This issue of the Herald focuses on the various inheritances offered by God and
identified in the Scriptures. These inheritances, when considered collectively, describe the essence of God’s divine plan of the ages. read more…

When man was created over 6000 years ago, he inherited the bounty of God. According to the Oxford Dictionary, inheritance means to come into possession of belongings from someone else. Through his creation, man was made in the image of God and inherited from his heavenly Father perfect human life, a garden home, and dominion over his environment.read more…

In ancient times, an inheritance was very important. For example, Abraham’s wife, Sarah, demanded that Hagar and her young child be sent away because Sarah was concerned about who would inherit Abraham’s wealth. Genesis 25:5 states that even after taking another wife, Keturah, who bore him six more sons, Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. His other sons received gifts from Abraham while he was alive, but Isaac exclusively inherited his promises and wealth when Abraham died.read more…

As descendants of Abraham, Israel ex- pected to inherit the promises given by God to Abraham. To a large extent, that was true. To Jacob, God repeated two por- tions of the Abrahamic covenant. These would become Jacob and Israel’s inheritance.read more…

When we look forward to the blessings of the Kingdom and joint heirship with the Lord, we must remember the pivotal significance of the life, and death, of Jesus Christ. Without his faithfulness, there would be no resurrection of the dead, and no hope at all for the future.read more…

All people who identify themselves as Christians have at least a partial knowl- edge of and faith in God’s plan of salvation. Relatively few, however, have a deep understanding of how broadly encompassing that plan is — that it includes everyone who has ever lived, regardless of their race, ethnicity, nationality, or religious beliefs.read more…

Conflicts in the Middle East are pushing nations in the region, led by Saudi Arabia, into an arms buying spree that could reach an unprecedented $18 billion in 2015. It was reported last month that Saudi Ara­ bia had become the world’s biggest arms importer. — The Israel Project, 4/24/2015 read more…

“For behold, Your enemies make an uproar, and those who hate You have exalted themselves. They make shrewd plans against Your people, and conspire together against Your treasured ones. They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more” (Psalm 83:2-4 NASB).read more…

After the long period of Israel’s disfa- vor, the earliest signs of God’s return of favor began in 1878 with the es- tablishment of the settlement of Petah Tikvah. This revealed the end of God’s “double for all her sins” punishment of Israel (Isaiah 40:2). This regathering of the Jews to Israel picked up momentum with the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and Jews purchasing land in Israel. Still, the majority of the Jews did not go back.read more…

Inheritance implies passing something from parent to child. God is the wellspring of life, and the Master Builder of all creation. All we know originated under His ownership. Man was given life, a blessing even for a short span, but he was given provision for life eternal; and unlike the other animals, he was made in the image of God.read more…

God’s Inheritance? From whom might God inherit anything? Most often, we think of inheriting possessions from someone who went before us, those from whom we receive our heritage. But from whom might God inherit?read more…