Peter
and the Heavenly Inheritance
by Pastor
Ricky Kurth
“How could Peter say to the Jews
that their inheritance is reserved for them in heaven (I Pet. 1:4) if
their hope is earthly?”
When the disciples thought “that the
kingdom of God should immediately appear (Luke 19:11), the Lord told
a parable. The “certain nobleman” (v. 12) represents the Lord
Himself, who went to the “far country” of heaven at His ascension
(Acts 1:9) “to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.”
This means that the kingdom that will eventually be established for
Israel on earth was reserved for them in heaven at that time.
Before leaving, the nobleman charged
his servants with conducting his business while he was gone (v. 13),
a picture of how the Lord left His disciples in charge of His
ministry after He left. But after the “citizens” of Israel killed
the Lord, they “sent a message after Him” (v. 14) by killing
Stephen, a message that said, “We will not have this man to reign
over us.”
When the nobleman “was returned,
having received the kingdom” (v. 15), he gathered his servants to
reward them according to their faithfulness (vv. 15-27). This speaks
of how, when the Lord returns to the earth, He will return with the
kingdom that is currently “reserved in heaven” for Israel, and He
will award positions in the government of the kingdom to faithful
Jews at that time.
How
God Saves Men
Believing
Christ DIED, that’s HISTORY.
Believing
Christ DIED for YOU SINS and Rose again that’s SALVATION.
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Romans 1:16, Romans 10:9-10 and 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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