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After Abraham arrived in the land God wanted him to see, God announced that He would give this land to his descendants. If ye were Abraham's
children, ye would do the works of Abraham" John 8: What was this promise? The promise to Abraham is grossly ignored by most of
Christendom. Which is the case? There is neither Jew nor Greek Gentile , there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: The
previous promises were underlined with the additional assurance that the many people who would become part of the seed could have a personal
relationship with God. And thus become a participant in the spiritual promise God made to Abraham. If the Wadi Arish was meant, the text would
read exactly as it does! And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your
descendants also could be numbered. Joshua believed this, for just before his death he said to the people: What about anyone else? Do we then
make void the law through faith? Seed promise fulfilled spiritually no physical fulfillment Acts 3: God would bless those that blessed him and curse
those that cursed him That in Abraham eventually ALL natians will be blessed. Not one of these men, this evil generation. After you log in your
content will be available in your library. When you finish, read it again. Great Nation promise physically fulfilled. This was primarily Jesus. The
"seed" must have the characteristics of its ancestor. Is used as the southern border of Israel inconjunction with Euphrates like Gen He was hardly
living with his seed in his own land. Behold, like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel By now it should be clear
that the basic elements of the Christian Gospel were understood by Abraham. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because
you have obeyed My voice. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. Joining
The Seed By now it should be clear that the basic elements of the Christian Gospel were understood by Abraham. This promise had multiple
components, including the promise of multiple descendants, fame, divine protection and that Abraham through his descendants would be a blessing
to all people. It is by being baptized into Christ, the seed, that we share the promises made to him; and so Rom. It follows that to be in existence in
order to be judged, Abraham and others who knew those promises must be resurrected just before the judgment. He was from a background
which, in fundamental terms, has much similarity with our own. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant. Paul said, in Galatians 3:
Go to Premillenialism refuted: Try Bible Gateway Plus free for 30 days. As explained in Study 3: The promise that Jesus, the seed, would have
victory over his enemies now slots more neatly into place if this is read with reference to his victory over sin - the greatest enemy of God's people,
and therefore of Jesus, too. To truly believe in the Christian message we, too, must firmly know the promises to Abraham. As Abraham obeyed
and grew in faith, God continued to reveal to him the blessings he and his descendants would receive. Will you have the Bible-based courage to
step out of line? It is the doctrine of the resurrection. Today - anybody can respond to the Good News of Christ and be saved. Greatly multiply
your seed as the stars and sand. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Notice here how Peter quotes and
interprets Gen. And if ye be Christ's by baptism into him , then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise". V16 I will make your
descendants as dust of earth. Statements missing in the texts. We are earthbound guests with a heavenly destination. As Peter puts it: And
Abraham called the name of his son who was born to himwhom Sarah bore to himIsaac. The sacrifice of Jesus made forgiveness and
eternal life in God's Kingdom possible; he therefore made the promises to Abraham sure; he was "a surety of a better testament" Heb. God did
everything He said to Abraham.