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The ABCs of Scripture: HEIRS TO PROMISES

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The PROMISE in the Old Testament Scriptures that were given to Israel were actually given to the ISRAEL OF GOD. This is the spiritual Israel or the “TRUE ISRAEL”. It is for Jesus Christ and His people. These are called Believers They are those who are in Christ by faith, the body of Christ, made up of believing Jews and believing Gentiles.

“That is, those who are the children of the flesh (physical Israel), these are NOT the children of God; but the children of the promises are counted as the seed.”- Rom 9:8

The Old Covenant Jewish religious system was dependent on the Law. This only brought a curse upon the physical Jews. Only those who are of faith are TRUE SONS of Abraham -Gal 3:22

No one is justified by Old Covenant Law, for “the just shall live by faith”. The Law invokes works, which produce a curse because NO ONE can fully obey the works of the law. -Gal 3:10-12

Christ has redeemed His elect from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us, that the BLESSINGS OF ABRAHAM might come upon the Gentiles IN CHRIST JESUS, that we might receive the PROMISE of the Spirit through faith. -Gal 3:1-14

The PROMISES were made to Abraham and his Seed through Isaac. “In Issac your seed shall be called.” It DOES NOT SAY “SEEDS” as in many, but as of one Seed, who is Christ. -Gal 3:16; Gen 21:12

The Scripture has confined all under sin. There is NO EXCEPTION. All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God. As a result, the PROMISE by faith in Jesus Christ has been given to all of those who BELIEVE –Gal 3:22 ALL TRUE SPIRITUAL JEWS are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. There is NO LONGER JEW OR GENTILE, but all are one in Christ Jesus. – Gal 3:26-28. All believers in Christ, belong to Him, and are therefore Abraham’s spiritual seed, and HEIRS TO THE PROMISE of eternal life. – Gal 3:29

“And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and HEIRS ACCORDING TO THE PROMISE.”- Gal 3:29

“For THE PROMISE that He would be the HEIR TO THE WOLRD was not to Abraham or to his seed THROUGH THE LAW, BUT THROUGH THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF FAITH.” -Rom 4:13

-Michael Alan Nichols

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My thoughts: I’ve never believed in the Israel are the “chosen” people of God nonsense- and I’ve never found any truth in the future Armageddon that would usher in an antichrist nor build a third temple and bring back animal sacrifice. (Thats all antichrist teachings.) It all seemed so asinine. And after studying out the scriptures in context, finding some aligning history and understanding to whom each scripture is referring too (audience relevance); yes, you will hear me continually state those 3 important biblical concepts into reading and properly handing the world of truth. Context, History and Audience Relevance is the utmost key to rightly diving the word of truth. “Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth.’-2 Tim 2:15

Now don’t get me wrong, I do believe that God chose the ‘lineage’ of Abraham to bring forth the ONE and ONLY TRUE MESSIAH (God in the flesh) born into human existence to bring an end to the old Covenant Age and to usher in the “age to come” (New Heavens & New Earth) – We are after the age of the Day of the Lord, we are after the tribulation, we are after the MOTB and the day of judgement and the resurrection.. We are judge by what we do with Jesus and He is the Resurrection and the LIFE~ Jesus said to her, “I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, relies on) Me [as Savior] will live even if he dies; and everyone who lives and believes in Me [as Savior] will never die. Do you believe this?”- John 11:25&26 * We inherit life in Christ Eternally! ❤

WE are after redemption and that was Christ on the Cross (for our salvation) and His resurrection to bring us into the NEW TESTEMENT- WE ARE HIS HEIRS BECAUSE HE DIED FOR US TO INHERINT ALL THAT IS PROMISED IN HIS WILL.

Remember the Father MUST die so that the children can inherit all that He has given them.

The “son” was the part of the Great prophecy of the ‘son born unto us’ that as the prophecy continued would ‘grow in wisdom and statue’ into the ABBA part of the PROMISE as our Almighty God and Everlasting Father.– “For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” – Isa 9:6*please stop attempting to explain this truth away with incomplete understanding of the complete prophecy.

