Christ as the Threefold Seed, Threefold Dispensing, and Three Becomings
Galatians 3:16 For the promise
was made to Abraham and to his descendants. It does not say, “and your
descendants,” as if referring to many people, but “and
your descendants,” referring to one person, even Christ.
Genesis 3:15 And I will put
enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring;
he will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.
Galatians 3:14 That the
blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we
might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Rom 1:3 Concerning His Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord, who was descended from David according to the flesh,
Rev 22:16 I, Jesus, have sent
My angel to bear witness to these things to you on behalf of the churches. I am
the root and offspring of David, the bright and morning star.
Acts 2:30 Now David, being a
prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would raise
up one of his descendants to sit on his throne,
Aspect |
Seed of
the Woman |
Seed of
Abraham |
Seed of
David |
Person |
The incarnated
Christ |
The last Adam
who became a life-giving Spirit |
The resurrected
Christ |
Purpose |
To destroy Satan and save believers from sin and death |
To bring
blessing to all nations of the earth and dispense Himself into believers |
To fulfill
God's New Testament economy by dispensing the processed Triune God into the
members of Christ's Body |
Accomplishment |
The complete
God dispensed Himself into humanity and became a perfect man |
Became the
life-giving Spirit as Abraham's blessing (the reality of the good land) |
Enables
believers to partake of His kingship in the eternal kingdom in His
resurrection |
Interrelationship |
Initiated the
process of God's dispensing |
Continues God's
dispensing, making believers the corporate seed of Abraham |
Completes God's
dispensing, enabling believers to partake of His kingship in His resurrection |
Application |
Through
Christ's incarnation, we are delivered from Satan, sin, and death |
We receive the
life-giving Spirit as the highest blessing, making us God-men |
We partake of
Christ's kingship and reign with Him in God's eternal kingdom |
Related Scripture |
Gen. 3:15; Isa. 7:14;
Matt. 1:16, 20-21, 23; Gal. 4:4; John 1:1, 14; Heb. 2:14; 1 Cor. 15:53-57 |
Gen. 12:2-3, 7; 17:7-8;
Gal. 3:14, 16, 29; John 14:17-20; 1 Cor. 15:45b; John 12:24; Isa. 53:10 |
2 Sam. 7:12-14a; Matt.
22:42-45; Rom. 1:3; Rev. 22:16; Acts 2:30-31; Matt. 16:18; Rev. 20:4, 6 |
This table shows Christ's three aspects of person and
work:
l Seed of the Woman - The incarnated Christ, to destroy Satan and
save believers from sin and death
l Seed of Abraham - Became the life-giving Spirit, dispensing Himself
into believers to make them the corporate seed of Abraham
l Seed of David - The resurrected Christ, fulfilling God's New
Testament economy, enabling believers to partake of His kingship in the eternal
kingdom
Conclusion:
The three aspects of Christ as the threefold seed
reveal God's complete salvation plan, from incarnation
to the dispensing of life, and finally to the realization of the kingdom,
fulfilling the divine economy. These three aspects are closely connected,
forming a complete picture of Christ's redemption and dispensing. Christ as the
threefold seed—the seed of woman, the seed of Abraham, and the seed of
David—represents God's progressive revelation and work in saving us from Satan,
sin, and death, making us partakers of His divine nature, and enabling us to
reign with Him in His eternal kingdom.
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