the highest place possible. His power is sent to us by His Spirit to draw us BACK completely from death’s curse by His own sacrifice. He chooses who to deliver in the present time, in proper time all will come from the ways darkness and death operating within humans.
His spirit turns the focus of our understanding from depressed darkness to lasting light, from the pits of hellish torment that unregenerated humans take to their graves and are stuck in that bondage like slaves. The true church are people baptized in and matured in the Holy Spirit’s pure incorruptible seed, the Word of God. What Christ ordains for us now is to link with those overcoming members of Christ’s body from every generation, “the overcoming ranks” that are born of a certain faith, certain truths are found in this rank of people in God, the seed of God makes us like minded with Jesus once this faith is found. A miraculous second generation is born within us believers.
Finally now, we too are considered the seed of Abraham, and as such are destined to inherit heavenly places where God has worked redemption into our lives. The full stature of Christ is being formed and established within human beings. Christ is bringing a new day within our being, making us alive to God as inheritors of a promised blessings that caused Abraham to be looking for the city (people) God was building together “WITHOUT HANDS”(human activity):
“By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.” Hebrews 11:9-10
“Thou .. hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign on the earth." Revelation 5:9-10
Many of the natural decedents of Abraham still make a fatal mistake of rejecting God’s Christ, not seeing Jesus as the Messiah, not knowing the true “seed line” is spiritually accepting the promised Messiah as being risen from the dead, ascended to the right hand of God’s majesty, and from there activity subduing all under His feet by His Holy Spirit.
IF YOU BE CHRIST’S, THEN are you Abraham’s seed and heirs according to promise. The white, English-speaking Anglo-Saxon man or woman outside of Jesus Christ is no more the seed of Abraham than the Ethiopian bushman or the Australian aboriginal.
Jesus remarked:
“And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom [natural heirs, fleshly offspring] shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 8:11-12
Today Abraham stands a clear example of God’s intent to spring forth a deliverance out of EVERY nation, tribe, kindred and tongue of people. Now drawn to the highest heavens are men and women of every race, to who have faith to believe what God says by His Holy Spirit. God is able to do what He says, well able to bless us and all the families of the earth, not leaving anyone out of His loving care. Vast multitudes are coming, no matter the bondage or tormenting enemies they have been under. God intends to deliver each of us from whatever “death” remains in us, it’s a matter of inner, heart and mind issues that are being swallowed up in a reconciliation with God’s enthroned King.
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people, And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David His servant-- As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old-- Salvation FROM OUR ENEMIES, And FROM THE HAND OF ALL WHO HATE US; To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant, The oath which He swore to Abraham our father, To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.” Luke 1:68-75