Hi Trevor; I concur with your comments and don't see any conflict with mine. The New Covenant/Testament promises were made to Abraham, and to his seed Christ, and to all who place their faith in Christ, per the Galatians verses you referenced. The promises came into full force and effect upon the death of Christ the Testator. (Hebrews 9:15-17).
Blessings.
Yes, the promises to Abraham are made to be a reality, but to only those who are members of the Jerusalem above, which is free, the mother of us all, being all who are of faith in the Messiah that came, and who is to come again from Heaven, in all His Immortal Glory.
Greetings again Earburner,
When Jesus returns he will convert a significant remnant of the nation of Israel and they will become the first dominion of the Kingdom of God. Jesus will rule over them upon the Temple Throne of David in Jerusalem.
In the Day that Jesus
suddenly returns in flaming fire, it will be TOO LATE for anyone to repent and become born again by the Holy Spirit. All who do NOT have the Spirit of Christ, UPON the
singular Day of His return will be wailing and the gnashing of teeth, to suddenly discover that they are none of His. Rom. 8:8-9.
Micah 4:1-8 (KJV): 1 But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
That mountain of
the house of the LORD, is the Glorified Jesus Himself, having God the Father Himself, within His
Immortal body.
The Spirit of God does not dwell within "houses" made with hands
2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Yes, most certainly! The
Word of the LORD has gone forth to all the nations. We all know of it as being the Gospel of Christ Himself.
3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
That is absolutely true for ALL born again Christians, who do walk in the Holy Spirit.
4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
Again, absolutely true! Born again Christians do not have the spirit of fear.
5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
I agree! It's been taking place ever since Jesus Ascended and gave gifts to men.
6 In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;
Is it not so, that in THAT day of His return, every saved Christian will be glorified after His likeness of His Immortality?
7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
All born again Christians ARE those people (that holy nation) whom the Lord reigns over.
8 And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
The "daughter of Jerusalem", the
Jerusalem which now is, and is "in bondage with
HER children",
begged Pilate to
crucify their Messiah/Savior, and then did call
for His blood to be on them and their children.
Yes, they did not know the time of their visitation, and still do suffer the results of it to this day.