Originally posted by footwasher
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Abraham claimed he trusted God. This was enough to justify him, receive God's recognition of him as his servant. Because of this he was given faith building revelation from the Holy Spirit, in the form of rescue from King Abhimelech and Pharoah. Abraham kept these great works of God in his heart, so that when God wanted to check if his trust was real and strong, not just words, lip service, Abraham passed the test, and he was sanctified, set apart from the rest of the world, called God's friend. However, there was no real People of God, Promised Land, Jerusalem from above, New Humanity in Christ for him to enter, because the Person who could clean the Old Humanity had not been sent yet.
When Christ's blood cleansed the Land, on Calvary, it was a type of how His blood really cleansed the Body of Christ, the New People of God, which Abraham could now enter, because only together with us could Abraham be made perfect, be in the Kingdom, the eternal Garden, and walk with God, like Adam did, in order to do the work God created humanity to do, to turn people to God, by manifesting His presence, just like Jesus did, drawing people like Nicodemus to Him, when He was lifted up, raised from the earth, while picking up the cross, everyday, in doing great works or explaining difficult Scripture:
Luke 11:20But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon (near) you.
Hebrews 11:39And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.
John 3:1Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; 2this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” 3Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Joshua 2:8Now before they lay down, she came up to them on the roof, 9and said to the men, “I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before you. 10“For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. 11“When we heard it, our hearts melted and no courage remained in any man any longer because of you; for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth beneath.
So you agree that even though Joshua and Caleb and the second generation of Israelites passed the test, they never received what was promised, to be blessings to the world, because the Promised Land was only a type?
Do you agree that when David in the Spirit said tha there was yet a Rest to be entered, he meant that the New Man in Christ was in the future, yet to be entered?
I don't understand the idea you saying about Christ's blood. You have put too many concepts into the sentence and it is hard to find what parts go together.
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