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12 Hope of Israel Ministries BIBLE Correspondence Course Lesson 26

heaven where YEHOVAH God is, EXCEPT the Fulfillment of Promises Just AHEAD
MAN Messiah!
2. What else did the Messiah tell his Has Abraham already inherited the
disciples? John 3:13. promises?
COMMENT: Even the Messiah’s own First, notice the inspired words of the
disciples were told they could NOT go up into first Christian martyr, Stephen, full of faith and
heaven where he was going. the holy spirit -- Stephen who PAID WITH HIS
3. But DID the Messiah give them an LIFE for these inspired words of Scripture. They
idea of WHERE they would be and WHAT they are in the Book of Acts.
would be doing WHEN he returns? John 14:2, 1. Has Abraham yet RECEIVED the
3. Read also Matthew 25:31, 34. inheritance YEHOVAH promised to him? Acts
COMMENT: “Mansions” -- rooms -- in 7:2-5. Note especially verse 5.
the “Father’s house” -- YEHOVAH’s Temple in COMMENT: Abraham NEVER RE-
the Old Testament times -- were occupied by CEIVED the promised inheritance -- though
YEHOVAH’s priests. These ROOMS repre- YEHOVAH’s promise was made UNCON-
sented POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY. DITIONAL because Abraham HAD OBEYED
WHEN Yeshua will have returned to this YEHOVAH God!
earth, as judge of all nations on earth, THEN he 2. Was Abraham merely a SO-
will say to the saved: “Come, ye blessed... JOURNER, during his lifetime, in the land that
INHERIT THE KINGDOM, prepared for you." YEHOVAH had promised to him? Hebrews
The Kingdom of YEHOVAH God is the divine, 11:8-10. Note verse 9 particularly. Even as he
ruling FAMILY of YEHOVAH God. It will rule lay dying, had he, as yet, RECEIVED the
all nations, here ON EARTH! The saints will promises? Verse 13. But does verse 8 point out
HAVE POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY in that that Abraham will, IN THE FUTURE, receive
Kingdom. To enter into -- to INHERIT -- the the fulfillment of these promises? Note the
divine Kingdom of YEHOVAH God is a destiny words “AFTER receive”!
of such marvelous GLORY that your mind 3. Does the Bible say that Isaac and
cannot grasp it now! And our inheritance, as Jacob were heirs to this SAME promise?
divine members of the very GOD FAMILY, Hebrews 11:9. Have they received it, as yet?
shall be the earth for an EVERLASTING Verse 13.
POSSESSION. COMMENT: Do you grasp what these
WHAT’S WRONG with the earth? inspired Scriptures of YEHOVAH God say?
Absolutely nothing but SIN -- rebellion They say in plain language that all these died,
against YEHOVAH GOD and his eternal NOT having received their inheritance -- the
SPIRITUAL LAWS that GOVERN peace and very FATHERS to whom the promises were
happiness and joy! Happiness and joy -- a made did NOT “go to their ‘reward’ at death!”
GLORIFIED condition such as you MAY THUS SAYS THE LORD!
inherit -- is not a matter of geographical 4. Was Abraham STILL DEAD during
location! It is a spiritual condition! There will be the time of the apostles? John 8:52, 53. Then
NO SIN in that happy world tomorrow! No liars Abraham has NOT received the promises TO
-- no murderers -- no thieves or robbers. Think of THIS DAY, has he?
it -- there’ll be NO SATAN to deceive people, no COMMENT: All through the New
locks on doors -- no jails, no hospitals -- no Testament you read that Christians who become
poorhouses! No strife, no war -- no sickness or Abraham’s “children” through the Messiah are
disease no poverty nor hunger, nor want! NOT NOW inheritors -- they are spoken of only
as heirs. An HEIR is one who has NOT YET

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