The Nations

To the Nations Also

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Jesus of Nazareth fulfills the promise to bless all nations in Abraham. Christ is the Patriarch’s Heir and “Seed”.

Basic to the biblical doctrine of redemption is the covenant with Abraham and his “Seed.” It included the promise that “all the nations of the Earth would be blessed in him,” and the Patriarch would have innumerable descendants. How and when are the nations blessed? Who is Abaham’s “Seed” destined to inherit the promises?

Jesus Christ is the promised “Seed” along with his New Covenant community, namely, the “Assembly,” the “Body of Christ.” The original covenant was part of God’s larger redemptive plan, the beginning rather than the end of the process. The initial focus on Abraham’s immediate biological descendants was only the first stage in the redemption of humanity.

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I have enthroned My King

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The conspiracy by the Earth’s kings to unseat the Messiah is applied in the New Testament to the plot to destroy Jesus – Psalm 2:1-6.

The Second Psalm is a key passage applied to Jesus multiple times in the New Testament. When were its predictions fulfilled, and is the Messiah reigning now on David’s Throne? Is the world still waiting for his enthronement at a future date? What about the “revolt” of nations and kings against the Son of God? Is it a prediction of a coming war between Jesus and earthly governments – (Psalm 2:1-6)?

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Seed of Abraham

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Jesus is the Seed of Abraham, the heir of the covenant promises, and receipt of the inheritance is based on faith in Him.

As the Gospel of Matthew declares, Jesus is the “son of Abraham.” The lowly man from Nazareth is the Messiah and King of Israel, the promised “Seed” of the Patriarch. He brings the covenant promises to fulfillment. He is the covenant heir, and our receipt of the inheritance is based on his faithful “obedience unto death” and our faith in him. Neither ethnicity nor nationality has anything to do with it.

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The Hope of the Nations

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The Good News of Jesus Christ and his victory over death offers hope, life, and salvation to men and women of every nation. The covenant promises were never limited to the nation of Israel or the small territory of Canaan.

Jesus declared that “all authority in Heaven and on Earth is given to me, therefore, Go! Make disciples of all nations!” He sent his disciples to announce his Lordship and Salvation to the “ends of the Earth” – To every nation and people. The Promise of the Abrahamic Covenant to bless all nations through the Patriarch’s “seed” is coming to fruition through the Nazarene.

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The Covenant Promise

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Jesus fulfills the promise to bless the nations in Abraham. He is the true Seed of the Patriarch.

The biblical view of the redemption of humanity begins with the Covenant of Abraham. It included the promise that “all the nations of the Earth would be blessed in him,” and that he would have innumerable descendants. The covenant promises were also for his “seed,” but who is the Patriarch’s “seed” destined to inherit the promises?

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