Hebrews 11:13, 39-40 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but seeing them from afar and welcoming them with joy, and confessing that they were strangers in the world, It's a sojourn.
… These are all who have received good evidence through faith, but have not yet received the promise; for God has prepared better things for us, so that they cannot be perfect unless they receive it with us.
1. The ancients received wonderful evidence from this letter
1 Abel’s faith
By faith Abel offered a sacrifice to God that was better than what Cain had offered, and thus received the testimony of his justification, God's testimony of his gift. Even though he died, he still spoke because of this faith. (Hebrews 11:4)
ask: Abel died physically but still spoke? What's talking?
answer: The soul speaks, it is Abel’s soul that speaks!
ask: How does Abel's soul speak?
answer: The LORD said, "What have you done (Cain)? The blood of your brother (Abel) cries to me with a voice from the ground. Reference (Genesis 4:10)
ask: Blood A voice cried out to God from the earth, like this, " Blood "Will there be voices speaking too?"
answer: " Blood "That is, life, for in the blood is life → Leviticus 17:11 For the life of living creatures is in the blood. I have given this blood to you to make atonement for your lives on the altar; for in the blood is Life, so it can atone for sins.
ask: " Blood "There is life in it → Is this "life" a soul?
answer: people" Blood "There is life in it," blood life "It's the human soul →" Blood "There is a voice speaking, that is" soul "Speaking! Incorporeal" soul "You can also talk!"
ask: " soul "Speak → Can human ears hear it?"
answer: only" soul "Speaking, no one can hear it! For example, if you say silently in your heart: "Hello" → this is " soul of life "Talk! But this" soul "When speaking, if the sound does not pass through the lips of the flesh, human ears cannot hear it, only " soul of life "When sounds are produced through the tongue and lips, human ears can hear them;
Another example is that many people believe that " out of body "argument, when" soul "Leaving the body," soul "You can see your own body. But the human body naked eye Can't see" soul ", can't touch with hands" soul ", cannot be used with " soul "Communicate and can't hear" soul "Speaking voice. Because God is spirit →→So I can hear Abel’s “ soul "The voice of speech is inaudible to our physical ears and invisible to our naked eyes.
As for atheists, they do not believe that humans have souls. They believe that these are all consciousness and desires in the human body. When this consciousness is gone, the body dies and returns to dust, and humans are finished, just like animals without spirituality. Same. actually" soul "Those who can leave the body and live alone can also talk! Do you understand this? Okay! About" soul "That's it for sharing. I'll share it next time【 salvation of souls ] Let’s talk about it in detail.
(1) Life or soul →→Refer to Matthew 16:25 For whoever wants to save his own life ( Life: or soul ; the same below) will lose his life; whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
(2) The soul speaks out for justice →→Refer to Revelation 6:9-10 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar those who were killed for the word of God and for the testimony. Soul, shouts loudly "O Lord, who is holy and true, how long will it take until You judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?"
2 Enoch’s Faith
By faith Enoch was taken away so that he would not see death, and no one could find him, because God had already taken him up; but before he was taken up, he had received the clear evidence that God was pleased with him. Reference (Hebrews 11:5)
3 Noah’s faith
By faith, Noah, who was warned by God about things he had not yet seen, acted in awe and prepared an ark so that his family could be saved. Therefore he condemned that generation, and he himself became the heir of the righteousness that comes from faith. (Hebrews 11:7)
4 The Faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
By faith, Abraham obeyed the command and went out to the place he would inherit when he was called. When he went out, he did not know where he was going. By faith he stayed as a guest in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents, just like Isaac and Jacob, who were also members of the same promise. (Hebrews 11:8-9)
2. These people all died in faith and did not receive what was promised.
Note: Like Abraham, God promised that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore → but he did not see his descendants while he was alive, and they died as numerous as the stars in the sky. →→The faith of Sarah, Moses, Joseph, Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets... Others endured mockings, scourgings, chains, imprisonment, and other trials, were stoned to death, were sawn to death, were tempted, were slain with the sword, walked about in sheep and goat skins, suffered poverty, tribulation, and pain Harms, wandering in the wilderness, mountains, caves, and underground caves, are people not worthy of the world. →→
These people believe in God's promise in the world, but they see it from a distance and welcome it with joy. They also admit that they are strangers and strangers in the world. Those who say such things show that they want to find a home in heaven. They endure teasing, whippings, chains, imprisonment, and all kinds of trials, being stoned to death, being sawed to death, being tempted, and being killed with the sword. Wandering about in sheep and goat skins, suffering poverty , tribulation, suffering, wandering in the wilderness, mountains, caves, and underground caves → Because they do not belong to the world and are not worthy of being in the world, they die without getting anything in the world → These people are all saved He who is dead in faith has not received what was promised. Reference (Hebrews 11:13-38)
3. So that they cannot be perfect unless they receive it with us
These people all received good evidence through faith, but they have not yet received what was promised; because God has prepared better things for us, so that they cannot be perfect unless they receive it with us. (Hebrews 11:39-40)
ask: What better thing has God prepared for us?
answer: salvation of jesus christ →→ God sent his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, who became flesh → He was crucified and died for our sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day. →→ Let us be justified, reborn, resurrected, saved, obtain the body of Christ, obtain the life of Christ, obtain the sonship of God, obtain the promised Holy Spirit, and obtain eternal life! God not only gives us sonship, but also gives us a resurrection that gives us glory, rewards, crowns, and a more beautiful body! Amen.
The ancient people in the Old Testament all died with faith, but they did not receive the Holy Spirit promised by God when they died! Without the Holy Spirit, there is no sonship of God. Because at that time Jesus Christ work of redemption 】Not yet completed → In the Old Testament, even if the Holy Spirit can move in a person, King Saul is an example. The Holy Spirit does not dwell in the old wine-skin body of the old man; the Holy Spirit dwells in the new wine-skin body of Christ, and the body of Christ is the temple of the Holy Spirit. So, do you understand?
People of the New Testament, those who believe in Jesus in our generation are the most blessed→→【 Christ’s work of redemption is complete 】→→ Anyone who believes in Jesus eats His body—obtains His body, drinks His blood—obtains His precious blood, obtains the soul and life of Christ, obtains the sonship of God, and obtains eternal life! Amen
People in the Old Testament all received good evidence through faith, but they still did not receive what was promised; so that if they did not receive it with us, they would not be perfect. Therefore, God will definitely allow those in the Old Testament who believe in God to be blessed like us and inherit the inheritance of the kingdom of heaven together. Amen!
so" paul "Say → If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, God will also bring those who have fallen asleep in Jesus with Jesus and be caught up with us in the clouds, so that their souls and bodies will be preserved and their bodies will be redeemed - the true body appears , meet the Lord in the air, and in this way, we will be with the Lord forever. Amen ! So, do you understand? Reference (1 Thessalonians 4:14-17)
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