It is without apology that this website places great
emphasis on the High calling of God in Christ Jesus as distinct from all other
callings in God’s Word. Within Paul’s prison epistles are found the
revelation of the Mystery which from ages and generations had been hid in God (Eph.
2:9). A mystery which reveals for the first time that a Hope and Calling
lie far above all heavens and have nothing to do with this earth, the new
Covenant, the New Jerusalem, or Israel . A calling which reveals that its adoption
and election antedates all time, having taken place before the foundation
of the world, (Gen. 1:2), a claim no other calling can make.
Within
Paul’s prison epistles (Eph.
Phil. Col. And 2 Tim.) we no longer find earthly blessings or Abrahamic
covenants, but ALL Spiritual blessing in heavenly places. No longer do we look
forward to an earthly kingdom where the Son of Man shall sit on the throne of his father
David as did the Apostles. No longer do we await the “promised Land”, nor
the city that cometh down from heaven,” as did those who were of the seed of
Abraham and formed from the foundation of the world. Instead we set our
affections on “things above” where Christ sitteth at the right hand
of God where we have been raised and seated together in the heavenly places.
It is Paul’s prayer that
believers are enlightened to this truth, knowing that ONLY God can illuminate
the mind to these glorious and wonderful truths.
Wherefore
I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the
saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you
the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his
calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,Eph 1:16-18
It
is in this spirit that we set forth the following as a guide and path to help
answer those who ask, “Why do you say there are three spheres ofblessing and three inheritances?”
Paul
tells us in Ephesians that, “we have obtained an inheritance”, an
inheritance which is located in a sphere FAR ABOVE ALL HEAVENS (Eph. 2:6). Let us look
therefore at the other two and learn marvelous truths that will better enable us
to comprehend with all saints what is the
breadth, and length, and depth, and height;And
to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled
with all the fullness of God. Eph. 3:19
We
will attempt to show that not only are there three spheres of blessing to which
a particular family of God is called, but will further show in which dimension
they will be realized and with which body they will come with. It must be noted
to the believer that God has set forth a plan of the ages for a REASON, to
OBTAIN something that He did not have to begin with. It is to easy to say,
that the eternal purpose of the ages is to gain back that which God knew would
be lost to Satan's rebellion, only to gain it back again. No, there is far more to God’s
plan. We can start with the knowledge that God created the HEAVEN and the
EARTH, that He might gather together in one all things in Christ BOTH
which are
in heaven and earth. Here the reader should take note that here are TWO Spheres
to which God must fill, and we submit that the celestial sphere of
principalities, powers, might’s and dominions that dwell in the HEAVENS will be
included as the THIRD sphere. With that
said, let us look at scripture and the three inheritance and spheres of blessings, each
with a corresponding dimension and body:
The EARTH and the PROMISE LANDto Abraham and his SEED. 2nd dimension, Terrestrial
The NEW JERUSALEM – Wedding garment for the BRIDE of Christ.
3rd dimension -Celestial
FAR ABOVE ALL HEAVENS – The ONE NEW MAN.
4th dimension, Like His glorious body
THE EARTH AND THE
PROMISED LAND
PART
ONE
Let
us look at the LAND which was promised to Abraham and his seed.Genesis and Exodus reveal that God had dealt with the nations or Gentile
world for 2000 years and had given them up and over to call out a peculiar Nation to be His
own. For this cause God called one man out of the Ur of Chaldees named Abram and
made an everlasting covenant with him and gave him an inheritance of what was to be known as the “Promised
land”.
And
he said unto him, I am the
LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to
inherit it.Gen
15:7
In
the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I
given this land, from the river of Egypt unto
the great river, the river Euphrates:Gen 15:18
This
was the blessing of Abraham and his seed,
And
give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee;
that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God
gave unto Abraham.Gen 28:4
A
blessing and inheritance that would be forever,
And
I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a
stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an
everlasting possession; and I
will be their GodGen 17:8
Remember
Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own
self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven,
and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and theyshall
inherit it for ever.Exo. 32:13
In
Exodus we learn that the seed of Abraham would be called the WIFE of God
after He birthed them as a nation and washed them (Baptized
1 Cor. 10:2) with water in the Red
Sea (all birth is
by water).God then marries Israel at Mt. Sinai and clothes her nakedness with the
Tabernacle of the priesthood,
Now
when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was
the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness:
yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord
GOD, and thou becamest mine.
