Gen. 15:18 In the same day YaHUaH made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
This covenant was sealed with blood (verse 9 – 12), and there was also a promise of offspring who would be “like the stars of heaven” (verse 5). In Gen. 17:7 this is called an everlasting covenant.
But let us look at the word “everlasting.” It is the Hebrew word ‘olam’, which does not always mean an infinity that never ends, but it can also mean a long duration of time that is “out of sight,” in other words, an indefinite long period.
Wherever ‘olam’ is used, it does not necessarily then simply mean ‘infinity’. But if something is indeed carried over from the Old Testament to the New Testament, then it applies. If it is not carried over, then that aspect is spiritually fulfilled in the New Testament – as it is the case with the geographical territory promised to Abraham and his descendants.
In the New Testament the focus shifts from a geographical territory to … a Person, namely YaHUsha the Messiah. He proclaimed the Heavenly kingdom … not an earthly one. The Kingdom of Heaven is spiritual, just as the “stars of heaven” offspring is spiritual. The disciples struggled to understand this.
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