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are partakers of flesh and blood, he also The Lord Jesus Christ is the heir of all
himself likewise took part of the same; things. The writer of the epistle to the
that through death he might destroy him Hebrews described the Son of God as
that had the power of death, that is, the being the brightness of God’s glory and
devil; And deliver them who through fear the express image of His person, the One
of death were all their lifetime subject to God “hath appointed heir of all things”
bondage” (Heb 2:14-15). (Heb 1:2-3).
In the book of the Revelation, the apostle As the acclaimed Son and appointed
John describes the blessing of God upon Heir, the Lord Jesus is also the acknowl-
all nations through the Lord Jesus in the edged Sovereign. The psalmist wrote of
song sung to the Lamb, “And they sung a Him, “I will declare the decree: the LORD
new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this
the book, and to open the seals thereof: for day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I
thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to shall give thee the heathen for thine inheri-
God by thy blood out of every kindred, tance, and the uttermost parts of the earth
and tongue, and people, and nation” for thy possession” (Psa 2:7-8). Paul wrote
(Rev 5:9). in the book of Colossians, “All things were
Paul praised God for the blessings created by him, and for him” (Col 1:16).
bestowed on those who have trusted As the children of God, believers are
the Lord Jesus: “Blessed be the God and joint heirs with the Lord Jesus Christ.
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath Paul explained in the book of Romans,
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in “The Spirit itself beareth witness with
heavenly places in Christ” (Eph 1:3). our spirit, that we are the children of God:
We understand through the apostle Paul And if children, then heirs; heirs of God,
in the book of Galatians that we receive and joint-heirs with Christ” (Rom 8:16-17).
the blessing of the Holy Spirit because the In the book of Galatians he wrote, “And
Lord Jesus redeemed us from the curse of if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's
the law, having been made a curse for us, seed, and heirs according to the promise”
through His death on the cross. He wrote, (Gal 3:29).
“That the blessing of Abraham might The apostle Peter also, in his first epistle,
come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; encourages us with the prospect of an in-
that we might receive the promise of the heritance: “Blessed be the God and Father
Spirit through faith” (Gal 3:14). of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according
Isaac inherited all that was Abraham’s. to his abundant mercy hath begotten us
The servant that was sent to find a bride again unto a lively hope by the resurrec-
for Isaac explained to the family of Re- tion of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an
bekah, “And the LORD hath blessed my inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled,
master greatly; and he is become great and that fadeth not away, reserved in
…. And Sarah my master's wife bare a heaven for you” (1Pe 1:3-4).
son to my master when she was old: and The Lord Jesus promised, “To him that
unto him hath he given all that he hath” overcometh will I grant to sit with me in
(Gen 24:35-36). In chapter 25 of the book my throne, even as I also overcame, and
of Genesis, it is recorded, “Abraham gave am set down with my Father in his throne”
all that he had unto Isaac” (v5). (Rev 3:21).

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