Then
washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and
I anointed thee with oil.
I
clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I
girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. (The materials of the tabernacle and the priesthood)
Eze 16:8-10
The
covenant that God made with Abram established his seed as a Nation which would
be a kingdom of priests here on earth as administrators or channel of
blessing to all the other nations “on earth” ( Exodus 19:5-6). This can be
seen in the 12 wells of water representing the 12 tribes which feed the 70 palm
trees or 70 nations,
And
they came to Elim, where were
twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped
there by the waters. Exo
15:27
For
this cause, God brings Israel and set them in the PROMISED LAND flowing with
milk and honey and separated the twelve tribes by lot in the land.
Notwithstanding
the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of
their fathers they shall inherit.Num 26:55
.And
ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and
to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give
the less inheritance: every man'sinheritance
shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your
fathers ye shall inherit.Num
33:54
Words
could not be more clear. God will keep His promises and will restore Israel
again to her land and betroth her again unto Himself in righteousness,
And
I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in
righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in mercies.
I
will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD. Hos
2:19-20
And
this will take place here on EARTH,
And
I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not
obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were
not my people, Thou art my
people; and they shall say, Thou art
my God. Hos 2:23
Once
in the LAND, Israel shall attend to her duties as a kingdom of priests in the
Kingdom of heaven, or Heavens rule of earth,
Blessed
are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed
are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Mat 5:3-5
Thy
kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Mat 6:10
a
truth Nebuchadnezzar faintly saw,
And
whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall
be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
Dan 4:26
We
hope sufficient evidence has been given the reader to establish the sphere of
promise and blessing that was promised to Abraham and his seed is the PROMISED
LAND or the EARTH.
THE
DIMENSIONS AND THE RESURRECTION BODY
In
this sphere of Abraham’s inheritance we find a corresponding “dimension”
and a “body” of resurrection. In Genesis we read,
And
the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now
thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and
eastward, and westward:
For
all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
And
I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the
dust of the earth, then shall thy
seed also be numbered.
Arise,
walk through the land in the length of it and in the
breadth of
it; for I will give it unto thee. Gen
13:14-17
Abraham
is told to walk the LENGTH and BREADTH of the land, or two
dimensions in a three dimensional world. Why only TWO dimensions? Because
the inheritance that Abraham’s seed was promised was a promise and a hope of
the LAND here on earth. A promise that all Israelites HOPED would come
through resurrection to be realized on the Earth.
But
when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees,
he cried out in the council, Men and
brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and
resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
And
have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow,
that there
shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
And
now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our
fathers:Act 23:6, 24:15, 26:6
Which
hope was set forth in Ezekiel,
The
hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and
set me down in the midst of the valley which was
full of bones,
And
caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were
very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were
very dry.
And
he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD,
thou knowest.
Again
he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones,
hear the word of the LORD.
Thus
saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into
you, and ye shall live:
And
I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with
skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am
the LORD.
So
I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and
behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
And
when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin
covered them above: but there was
no breath in them.
Then
said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the
wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe
upon these slain, that they may live.
So
I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived,
and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Then
he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold,
they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our
parts.
Therefore
prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will
open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you
into the land of Israel.
And
ye shall know that I am the LORD,
when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your
graves,
And
shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own
land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it,
and performed it, saith the LORD.
Eze 37:1-14
Therefore
the bodies of this Hope and Promise are to be resurrected with “terrestrial
“ bodies which are unable to ascend and move up in down in a three dimensional
world. This calling will be restricted by the very nature of there bodies to
walk upon the earth bound by the forces of gravity in a two dimensional fashion,
unable to travel to the stars.
The
calling of which this Hope and inheritance will be realized is a calling that
was “FROM” the foundation of the world (Mt.
25:34) and involves a King and His
kingdom exercising heavens “rules” here on earth with a peculiar nation
ministering these peculiar laws and statutes to the 70 nations. This is the time
of the millennium when Israel’s kingdom shall once again be restored and the
answer to the twelve apostles question will have be realized,
When
they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at
this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?Act 1:6
And
when they shall hear,
“
the seventh angel
sounded….and…..great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world
are become the kingdoms
of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.Rev
11:15.
And the nations were angry, and thy
wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they
should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the
prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great;
and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. Rev 11:18
This
shall be the glorious kingdom that shall be established upon the earth when the
Son of God and the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of David.
