 | an eternal inheritance, 1
Pet. 1:4,5 |
| the new home in the future, John
14:1-4 |
| the resurrection body, 1 Cor. 15:51-57 |
See also 1
Thess. 4:16:18; Phil. 3:21; and 1 John 3:1,2.
The hope of Israel is in their coming Messiah (the Second
Coming of Christ, His kingdom on earth, and the new earth of eternity.
Luke 1:67-79; 2:28-32; Acts 26:6,7; 28:20; Eph. 2:12.
The Abrahamic Covenant (amplified by the Palestinian, Davidic,
and New Covenants) promised to Israel the land of Canaan, the
eternal seed (the Messiah), and blessing (new birth). Israel's
hope lies in these promises of God.
Abraham's hope was directed to the promise of a new city,
the New Jerusalem, Heb. 11:9,10.
The hope for the Church is the "blessed hope"
of the Rapture. Titus 2:13-15; 1 John 3:2,3; 1 Thess. 4:13-18
Hope is derived from such passages as Rev. 21:4 in
which it is stated that there will be no more death, tears, pain,
etc.
The hope (confidence) we have in Christ has caused death
to lose its sting and the grave to lose its victory. 1 Cor.
15:54-58.
The word hopeless should never be in the Christian's vocabulary.