In chapter 5 of 2Corinthians we look into the temporal and the eternal of GOD's designed humanity, by now you know the one that he redeemed at the judgment day of the Lord on the cross. The earthy remain bound to the world by its systems of religion, politics and finance. While the eternal spiritual person, well they go on to be eternal, having within them kingdom of heaven while here on earth. So lets see what Paul has to reveal about his revelation of Christ, in this matter. Because all does indeed matter for all of humanity's human race. You'd think the "all" would have by now heard to complete good news and accepted their lot in Christ, but a last this is not so! The chains of darkness are indeed grievous for all.
2Corithians 5:1-5 "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle(G4636) were dissolved(G2647), we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit." (KJV)
2Corinthians 5:1-5 "For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building(G4636) from God, a house not made with hands(G2647), eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee." (ESV)
2Corinthians 5:1-5 "Our [1,G4636]skin-suits have a [2,G2647]"sell by" date; our spirit-bodies are eternal. The same GOD who fashioned these skin-bodies in our mother's womb, engineered our spirit-bodies to be our permanent dwelling. (The word, [1,G4636] skenos, reminds of the English word skin and translates, as tabernacle. The word, [2,G2647 from G2596 and G3089] kataluo means to be (G3089) loosed because it has completed its (G2596) function - like on a journey of travelers, when they halt to put up lodges (G2646, to break up) for the night; the straps and packs of the beasts of burden are unbound and taken off or, more correctly, from the fact that a traveler's garments were tied up when they were on a journey to be loosed at its end.) Facing pressure times the way we often do, makes us sigh with longing to exchange our skin-suit with the permanent splendor of the heavenly-body. In the meantime, whatever challenges we are facing in the meat-box, we know that we shall never be found naked; since we are already fully clothed with our heavenly identity of Christ in our inner person! We are not complaining about our bodies, even though we are often aware of its frailties; instead we yearn to be overwhelmed with life. We know that every evidence of death, even in our bodies, will dissolve into life! GOD wired us this way; his Spirit already confirms within us the present evidence of eternity. We are eternal beings by design." (The Mirror)
Now what was just revealed in some religious circles maybe argumentative. And I will leave it at that. Until tomorrow, if and when tomorrow comes may the LORD increase you knowledge of him both in you and then in yours.
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