My point is that in order to be an heir of the promises of ABBA (our heavenly Father) one must be a child of the Father (that died for us all). We only become part of the family of God when we Believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths that JESUS is LORD!

But what does it say? “THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART”—that is, the word [the message, the basis] of faith which we preach—because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.- Rom 10:8&9

There is NOT two ways to the promises- there is no longer Jew nor Gentile, there is only those that are saved by faith in Grace (all that He did for us to receive forgiveness and salvation) and not by physical lineage.

The futuristic doctrines are a fallacy and a trap to keep generation after generation confused and seeking signs and wonders and idolatrizing like all false religions do.

I pray we all decided to become followers and believe – Acts 17:34

All my completely confident in the FINISHED WORKS OF ABBA, that I am HIS HEIR, Diana ❤ xo 🙂

The ABC’s of Scripture: GENTILES

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The GENTILES were generally considered to be non-Jews. [“GENTILES”-Greek: “ethnos: -heathen, people, and nations other than Israel]. From Adam to Abraham there were only GENTILES in the world. From Abraham to Christ there were believing Jews (righteous remnant- true Israelites) and Hebrews or Israel (not just Judah) and GENTILES in the world.

From Christ onward in history there are unbelievers and believers ‘Christians” (believing Jews and believing Gentiles) in the world. After 70ad the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles are the same as far as God’s people are concerned. After the resurrection of Christ, the believing Gentiles were included in the chosen, elect, people of God (the new nation of spiritual Israel).

“Now when the GENTILES heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.” – Acts 13:48

“Therefore, know that only those who are justified by faith are sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the GENTILES by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed.” -Gal 3:7-8

“For you are ALL sons of God through FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS. For as many as you were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is NEITHER JEW NOR GREEK (GENTILES) there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for YOU ARE ONE IN CHRIST JESUS. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and HEIRS ACCORDING TO THE PROMISE” -Gal 3:26-29

-Michael Alan Nichols

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My thoughts: No matter the religion, Judaism, Islamic, or Christianity and all their cohorts, neither male nor female, no matter weather in bondage to O.T or set free in N.T. all are ONLY set free in CHRIST! We must take all things to and through the finished works of the Cross (the crucifixion upon the tree that sets us all free!)

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]. – John 10:10

Painfully, Jews and Muslims denounce and deny the cross (the crucifixion that defeats the power of legalism, sin and spiritual death). It is only by the tree of life lifted up (Christ on the Cross) that the penalty is paid in full for any breaking of religious law, for all sin, and for the judgement seat of eternal death! For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. – Rom 8:2

Do we see that the gospel needs to be preached to all creation! It isn’t ANY form of religion that saves, but it is our perception of Our Messiah and Who HE IS! And HE is the GOD THAT SAVES! And we need to walk in the Power thereof!!

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues’ they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.” -Mark 16:15-18

All my preaching to every creature kind of LOVE, ❤ Diana xo 🙂

The ABC’s of Scripture: GENERATION

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Jesus told His disciples that His prophecies would be fulfilled in their GENERATION. That included the forty year transition period between His first and second comings in the first century AD. Those first century Jews were a special GENERATION in God’s plans.

That was the GENERTION in which He personally entered human history as the [prophecy] of the Son of God in the flesh to begin His public ministry in 26-30ad. It was that GENERATION of Jews, who rejected the Messiah as He walked among them. He performed many miracles and fulfilled ALL of the prophecies regarding the promised Messiah.

That was also the last GENERATION of the Jewish age. It was the GENERATION that was involved in the foundation of His New Covenant spiritual gospel kingdom, which became fully established in 70ad. It was the only GENERATION throughout all human generations that witnessed the ministry of the [prophecy] of the Son of God in person.

It was the only GENERATION that saw the crucifixion of Christ; the resurrection of Christ, and the ascension of Christ; the second coming return of Christ; the resurrection and judgment of the just and unjust; and the utter destruction of the Old Covenant religious system, including the city of Jerusalem and the temple.

