KINGDOM

THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM Eph 1:11-14 (NKJV) 11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
not yet have possession of this inheritance. However, we have more than a promise; God has given unto us the Holy Spirit as an earnest (A.V.) or a guarantee eR.S.V.).

What is an earnest? We do not use this word frequently in everyday conversation, but we have a different word to express the same idea. An earnest is a down-payment. It is far more than a "guarantee," as R.S.V. translates it, it is partial but actual possession. If you decide to buy a house, you search until you find the house you want. Perhaps it costs twenty thousand dollars; the price is a bit high, but it is the house for which you have been looking. Thereupon you promise the owner that on an appointed day you will deliver the money, and you sign a bill of sale. Does that give you a claim upon the house? It does not. Suppose you say, "Let us go down to the notary public, and I will put myself under oath that on such and such a date, I will pay for the house."

I Will that give you a claim on the house? It will not. Suppose ~ you bring a group of friends as character witnesses who testify I) what an honest, honourable fellow you are and what a good bank account you have. Will that give you a claim on the house? It will not.
There is one thing that will bind the agreement: Money!! Cash! Not $20,000, not the entire cost of the house but a substantial down-payment. This is "earnest money." ,
The present possession of the Holy Spirit is a down-payment. OR EARNEST OF THE KINGDOM