Sacrifice of the Patriarchs

In this teaching, we see that there are 11 sacrifices made by the Lord's patriarchs to earn each of them a special right to establish one of mankind's stages of either growth and or maturity. These earned rights are the following. 1. God sacrificed his creation, earning the right to create the angelic realm, Lucifer, the Garden of Eden, and Paradise on Earth. This gained for mankind the gift of life. 2. Lucifer stands up to God, earning him the right to test Adam's courage and Eve's wisdom. This gained for mankind the gift of courage. 3. Adam repents for 900 years, earning him the right to offer up Abel's blessing and Cain's curse. This gained for mankind the gift of freedom. 4. Noah builds the Ark, earning him the right to purify the first civilization and create a new world order. This gained for mankind the gift of covenant. 5. Abraham sacrifices his son Isaac, earning him the right to create the holy Jewish people and righteous Gentile people. Through this, mankind gained the gift of forgiveness. 6. Moses sacrifices the Jews on a desert of death, earning him the right to create the holy priesthood and the sacred temple of God. Mankind gains the gift of priesthood. 7. Joshua sacrifices Gentile blood upon the Holy Land and earns the right to create a blessing on the good Jew and a curse on the evil pagan. This gained for mankind the gift of homeland. 8. David sacrifices the king of the Jews and earns the right to create the prayer of repentance and the kingship of God. This gained for mankind the gift of kingship. 9. Jesus Christ sacrifices himself and earns the right to create new nature of man and new kingdom of glory. Mankind now gains the gift of sonship. 10. The church sacrifices its priesthood and laity to evil and earns the right to create redemption in heaven and salvation on earth. This gains for mankind the gift of a holy church. And lastly, number 11. The world sacrifices man's government and home unto death and earns the right to create the new Jerusalem and new heaven and new earth. This gains for mankind the gift of a righteous world.

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