Jesus told His disciples that it was a “wicked and adulterous Jewish GENERATION” – Matt 16:4; It was a “faithless and perverse GENERATON” – Matt 17:17. Jesus said that it was a GENERATION that says, “John the Baptist came neither eating nor drinking wine, you say, ‘he has a demon.’ The [prophecy] Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of the tax collectors and sinners!” –Luke 7:31-35

Jesus said that it was an “evil GENERATION “- Luke 11:29; it was a GENERATION that would be “condemned in the judgment‘ – Luke 11:30-32; the blood of all the prophets from the foundation of the world would be “required” of that GENERATION– Luke 11:50-51; it was that GENERATOIN alone that “rejected” the Lord Jesus Christ in their presence. – Luke 17:25

Apostle Paul wrote that the first century of unbelieving people were a “crooked and perverse” GENERATION. However, that first century GENERATION OF BELIEVERS were the “lights to the world”.- Phil 2:15. Apostle Paul wrote that those first century saints were a “chosen GENERATION” of special people to proclaim God’s praises. -1 Pet 2:9

Jesus told His disciples what the signs would be leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple; the end of the Jewish age; and His second coming Parousia– Matt 24:3 After describing these events in Matt 24:4-32, He said:

“So YOU also, when YOU see all these things, know that it is near- at the doors! Assuredly, I say to YOU, THIS GENERATION will by no means PASS AWAY till all these things take place.” – Matt 24:33-34; Mark 13:30; Luke 21:32

We are told by the Lord and the Apostles that in the first century GENERATION, in which Jesus lived and walked the earth, they were unique people in history. These were chosen people (Apostles etc.) to do mighty things for God’s glory; and also specially wicked people (Pharisees, Jewish leaders, etc.) to receive greater judgment than any other GENERATION in history – Matt 23:36; Matt 12:41-42,45. That GENERATION of Jews was given much; and they also were held especially accountable by God in the final judgement of 70ad.

-Michael Alan Nichols

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My thoughts: lifted up to the mind of Christ are this; when I see anyone calling the Jews the ‘chosen people’ I cringe.. not because I don’t believe the word of God (Jesus is the Rhema word of God- God in the flesh) and I Truley believe every jot and tittle He speaks… however, I understand the context, history and the audience in which Christ was speaking!

We need to stop inserting ourselves into the scriptures: we need to stop sensationalizing the word of God, we need to stop preaching another gospel, we need to stop actually believing the “synagogue of satan” unbelieving jews and anyone speaking antichrist teachings… (anyone denying Christ as God, Lord and Savior!) Take note, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet and make them know [without any doubt] that I have loved you.”- Rev 3:9

*Every knee will bow and every tongue confess before Christ! “so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW [in submission], of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,” – Phil 2:10

The chosen people of God are those that know HIM as JESUS! Jesus is the whole and complete prophecy! May we quit adding to HIM (the prophecy) and taking away from HIM (the prophecy) for this will only add the plagues of life onto ourselves and it will take us out of the Will and Testament, The book of life! Christ is the BOOK OF LIFE! HE IS THE WORD OF GOD IN THE FLESH! HE IS THE LAST SACRIFICE FOR OUR REDEMPTION- THERES NOTHING, ABSOLUTLY NOTHING LEFT TO ACCOMPLISH BUT TO CONTINUE THIS GOSPLE TRUTH FOR ETERNITY! HIS NEW COVENANT NEVER ENDS, WE WHO BELIEVE ARE THE CHOSEN PEOPLE OF GOD AND WE ARE THE NEW BRIDE BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE NEW COVENANT! “I testify and warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book [its predictions, consolations, and admonitions]: if anyone adds [anything] to them, God will add to him the plagues (afflictions, calamities) which are written in this book. And if anyone takes away from or distorts the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away [from that one] his share from the tree of life and from the holy city (new Jerusalem), which are written in this book.”-Rev 22:18&19

Sadly, The unbelieving Jews were divorced and removed from the covenant (all the promises of God) for until the testator dies and sheds His blood there is no inheritance! They MUST come to this understanding to be grafted back in the promises (inheritance) of the Will and Testament of God. “For where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it.” Heb 9:16

