Insights
Faith and Justification
😮 Abraham’s faith in God’s promises, despite their outrageousness, serves as a powerful example for us today.
🙏 Jesus’ statement “before Abraham was I am” challenged the Pharisees’ claim of being descendants of Abraham, causing conflict and anger.
📖 Salvation in the Old Testament required works and the blood of animals, while in the New Testament, it is through faith in Jesus Christ and His shed blood.
💫 Abraham’s faith in God’s promise of having a child at 90 years old challenges conventional expectations and demonstrates the power of belief.
💫 “We receive God’s imputed righteousness the moment we believe, and we are justified instantly.”
🙏 Unlike Abraham, who had to act on God’s instructions to be justified, we receive justification and God’s righteousness through faith alone.
🙌 Justification by faith alone: We are saved by grace through faith, without the need for any works, receiving the righteousness of Christ at the same time.
💪 Joseph’s faith in God’s promise to bring the children of Israel into the land shows his unwavering belief in the fulfillment of God’s word.
Biblical Themes and Symbolism
📜 The story of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Isaac foreshadows the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God.
🙏 Salvation in the tribulation period involves having faith in Jesus and choosing not to take the mark of the beast, while those who willingly reject salvation and choose the mark of Satan will have no more sacrifice for their sins.
📖 The Bible states that prophets wrote many books with the Holy Spirit speaking through them, highlighting the divine inspiration behind the scriptures.
🤔 God’s preference for the second birth over the first birth challenges the notion of primogeniture and highlights the importance of divine selection.
🌪️ Joseph’s journey from being sold into slavery to becoming the second ruler in Egypt is a type of the tribulation, highlighting the theme of redemption and triumph over adversity.
Summary
TLDR: The key idea of the video is that faith in God and the importance of Jesus as the Messiah and blood atonement for sin are emphasized through the examples of Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph, highlighting the significance of faith and works in both the church age and the tribulation period.
- 📜 Abraham’s strong faith serves as an example for us today, emphasizing the importance of faith in our lives and the role of Jesus as the Messiah and blood atonement for sin in both the church and the tribulation.
1.1 Abraham’s strong faith, exemplified by his belief in God’s promises despite their seeming impossibility, serves as an example for us today and highlights the importance of faith in our lives.
1.2 Hebrews was written early in the book of Acts and has a double application, being relevant to both the church and Jews in the tribulation, emphasizing the need for faith and the role of Jesus as the Messiah and blood atonement for sin.
1.3 Chapter 11 of Hebrews focuses on faith, highlighting the importance of Abraham as the father of the Jews and how Jesus’ claim of being God angered the Pharisees.
1.4 Abraham’s salvation in the Old Testament is not the same as salvation in the New Testament, as the Old Testament required works and animal sacrifices for forgiveness of sins, while in the New Testament, salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ’s blood sacrifice.
1.5 Abraham’s salvation in the Old Testament was different from salvation by faith alone in the church, as before Jesus died, those who had faith went to Abraham’s bosom instead of heaven, which was separated from hell by a large canyon.
1.6 Salvation in the Old Testament and the New Testament is not exactly the same, as there are differences in the faith, blood, and place of salvation, but both require faith in the blood.
- 📚 Abraham’s justification by both faith and works is discussed in James chapter 2, but this does not contradict Paul’s teaching on justification by faith alone, as salvation requirements differ between the Old Testament and the tribulation period.
2.1 James chapter 2 discusses the relationship between faith and works, and the book of James is specifically written to Jews scattered abroad, with a focus on tribulation doctrine.
2.2 Abraham was justified by both faith and works, as stated in James chapter 2, but this does not contradict Paul’s teaching on justification by faith, as it is important to rightly divide the word of truth.
2.3 Abraham believed God’s promise of having descendants despite his old age, and by having faith, he received God’s imputed righteousness.
2.4 Abraham was justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac as a sacrifice, showing that in the Old Testament, salvation was a combination of faith and works.
2.5 In the tribulation period, salvation requires both faith and works, as seen in Hebrews 10 and 6, where those who turn away and sin willfully lose their salvation, while those who have faith and refuse the mark of the beast are saved.
2.6 In the church age, salvation is based on faith and grace alone, not on works, as explained in Paul’s epistles and Ephesians 2:8-9.
- 📜 Abraham’s belief in God was counted as righteousness, but in the church age, we receive instant salvation through faith alone in Jesus’ blood, not by works.
3.1 Abraham was justified by faith, not by works, and his belief in God was counted as righteousness.
3.2 Abraham received God’s imputed righteousness through both belief and work, but in the church age, we receive it instantly through faith alone, as stated in Romans 5:1.
3.3 Abraham was justified by his works, but today we are justified by faith in the blood of Jesus, and while Abraham had to obey God’s instructions to be justified, our salvation does not depend on our works.
3.4 We are justified and receive the imputed righteousness of Christ at the same time through faith alone, unlike Abraham who obtained it through two separate occasions, and this is how we are saved today.
3.5 The gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and salvation comes from trusting in His shed blood, which is now on the mercy seat in heaven, and one can be saved by having faith in this and having their sins washed away by God.
