Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world (John 1:29)

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3)            Note that each one of these faith exhibitors did truly, exegetically, adumbrate the One Whose Being strings from Genesis to Revelation. The lamb of Abel’s choice vaticinates “the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Enoch’s ‘transportation’ foreshadows the rapture, the effectuation of which is at the instance of the appearance of Him, with Whom we all have to do, in heaven which will cause all eyes to look towards Him at the blast of the angelic trumpet. 1Corinthians 15:51-52, “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” The word ‘ark’ of Noah’s construction is the Hebraic tebah (tay-ɓaw’): ‘a box i.e. a treasure chest’. God wanted to have a new beginning with the Adamic race; a beginning (8 being its numerical emblem), the eight souls of Noah’s family constitute the unique future treasure (Christians) of the LORD God. Amen. And that of Abraham?

                In Abraham God commenced the separation between His own, ready to follow and walk the obedient walk with Him, and unregenerate souls, the willful opposers of His divine will. God mapped a land and made a promise even by an oath. Hebrews 6:13 “For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,” for Abraham, among the others, alone received this promise, personally. This Abrahamic promise in God’s mind is seen in Genesis 12:7 “And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.”

“…to give thee this land to inherit it” (Genesis 15:7).

                God meant what He promised in Genesis 12:7, ergo,a repetition in Genesis 13:15 “For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.” Did Abraham walk together with his progenies into the Promised Land? He did not, physically speaking, but the Bible tells us 9) “By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10) For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God” (Hebrews 11:9-10). The Promise was given to Abraham and his progenies, biologically or by faith, faith, especially, in the finished work of Jesus Christ. Amen.

                An establishment of the Promise is found in Genesis 13:17, “Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.” In Genesis 15:7-21 a perspicuous rapport concerning the promise is evident. Verse 7 reads, “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.” Awesomeness of extravaganza is the phenomenality of the account of “And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces” (Genesis 15:17).

“…behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp passed between those pieces” (Genesis 15:17).

                Should he behold this phenomenon, Isaiah would ask, “Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? This that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save” (Isaiah 63:1). Of course Abraham prepared the sacrifice of various elements but he could not bring perfection to the oblation. The One that Adam and his wife heard and saw; the same One that appeared to Moses, Who did present Himself on Mount Sinai before the congregation of Israel; and the very One that stood before Joshua to receive the latria is the same One who walk through the covenantal elements of Abraham’s sacrifice. Why? He alone can judge oppressors of His people while walking His own people into victorious encounters. This promise He made personally with father Abraham – not with Abel, Enoch or Noah.

                The remaining verses confirm the Abrahamic promise, 18) “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: 19) The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20) And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21) And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites” (Genesis 15:18-21). These lands Joshua led Israel in conquests and made allotments to the twelve tribes of God’s people. Davidic Psalms 105:9 and 11 read, “Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 11) Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:” Romans 4:20-21 20) “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21) And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.”

                Getting born again is a conscious effort on the part of an individual. Get born again. Say this sinner’s prayer.

“Dear heavenly Father, I come to You now in the name of Jesus Christ. I believe in my heart that Jesus is the Son of God. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sin. I believe that You raised Him from the dead. I confess with my mouth that Jesus is Lord and I receive Him now as my Lord and my Saviour. I give God all the glory. Amen!” 

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