Kingdom from the Foundation
Matthew 25:34
34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
These sheep inherit a kingdom prepared from the foundation of the world. This in itself is significant. For the believers of this present age, there is a different frame of reference, Ephesians 1:4.
4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Believers of this present age receive things on the basis of before the foundation of the world. But the sheep in the parable receive a kingdom prepared from the foundation of the world. When Yeshua comes in His glory, He is bringing the saints with Him. So what is the difference between from the foundation and before the foundation?
An important concept in the Christianity of today is 2 Corinthians 5:7.
7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
In this present age, believers enter the kingdom based on faith. Since Yeshua is in heaven, one walks by faith in this present age. However in the future it will be different, Revelation 1:7.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
In the future the sheep will walk by sight, because Yeshua will have returned in power. In the millennium, faith will not be necessary to see God. He will be present in power. As such, it will be a different kingdom after the foundation. For the sheep in the parable, it is not by faith, it is by sight.
Additionally as we continue, there is another difference. The sheep’s salvation will be based on something other than trusting faith.
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