3.6 Salvation is not based on works, but on faith, allowing one to have certainty in their salvation and assurance of going to heaven.
- 📜 Abraham’s faith justified him, but he didn’t receive the Holy Spirit; in salvation, we receive the Holy Spirit and are sealed with it, which is greater; Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau by faith, while Ishmael is not mentioned because he wasn’t the child of promise.
4.1 Abraham believed in God and was justified by his faith, but there is no mention in the Old Testament of him receiving the Holy Spirit.
4.2 In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit would come and go, but now in salvation, we receive the Holy Spirit and are sealed with it, which is greater than what they had in the Old Testament.
4.3 Abraham’s belief in God and his justification through works serve as a double application in the book of Hebrews, with a reminder that the tribulation requires faith and the avoidance of the mark of the beast for Jews, while also emphasizing the importance of understanding the context and purpose of the book.
4.4 Isaac blessed his two sons, Jacob and Esau, by faith, while Ishmael, Isaac’s brother, is not mentioned because he was not the child of promise.
4.5 Isaac, who was old and had poor eyesight, called his eldest son Esau and said to him, “Here I am.”
- 🤥 Jacob deceives his father Isaac and receives his brother Esau’s birthright and blessing, leading to Esau’s anger and desire for revenge.
5.1 An old person asks someone to bring them meat so they can eat it and bless them before they die.
5.2 Esau, the oldest son, was expected to receive the inheritance and blessings, but Rebecca and Jacob conspired to deceive Isaac into giving them to Jacob instead.
5.3 Jacob disguises himself as his brother Esau in order to receive his father’s blessing, with the help of his mother Rebecca.
5.4 Jacob, pretending to be Esau, deceived his father Isaac and received his blessing.
5.5 Isaac mistakenly blesses Jacob instead of Esau, and despite Esau’s plea for a blessing, Isaac confirms that Jacob’s blessing will stand.
5.6 Jacob deceived his father and took away his brother’s birthright and blessing, leading to Esau’s hatred and desire to kill Jacob.
- 📜 Jacob sells his birthright to his brother Esau, who despises it, leading God to reject him, highlighting God’s preference for the second-born and the lineage of Shem and Abraham.
6.1 Jacob sold his birthright to his brother for food, and although Isaac intended to bless Esau, he mistakenly blessed Jacob instead.
6.2 God says in the Bible that he hated Esau because he was a fornicator and a profane person who sold his birthright, and this story serves as a type of salvation where God never accepts the first birth but requires us to be born again.
6.3 Esau, the firstborn, despised his birthright and did not care about his inheritance or the promises of God, leading God to hate him.
6.4 God doesn’t always accept the firstborn, as seen in the book of Genesis, where Abel and Cain were the firstborn but Cain was rejected and Seth was accepted, and later Shem was chosen over Japheth as the lineage for the promised seed.
6.5 God has always been interested in the second-born, as seen in the lineage from Shem to Eber to Abraham, which ultimately leads to the Jews.
6.6 Jews are called anti-Semitic because they come from the lineage of Shem and Abraham, and the word Hebrews comes from Heber, who is Abraham’s grandfather.
- 🙏 God consistently chooses the second-born over the first-born, as seen in Isaac blessing Jacob instead of Esau, Jacob blessing Joseph’s sons, and Joseph mentioning the departure of the children of Israel before his death.
7.1 God consistently chooses the second-born over the first-born throughout the Bible, highlighting the importance of being born again.
7.2 By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob instead of Esau, Jacob blessed Joseph’s sons before his death, and Joseph mentioned the departure of the children of Israel and commanded concerning his bones before he died.
7.3 Jacob chose to bless his second-born son over his first-born son, following the example of God, and he passed on this tradition to the next generation.
7.4 Joseph brings his sons to his father Israel, who blesses them.
7.5 Israel, who was blind, embraced Joseph and his sons, but intentionally crossed his hands to bless the younger son over the older son.
7.6 God always rejects the first birth and goes to the second or later, as shown in the book of Genesis, and in Hebrews 11:20, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau by faith.
- 📜 Joseph, Jacob, and Abraham had faith in God’s promise of the land; Joseph’s request to take his bones out of Egypt symbolizes his faith and serves as a type of the rapture, emphasizing the importance of faith and works in both the tribulation and church age.
8.1 Joseph, Jacob, and Abraham all had faith that God would fulfill his promise to give them the land.
8.2 Israel will inherit the land and Joseph, before his death, made an oath for his bones to be taken out of Egypt, highlighting the faith in God’s promise of the land.
8.3 Jacob’s son Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers but eventually becomes the second ruler in Egypt, saving his brothers during a time of drought, and prophesying that the children of Israel would be stuck in Egypt for a long time.
8.4 Joseph’s faith in God’s promise to inherit the land was shown by his request to take his bones out of Egypt, and this act of faith is a great type of the rapture.
8.5 The book of Hebrews has a double application, applying to both those going through the tribulation and those in the church age, emphasizing the importance of faith and works and the promise of a glorified body at the rapture.
