Bible Readings — Bible Questions Answered

Christ and the Restored Dominion

Why did Christ say the meek are blessed? BR-ASI9 486.10

“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5. BR-ASI9 486.11

Note.—This inheritance cannot be realized in this life, for here the truly meek generally have little of earth’s good things. BR-ASI9 486.12

Who does the psalmist say have most now? BR-ASI9 486.13

“For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. . . . Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.” Psalm 73:3-7. BR-ASI9 486.14

What promise was made to Abraham concerning the land? BR-ASI9 486.15

“And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy SEED for ever.” Genesis 13:14, 15. BR-ASI9 486.16

How much did this promise comprehend? BR-ASI9 487.1

“For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.” Romans 4:13. BR-ASI9 487.2

How much of the land of Canaan did Abraham own in his lifetime? BR-ASI9 487.3

“And He gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet He promised that He would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.” Acts 7:5. (See Hebrews 11:13.) BR-ASI9 487.4

How much of the promised possession did Abraham expect during his lifetime? BR-ASI9 487.5

“By 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. By 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: for he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” Hebrews 11:8-10. BR-ASI9 487.6

Who is the seed to whom this promise was made? BR-ASI9 487.7

“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.” Galatians 3:16. BR-ASI9 487.8

Who are heirs of the promise? BR-ASI9 487.9

“And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” Galatians 3:29. BR-ASI9 487.10

Why did not these ancient worthies receive the promise? BR-ASI9 487.11

“And these all, having obtained a good report, through faith, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.” Hebrews 11:39, 40. BR-ASI9 487.12