Have Unshakable Faith in the Kingdom - Conclusion of A PROMISE REVEALS HOW GOD'S PURPOSE WILL COME TRUE

By means of the Edenic promise,  God condemned to death the serpent and its offspring, that is, Satan the Devil and those who would take his side against God's right to rule.  God gave the offspring of the woman the authority to destroy these rebels. So the Edenic promise revealed that Satan and the effects of his rebellion would be eliminated. The promise also identified how this would be done.

Who would be the offspring of the woman? The offspring would have to be a spirit creature.  (Hebrews  2:14)  So the woman who gives birth to this offspring would also have to be invisible. While the serpent's offspring multiplied, the identity of the woman and her offspring remained a mystery for about 4,000 years after the Edenic promiswe.  During those years, Jehovah made several covenants that identify the offspring and reveal how God would repair the damage caused by Satan's rebellion.

Next time: Have Unshakable Faith in the Kingdom - A COVENANT IDENTIFIES THE OFFSPRING

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