"And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."(32:12)
This sand points to triadic motif and consider this verse, "And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea," John's vision takes him spiritually among nations referred in Ch.11. "And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth./ And the temple of God was opened in heaven."(Re.11:18-19) The nations at the time of wrath are not what we have standing on mount Sion. (14:1)
In order to understand the first fruits we need to go back God's promise to Abraham. Faith is the key here. "And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be./And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness." (Ge.15:5-6) Abraham is set as the double for his Son Jesus Christ, "after our likeness." Abraham's faith is same as in Christ. So these saints are holy nation, "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;"(1 Pe.2:9) This nation is not of Abram nor is it from Jacob but heirs of promise. "And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness."
Abraham and Israel made two circles in which God gave both heavenly vision so God is in straight line of vision whether up or down or across. "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth" promises his disciples,"and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."(Matt.28:20; Is.40:22)
"And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude."(32:12)
This sand points to triadic motif and consider this verse, "And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea," John's vision takes him spiritually among nations referred in Ch.11. "And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth./ And the temple of God was opened in heaven."(Re.11:18-19) The nations at the time of wrath are not what we have standing on mount Sion. (14:1)
In order to understand the first fruits we need to go back God's promise to Abraham. Faith is the key here. "And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be./And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness." (Ge.15:5-6) Abraham is set as the double for his Son Jesus Christ, "after our likeness." Abraham's faith is same as in Christ. So these saints are holy nation, "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;"(1 Pe.2:9) This nation is not of Abram nor is it from Jacob but heirs of promise. "And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness."
Abraham and Israel made two circles in which God gave both heavenly vision so God is in straight line of vision whether up or down or across. "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth" promises his disciples,"and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."(Matt.28:20; Is.40:22)
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