II.The New Jerusalem a Price for the Patriarchs and prophets
Hebrews 11 summarises the heroes of faith from creation to the prophets: from Abel offering more excellent sacrifice to God to Moses parting of the Red sea, from Subduing kingdoms to prophets’ imprisonment and death…
How did they remain faithful? Because they have something they hoped for.
Heb 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
And one of the things they looked and hoped for was the City prepared by God.
Heb 11:8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Heb 11:9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
Heb 11:10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Heb 11:13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Heb 11:14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
Heb 11:15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
Heb 11:16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
A promise from the writer of the book of Hebrew
God hath prepared for them a Heavenly City…
The only heavenly City from God we know of is the New Jerusalem, the wife, the Bride of the lamb.
Rev 21:10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
It can be concluded then that one of the price for the Patriarchs and the prophets for remaining faithful is the New Jerusalem.
Therefore in consideration of Hebrews 11, the Price, the wife, the Bride the New Jerusalem is not only for the Church but also for the Patriarchs and Prophets.
Hebrews 11 summarises the heroes of faith from creation to the prophets: from Abel offering more excellent sacrifice to God to Moses parting of the Red sea, from Subduing kingdoms to prophets’ imprisonment and death…
How did they remain faithful? Because they have something they hoped for.
Heb 11:1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
And one of the things they looked and hoped for was the City prepared by God.
Heb 11:8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
Heb 11:9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
Heb 11:10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Heb 11:13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Heb 11:14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
Heb 11:15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
Heb 11:16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
A promise from the writer of the book of Hebrew
God hath prepared for them a Heavenly City…
The only heavenly City from God we know of is the New Jerusalem, the wife, the Bride of the lamb.
Rev 21:10And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
It can be concluded then that one of the price for the Patriarchs and the prophets for remaining faithful is the New Jerusalem.
Therefore in consideration of Hebrews 11, the Price, the wife, the Bride the New Jerusalem is not only for the Church but also for the Patriarchs and Prophets.