The unfolding of God`s Salvation Plan
Today lets make a connection between Old Testament and the
new testament regarding Abraham and Sarah, about 2100 years
prior to Christ`s birth.
At the end of time when present universe is completely destroyed by fire, God will bring into existence"new heavens and new earth" where all who have become saved,who enter into the kingdom of God, will live forever with the Lord Jesus Christ(II Peter 3:13)That is the land represented or typified by the physical land of Canaan.
In Genesis 12:1-5, WE READ that God calls Abram out of UR of the Chaldees(the country of Babylon)to go into Canaan... which is a piece of land located on the shores of Mediterranean Sea to be a physical,external representation of the kingdom of God.(Which is now called the land of Israel or Palestine)(also called the land of Amorites)
About 24 yrs later the wickedness was in abundance as is now in the world,
God Changed Abram`s name into Abraham,and Sarai
into Sarah.
God appeared to Abraham and reiterated all His promises and the progeny,who would inherit the land.(the kingdom of God)
God promised Abraham that a year later they would have a son who was to be called Isaac(Genesis 17:1,19,21:1-3)
God utterly destroys four cities, Sodom,Gomorrah,Admah,and
zoboim because of their wickedness Genesis 19:24-25 only
Abraham1s nephew Lot and two daughters were spared.
God gave Abraham a sign that God1s law (His covenant) would be carried out - thru Isaac, all of God1s promises
would be fulfilled.The sign circumcision (Genesis 17:7-14)
This sign became a picture of God1s salvation plan. Even as the foreskin of the reproductive organ is to be cut off,so too, the sins of each one who would be eternally
saved were to be cut off. The cutting of the foreskin caused bleeding. So too, in order for sins to be cut off, Christ as the Messiah shed His blood on the cross and gave His life.
Thus Issac was a representative or picture of Lord Jesus Christ.Christ is the spiritual beginning and father of all who live eternally as God1s children. All those who are outside of God1s salvation plan,typified by the destroyed cities of Sodom,Gomorrah,Admah, and Eboim, are eternally under the wrath of God.
It was a dramatic picture of God`s Salvation plan. All who become saved, like Abram coming out of Babylon and coming into Canaan,are called out of this world,which is ruled over by Satan, and are transferred into the kingdom of God. The Bible spiritually calls this world Babylon and the kingdom of God is called the land of Canaan.
In Revelation 18:1-5 at the end of time the local churches
are also called Babylon because the Satan will rule over it.
"... that I may open my mouth boldly,to make known the mystery of the gospel," Ephesians 6:19
The word "mystery" means beyond human knowledge or understanding, God`s mysteries baffle the unbelieving, but
bless the believer. The mystery of righteousness, like some of the other great mysteries of God, we cannot comprehend,but we know it works. We stand amazed at this great mystery which enables God to change the human heart,it`s attitudes,it1s desires,and it1s nature. God a holy God, who loves righteousness and hates wickedness, through a process of redemption has refashioned us in the image of Himself. How marvelous! For generations, He has been applying His righteousness to the hearts of men. Even in our time,with its complexities of living, God is in the business of changing men and women by the mystery of righteousness.
Oh Lord give me your boldness to tell others the secret of eternal joy in Jesus Christ.Touch a soul today, so they may also know the joy you bring thru Thy Salvation plan
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