Jesus Restores the Inheritance

Sinclair Ferguson on the restoration of all things in Jesus:

"The Father is the Creator and Lord of all. But in His generous love, the wealth of the universe was to be the inheritance of Adam as God's image and son...But Adam tried to steal what was not his; as a result, he forfeited his entire inheritance through his sin...But the Father was determined that the inheritance should be restored. Indeed, He already had drawn up plans for its restoration...Slowly, an outline of the strategy became visible through divine revelation: the Seed of the woman, a descendant of Abraham, a son of David, a messianic Prophet, Priest, and King, and a Suffering Servant--one Man who was also the Son of God--would fulfill all the promises of God. He would be a second Man, making a new beginning. He would also be the last Adam. He would do all that Adam had failed to accomplish in order to enter into a full inheritance. But He wold forfeit His own life in order to bear the divine punishment for Adamic sin. He, unlike Adam, would be meek and inherit the earth. In Him the right of inheritance would be restored. He would be 'appointed heir of all things'..." (p. 121, 122).

In Christ Alone.