In this video we continue to study the Beatitudes and the last one is The Persecuted. In Matthew 5 the Lord reveals the attributes of the blessed in the Beatitudes. My sister, Rosary, received the revelation that the Beatitudes are actually a progression of the soul as it becomes more Christ-like.
Here is an excerpt of the video transcript which puts the progression of the soul into perspective. As the attributes of the Blessed work in us we come to a completed circle. I hope you watch the entire video. It is full of spiritual wisdom.
If we consider the eight Beatitudes and the rewards for each we find: the Kingdom of God, being comforted, inheriting the earth, being filled with righteousness, obtaining mercy, seeing God, being called Sons of God, and the Kingdom of God. The first and last rewards are the same—the Kingdom of God. Sandwiched between them are all the attributes that come with being in the Kingdom and living out Kingdom principles. The final reward completes the circle and sums up all the rewards for there is no greater reward than the Kingdom of God. The ones saved by His grace and who live by His dictates already possess the Kingdom, but they learn through the process of life and the determined work of the Holy Spirit within them to allow the Kingdom to possess them.
I hope you will use the scriptural references below the video to do your own study. The Spirit will guide you and lead you to the verses that will inspire you to desire further intimacy with HIM.