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THERE WAS ONLY ONE PROMISE MADE TO FAITHFUL ABRAHAM. IT HAD FOUR ELEMENTS:
1. LAND: the real estate that became the land of promise
2. NATION: the people who became the nation of Israel
3. SEED: the promised son who was born of Israel and would bless the world
4. BLESSING: the law and salvation the promised son would give to the world.
ITS FINAL FULFILLMENT IS IN/BY:
1) JESUS AS "THE SEED." THERE IS ONLY ONE SEED FULFILLING THAT PROMISE (GALATIANS 3:16).
2) THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL (ALSO CALLED THE HOUSE OF JACOB, THE HOUSE OF DAVID AND THE HOUSE OF GOD) IS THE ONLY HOUSE WHICH FULFILLS THAT PROMISE. THERE IS ONLY ONE HOUSE/FAMILY (HEBREWS 3:6).
3) THE KINGDOM OF GOD WHICH IS IN FULFILLMENT OF THE PROMISE IS THE KINGDOM WHICH NOW EXISTS. THERE IS NO OTHER PROMISED. THERE IS ONLY ONE KINGDOM (HEBREWS 12:28).
4) THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL IS NOT OF THE FLESH BUT IF OF THE SPIRIT. THERE IS ONLY ONE NATURE (ROMANS 2:28-29; GALATIANS 4:21-29).
5) THE NEW COVENANT IS GIVEN ONLY TO THAT HOUSE. THERE IS ONLY ONE COVENANT (HEBREWS 9;15-18; 7:22).
6) THOSE IN THAT HOUSE ARE GIVEN SALVATION BUT THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHOSE SALVATION FULFILLS THE PROMISE. THERE IS ONLY ONE PLAN (HEBREWS 7:28; 10:22).
7) THAT SALVATION GIVES ONLY ONE INHERITANCE, THE PROMISE OF A HEAVENLY HOME. THERE IS NO OTHER INHERITANCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD. THERE IS ONLY ONE HOPE THAT FULFILLS THIS PROMISE. (NO OTHER ALLEGED PROMISE CAN FIND ITS ROOTS IN THE ABRAHAMIC PROMISE. IF IT IS NOT IN FULFILLMENT OF THAT PROMISE THEN IT IS A FALSE HOPE). READ HEBREWS 6:18-19; 7:19.
THE PROMISE WOULD COME:
1) BY WOMAN, GENESIS 3:15
2) THROUGH ABRAHAM'S FAMILY, GENESIS 12-228
3) THROUGH THE NATION OF ISRAEL, LUKE 1:549
4) THROUGH THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, HEBREWS:147
5) THROUGH THE FAMILY OF DAVID, LUKE 1:697
6) THROUGH JESUS THE SEED, GALATIANS 3:16
7) UNTO ALL WHO ARE ISRAELITES IN THE HEART BY THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM, ROMANS 2:29; GALATIANS 3:26-29).
THERE IS NO PROMISE THAT WAS TO BE FULFILLED BLESSING ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH BUT THE PROMISE TO ABRAHAM, NO FULFILLMENT BUT JESUS, NO HOUSE BUT THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, NO KINGDOM BUT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN WHICH NOW EXISTS, NO COVENANT BUT THAT WHICH IS GIVEN TO THEM (WHICH IS THE GOSPEL), NO PLAN BUT THAT WHICH SAVES THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL, NO NATURE BUT OF THE SPIRIT AND NO HOPE FOR ANYONE ELSE! IT IS ONLY PROMISED TO ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE. THE ONLY SALVATION THAT FULFILLS THE PROMISE IS ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN. THE PROMISE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY OTHER. THERE IS ONLY ONE BIRTH, ONE FAMILY, ONE INHERITANCE.
ALL DOCTRINES TAUGHT MUST BE DEMONSTRATED TO BE IN FULFILLMENT OF THE ABRAHAMIC PROMISE. IF A RELATIONSHIP CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED THEN THAT DOCTRINE IS IN ERROR.
COMPONENTS OF THE PROMISE
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PROMISE
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HOW FULFILLED:
MOSAIC
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HOW FULFILLED:
CHRISTIAN
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ETERNAL APPLICATION
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SEED
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ISAAC
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JESUS
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ONE KING
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NATION
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ISRAEL
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CHURCH
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ONE KINGDOM
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LAND
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CANAAN
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HEAVEN
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ONE LIFE
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BLESSING
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LAW
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GOSPEL
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ONE SALVATION
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THE BLESSING PROFERRED BY THE PROMISE HAD TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN OTHER TRAITS ALONG THE WAY:
SEED OF ABRAHAM: ACQUIRED POWER OF BLESSINGS - FULFILLED IN JESUS
HOUSE OF ISRAEL: ACQUIRED POWER OF A FATHER - FULFILLED IN JESUS (HEBREWS 2)
ROOT OF DAVID: ACQUIRED POWER OF KING - FULFILLED IN JESUS
ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK: ACQUIRED POWER OF THE PRIESTHOOD - FULFILLED IN JESUS
THE SAME MESSAGE WAS PREACHED BY (1) JESUS (2) PETER (3) PAUL (4) JAMES (5) ALL OTHER NEW TESTAMENT EVANGELISTS
TO HAVE HIS POWER THERE MUST BE LAW, KINGDOM, SUBJECTS AND TERRITORY. ( Matthew 28: 18-20).
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