WOW Outline for 3-10-04 Part II

TESTAMENT

Hebrews 2: 15
that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death-that is, the devil-and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death

Hebrews 9: 15-17

15For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance--now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.
16In the case of a will,[1] it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, 17because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.

His  "Last Will & Testament"

Requirements for a Testament:

** The Death of the Testator Req'd to come into the Inheritance

** It must be executed according to the Mind of the One who
                                           made it
  (it is subject to alteration during the lifetime of the testator)

** A Testament is an absolute unconditional grant made-no conditions
(for us: kingdom of heaven, Ephesians 1!)

** the Testator assigns the time when the heirs are admitted into the possession
        (i.e., only God knows when we enter both: grace, glory)