OUR KINGDOM INHERITANCE

OUR KINGDOM INHERITANCE

The following is some scripture and some thoughts that I have had concerning these scripture.

The Bible says much about “the inheritance” that we have in Christ. 

It seems to me that the “church world’ has taught that heaven is the inheritance and I would like to look at it a little differently.

So take a little journey with me and let us see what the Word says!

Ac 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

 17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and “inheritance” among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

 

Eph 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an “inheritance”, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

Eph 1:18 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,

 

Col 1:12 ¶ Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the “inheritance” of the saints in light:

 

We see from the verses above that we have an inheritance but there may some question as to what the inheritance is. We have mostly had it implied to us that “heaven” is the in heritance but I would like for us to think about it in a little different way.

 

I believe the “inheritance” is what Adam had in the Garden, that which Almighty God our Father gave to him in the beginning, that which he lost when he disobeyed the Word given to him; “dominion”.

 

Ge 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

 

07287. radah, a primitive root; to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off:–(come to, make to) have dominion, prevail against, reign, (bear, make to) rule,(-r, over), take.

 

The LORD God gave man dominion, made him the king and ruler in the Garden of Eden. This is a manifestation of the kingdom of God on earth. It was Father’s will that Adam rule here, HE gave him the dominion. The problem came that Adam did not seek Fathers righteousness by heeding and obeying the instructions that were given. Neither did he draw near to Father “to find out” that he was God’s son or in other words to obtain his identity.

 

If he had done: Jas 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you— things would have been different.

 

Adam lost the dominion or we could say the kingdom after he ate from the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil” but the LORD gave him a covering for his sin.

 

Ge 3:21 ¶ Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

 

Ge 3:22 ¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever:

 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

 

We can skip forward to Abram and begin to see Father beginning to restore the Kingdom to man.

 

Ge 17:3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

 4 ¶ As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

 

From Abraham on we see the workings of the LORD to restore man to the dominion that was given in the beginning!!!

 

Then we must remember the promise in— Ge 3:14 ¶ And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

 

The fulfillment of this promise is brought about by the birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection of the LAST ADAM.

 

Look at what HE said; Mt 6:9 ¶ After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

 10 Thy kingdom (dominion) come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Jesus is speaking about the kingdom being manifested in the earth with man exercising the “dominion” that Adam lost.

 

Mt 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Mt 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Lu 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

932. basileia: properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively):–kingdom, + reign.  

 

THE WORD FOR KINGDOM USED IN ABOVE THREE VERSES—KINGDOM IS RESTORED TO MAN IN CHRIST—-       IT IS OUR INHERITANCE from the beginning!!!!   Acts 26:18 Eph. 1:11, 14; Col 1:12; col. 3:24

 

Ac 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

 17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me

 

Eph 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

 

Col 1:12 ¶ Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

 

Col 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

 

The inheritance is the reward, the restoration of “kingdom dominion” to man in the earth. This is “the will of our Father in heaven” that is restored to man in Christ.