I pray we understand that the Probate (transition period) is over and to those written in the Will (New Testament) have inherited ALL THE PROMISES OF GOD! WE ARE RULING AND REIGNING NOW WITH ABBA! If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He will also deny us;- 2 Tim 2:12

All my fully inherited LOVE, Diana 🙂 xo

The ABC’s of Scripture: FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES

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“For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel util the FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES has come in.”- Rom 11:25

The FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES was when the Gentiles were accepted as being on equal footing with the Jews. This was when they were grafted into the “Olive Tree”, the New Covenant Chruch that was beginning during the transition period. the gospel of the kingdom went first to the Jews beginning with Christ’s public ministry between 26-30ad.

Christ came as Messiah to the Jews and the Jewish Remnant believed. These were the Jewish Apostles and Jewish disciples in the beginning of the transition period between Christ’s first and second coming in the first century AD. The gospel then went to the Samaritans (half breeds) and then finally to the Gentiles.

Because of the stubbornness of the unbelieving Jews, God’s New Covenant gospel reached out to the Gentiles. They mystery of this is that God used the failure of the Jews to provide riches for the Gentiles. The faith of the Gentiles was used to provoke the Jews to jealousy and some of them (the Remnant) were saved.

“For I (Paul) speak to the GENTILES; Inasmuch as I am an apostle to the GENTILES, I magnify my ministry, if by any means I may provoke to jealously those who are my flesh (physical Jews) and save some of them. For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, that will their acceptance be but life from the dead?” – Rom 11:3-15

During the transition period between Christ’s first and second comings in the first century, the believers were redeemed by Christ’s atonement, but their salvation was not yet fully consummated until His second coming Parousia in 66-70ad. They had to remain faithful even under persecutions to confirm that they were genuine believers and entitled to remain in the cultivated olive tree.

“Therefore, consider the goodness and severity of God” on those (unbelieving Jews) who fell, severity; but toward you (believing Gentiles), goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise, you also (Gentiles) will be cut off. And they also, if they (unbelieving Jews) do NOT continue in unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. For if you (Gentiles) were cut out of the olive tree which is WILD by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a CULTIVATED OLIVE TREE, how much more will these (Jewish Remnant), who are natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? -Rom 11:22-24

So God brought the believing Gentiles into His Kingdom. But He also brought His elect Jewish Remnant into His Kingdom, even though they were cut off originally due to unbelief but then repented and became believers in Christ. This all occurred only to the first century Jews and Gentiles while His church in the New Covenant gospel kingdom was being built.

Only believers were grafted into the rich Olive Tree to inherit the promises to Israel and receive covenant blessings of the kingdom. God opened the covenant to all, believing Jews and believing Gentiles. The FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES had been accepted in the first century. – Rom 11:25

The promise to Israel were kept by God, but only the “spiritual Israel”, the faithful remnant of believing Jews and also to the believing Gentiles. The New Covenant kingdom of Christ consisted of re-grafted believing Jews and in-grafted in Gentiles. These are all on in Christ, called, “christians” [aka: believers in Christ]. His New Covenant spiritual gospel kingdom was then fully established in 70ad and continues forward in human history.

“For there is NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN JEW AND GREEK, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” -Rom 10:12-13

-Michael Alan Nichols

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*My thoughts: Jesus gives this offer to ALL WHO WILL COME TO HIM AND BELIEVE ON HIM AND TRUST HIM AND ONLY HIM! I added [aka: believers in Christ] because I do not give precedence to the term ‘Christian’ for I see too many deceived and hateful Christians still debating that God has ‘chosen people’ and ‘chosen land’ in the New Covenant. They truly missed the WHOLE PURPOSE OF CHRIST PERIOD. It seriously baffles me, and it is a crucially dangerous theology leading to a legalist system again which will make Christ to no avail! Please wake up and stop entertaining this mere manmade agenda. We can put an end to all these false man-made, counterfeit prophecies in a heartbeat. Simply just stop entertaining it! Stop giving it energy! It isn’t biblical prophecy period; it is just mystical nonsense created by the Kabbalistic and Islamic faiths that believe NOT on our JESUS CHRIST! They believe in another Jesus and another Gospel! Christ came so that no man shall perish, so it is our only commission to preach the pure unadulterated Gospel & I don’t see hardly any ‘Christians’ stepping up to this true task. They preach doctrines, theologies and end of the world eschatology’s, but I don’t see the pure truth of the gospel being preached!

