Eterna Inheritance

Heb 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.


Receive the promise of eternal inheritance.


Eternal inheritance. An inheritance for eternity. We are NOT all going to have eternity. People have this delusion embedded in their minds that they will live forever in some manner. Death to so many doesn't mean death. Judgment doesn't mean really judging. Pronounced found wanting, pronounced filthy still, pronounced unjust, none of it is real to people. When they do begin to imagine eternity and themselves less than just, less than holy they do so using humor, making light of not being saved. Our world is so caught up in fantasy because reality is so exacting. We'd rather form beliefs that are not Biblical than hold fast to Biblical truths because they fit better with our sin-filled lives. We would much rather believe in an eternity as a so called lost soul, than believe that we don't have an eternity at all, that we are simply taken out of existence. So much has gone into convincing people that they will live on right after death that almost the whole world is caught up in the deception.


The truth- some will have eternity, but most will not.


We DO have an eternal inheritance- they which are CALLED might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.


Eternal inheritance - it really does exist but ONLY through Christ. The blood has been shed, the blood needs to cover our sins. The blood of Christ does not automatically cover our sins. The blood of Christ is not like rain falling from the sky over any and all without thought. The precious blood of our Savior has been spilt for those who ask for forgiveness, for those who repent, for those who believe they are saved by Christ and Christ alone and no other.


Mat 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.


For the remission of sins.


Our Savior offers us an eternal inheritance. Our Savior DIED to give us this eternal inheritance...


Heb 9:16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.
Heb 9:17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.


People are advised to create wills. A will reveals our wishes after we are dead. A will has NO meaning as long as the person is alive. The person has to die before that will can have any meaning.


The testator has to die for the testament to have meaning. We understand this concept and it's the same with the promise of Christ. The Will of Christ was that we should have eternal life in Him, through Him. The only way we could have eternal life was if our sins were blotted out. The only way our sins could be blotted out were if Christ's blood covered them. The only way for Christ's blood to cover our sins was for that blood to be shed. As long as Christ lived His blood could not cover us. Our Savior had to die for His will to go into affect. Our Savior did die and we are His heirs. We can receive the promise of our inheritance.


Christ's will is for us to have eternal life.
Christ died and the will was in affect.
Christ rose from the dead which DID not null and void the will.
Christ became mediator of that will.
The will became active after the death of the will's owner.


Today we would be shocked if a person was dead, buried, and their will was read and the beneficiaries received their inheritance, and then the person rose from the dead. Imagine it, I know we can with all the movies we've been exposed to on this sort of fantastical stuff. The dead person comes back to life and realizes that all their possessions have been distributed as they wanted. The dead person comes back to life and can see that their wishes have been carried out according to their plan. We as being merely human would inject a plotline of that person reestablishing their lives and people most likely returning their possessions to them etc. Christ wasn't merely human though. And Christ, after He rose from the dead still had things to do. Christ couldn't remain here on earth and have those things done. The earth was filled with sin and that wasn't why He died. Christ died to do away with sin. For all this to be accomplished Christ's life after death was very important, His ministry was to carry on in the Heavenly Sanctuary. He left earth and went to the Heavenly Sanctuary to continue with His plan of salvation and a BIG part of that plan is being a mediator between us and God. He chose to be a mediator of His own will. He didn't rise from the dead and begin a life here, His will was and is still in affect and He left earth to be a mediator for us, a High Priest in the Heavenly Sanctuary.


He is the author and finisher of our faith.


Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.


May God continue to bless us as we study more and more of our Heavenly Mediator and the plan of salvation. May our eyes be opened, may our hearts be created new by Him, may His grace be all in all to us through His love, by His righteousness. Please Lord, we believe, help our unbelief.


You are our all in all now and forever!


Amen!