Where the Son of Man died
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Where the Son of Man dies, the Son of God rises. It is not that I die and I rise again, but where I die, the Son of God is raised. Therefore, the kingdom of God is not mine, but his (the Son of God) kingdom. That is why the Bible says, “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you” (Matthew 6:33).
There is a difference between the dead Jesus and the risen Jesus. The dead Jesus is the Son of Man, and the risen Jesus is the Son of God. That is why the Bible calls the dead Jesus the Son of Man, the Son of Man. It is written, “As for this Son, who was born of the line of David according to the flesh, and was declared the Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 1:3-4). are doing
So the Bible testifies, “By this you know the Spirit of God, that every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God, and this is the spirit of the Antichrist. You have heard that it is coming, but it is already in the world” (1 John 4:2-3).
Therefore, the life that is dead is the life of man, and the life that has been raised to life is the life of God. Regarding this, the Bible says, "... being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit..." (1 Peter 3:18), and also, "So is the resurrection of the dead. It is raised in a thing; it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in shame; it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in strength; it is sown in a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. 44) You did.
The word of truth testifies, “We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body” (2 Corinthians 4:10). The life that died on the cross is the life of man, and the new life that was raised to life is the life of God. That's why the Bible says, "As the Father has life in him, so he also gave life to the Son so that he may have it in him" (John 5:26).
The Bible says that the life of the risen Son of God is new life. This is because there was man's life, the old life. The Bible says, “Therefore, we were buried with him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life” (Romans). 6:4) proves that
Therefore, we, the sons of man, from the place where we died with Jesus (the Son of Man) were raised to life together with Jesus, the Son of God, so that the will of God, “to bring many sons into glory” as it is written, may be fulfilled. will be Regarding this, the Bible says, "Therefore, when he came into the world, he said, "Sacrifice and offerings are not yours, God hath prepared for me. He takes no pleasure in burnt offerings and sin offerings as a whole." Then I said, "Look, O God, the book of the scroll. As it is written of me in the Bible, I have come to do your will” (Hebrews 10:5-7).
Where I died, the Son of God lives. That is why it is written, “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21). When I am subtracted, I am added to God. Because I am darkness and God is light. Christ took on the flesh (darkness) as the son of man in this world of darkness to accomplish God's will to remove darkness.
To accomplish this will, He sent His only begotten Son to clothe himself in darkness into a world of darkness. The absence of darkness is the true light. The way of removing darkness is the way of the cross. That is why the Bible testifies, “This is the news we have heard from him and are preaching to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5). The Lord fulfilled this Father's will and said, “It is finished,” and his soul returned to the Father.
Jesus, the only begotten Son of God, was also made perfect into a son through this suffering. It is written, “It is fitting that the Lord their Savior should be perfected through sufferings, to bring many sons to glory, of all things and of all things” (Hebrews 2:10). those who had them as priests, but the word of the oath which was made after the law hath appointed a son made perfect forever” (Hebrews 7:28).
Therefore, the Son of Man Jesus, who accomplished everything and became the firstborn of many sons of God through the spirit of holiness, and became the firstfruits of many fruits, became God's “sparkle of glory.” It is written, “Those whom God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers” (Romans 8:29). He is the image of His very nature, upholding all things by the word of His power, performing the purification of sins, and sitting at the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Hebrews 1:3).
If you lose yourself in the kingdom of this world, you will gain him in the kingdom of God. The truth says, “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Matthew 10:39). Losing is me, gaining is Christ. What a great honor is this? There is no kingdom of God for those who neglect such a great salvation.
It is written, “...I have nothing to boast about except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14). The Bible testifies, "The seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of the world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever..." (Revelation 11:15). .
Everyone who knows this truth will be set free forever, “the kingdom of the world will be the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.” When he brings his firstborn son back into the world, he will come again in the form of a glorious body like the Son of Man. That's why the Bible says, "If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body."
Regarding this, the Bible says, “Therefore, be ready too, for the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect” (Matthew 24:44), and again, “...But will you find faith on earth when the Son of Man comes?” (Luke 24:44). 18:8) He said. This is because the New Jerusalem is not of the world. The present Jerusalem that belongs to the world will be destroyed, and the New Jerusalem that belongs to God will be adorned in heaven. Amen, thank you Lord.
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