However, isn’t great to serve such an awesome Messiah that is OUR ONLY Lord and Savior, JESUS CHRIST!? Of the three main religions, Judaism, Islamic, and Christianity, only one believes that Jesus IS THE ALREADY COME MESSIAH AND ALSO, WE SEE HIM AS OUR LORD AN SAVIOR. Remember that Judaism & Islamic faith only see their future Messiah as a warlike militant that will destroy all that isn’t of their specific faith and the world is to be blown to smitherings. (Not scriptural by the way) … They don’t see Him as Savior, but just destroyer. Sadly, the Christian faith has adopted this ‘end of the world’ diabolical doctrine. They are obviously not dividing the world of truth and improperly handling it.

Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth. -2 Tim 2:15

A huge important key to unlocking the scriptures is to understand that they had their time in HISTORY and if we don’t keep it in context and recognize the actual audience they are speaking of and pertaining to, we will ALWAYS have a zillion made up doctrines to contend with. And let me tell you any doctrine that comes to kill, steal and destroy are NOT the plan of JESUS! The adversary comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].”- John 10:10

See Jesus didn’t come to perfect the world, He came to perfect our FAITH! May we quit allowing what we see in the world distract us and may we keep our focus on Christ the author and finisher of our faith. I pray we please stop attempting to create a utopia that consist of NO free will. Without free will to serve our Messiah we are yet still slaves to the beast system. May we please, please, please MATURE in our Faith IN HIM & All HE HAS ACCOMPLISED AT THE CROSS! There is NO GOAL left incomplete! HE FINISHED IT!!


[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].” – Heb 12:2

If one is still relying on and believing in an ‘end of the world’ blasphemous anti-christ, red heifer, return of the law, animal sacrifice- all which is nothing but Kabbalah worship and Jewish mysticism to keep Gods people slaves and quite frankly unsaved because we cannot live in two covenants as that is spiritual adultery. We are either fully consummated or we ARE STILL NOT SAVED AND WE ARE RELIANT ON A FALSE CONTERFIET PROPHECHY THAT THE UNBELIEVING JEWS AND (NOT TO MENTION THE OTHER FOLD, (THE ISLAMIC FAITH) HAVE MADE UP TO KEEP EVIL, RELIGIOUS WARS GOING! THIS IS THEIR RELIGIOUS WAR, NOT OURS!

Any ‘Christian’ still subscribing to any false prophecy is either way to deeply indoctrinated in such an adding too, taking away and twisting of scriptures, or they are ignorant of the simplicity of the scriptures weather that be willfully or unwilfully it doesn’t matter because ALL people are responsible for their own understanding of scriptures! We are NOT to simply allow mere man to teach us, but we are to STUDY OURSELVES APPROVED! -2 Tim 2:15

So I simply pray for ALL to come into the fold free-willingly and continue to preach the pure, unadulterated gospel and that is CHRIST SAVES!

*Note the CHRIST THAT SAVES, died on the cross, rose again and ascended to heaven fulfilling all the types and shadows of the Old Testament! Most awesome part of the atonement is that He truly shed the pure blood of Abba Father to pay all penalties to the slave system that WE THAT BELIEVE ARE NO LONGER under! WE ARE SAVED by the BLOOD OF CHRIST, not some Red Heifer! Seriously folks let go of the mysticism and move onto pure TRUTH!!

The born-again will NEVER see the wrath of God period! We are saved by our FAITH IN HIS GRACE, not by our eschatology’s. LET THEM GO and be FREE to preach for ABBA! ❤

Therefore, since we have now been justified [declared free of the guilt of sin] by His blood, [how much more certain is it that] we will be saved from the wrath of God through Him. – Rom 5:9

All my, SAVED BY HIS GRACE! ❤ Diana xo 🙂