'Eternal life' according to the Bible,
is it(eternal life) physical or spiritual?
- Jn 12:50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.
When the Bible mentions eternal life, we should understand clearly whether it is referring to physical or spiritual eternal life. The sun, moon, stars, winds, clouds, and rains are in the heavens, just as the spirits are in the spiritual world. Similarly, in the physical world, all sorts of living creatures, plants, and people fill the earth.As part of this will, heaven including the spirits of God and the martyrs will descend to the earth. As God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven, Mt 6:10 is fulfilled. God wants to dwell among his people on earth like he did in the time of Adam when his creation was still perfect (Gn 2; 1 Cor 15:25). This perfection is restored with the fulfillment of the wedding banquet Jesus promised would take place between the spiritual and physical worlds (Is 62:4-5; Hos 2:19-20; Mt 22; Mt 25; 2 Cor 11:2; Rv 19).
- Why did the vast separation between God and man came about?
- because of the disobedient and sinful hearts of Adam’s generation (Gn 3; Gn 6:1-3).
Since Jesus established the new covenant in his blood (Mt 26:26-29; Lk 22:20), people who believe in Jesus’ words have received atonement for their sins. At the time of Revelation’s fulfillment, that same blood of Jesus purchases people from the world of decay and death (Rv 1:5-6). God promised to return and unite with his children again. He will return to Shinchonji (Rv 21:1-6), which has appeared as God’s true temple (i.e., Mt. Zion in Rv 14:1-5). Ever since his spirit was separated from his people 6,000 years ago, God has been hard at work restoring all of creation to its original state of perfection. He has been working through his ministering angels and anyone who has been obedient to his commands. Since he left 6,000 years ago, neither God nor his kingdom of heaven have been able to return to dwell among us. This means God’s promise to come and live with us forever will be fulfilled at the time of Revelation’s fulfillment, when all his work is complete (Rv 22:1-5).- Would Adam have died if he had not sinned? meditate!
Awhile later the sons of God began to marry the daughters of men. This forced God to leave his people and limit their lifespan to 120 years (Gn 6). According to Ps 82:5-7, the sons of God were gods, but because of sins they died like mere men. These people are called gods, but they are not spirits. Jesus was talking about these same people when he said that those who received God’s seed and the word of eternal life can be called gods (Jn 10:35). Similarly, the apostles called people born of God the offspring of God (Acts 17:27-29).
In Jn 8:12, Jesus called himself the light of the world. Jesus later asked his disciples, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even through he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” Mary replied, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world,” (Jn 11:25-27). Revelation 21:1-6 says that when God returns to dwell among his people, there is no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things passes away. When the fulfillment of these prophecies comes, the work of the entire New Testament will be complete.
In addition, Apostle Paul testified about the seventh trumpet from Rv 10:7 when he said the following:
We will all be changed?in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” (1 Cor 15:51-54)
Since death was a consequence of sin, the atonement we receive through the blood of Jesus Christ frees us from our enslavement to death. When all the prophecies of the Bible are finally fulfilled, there will be no more death (Mt 26:28; Rv 1:5-6). If no one had ever eaten the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, our bodies would never have been destined to die (Gn 2:17; Gn 3:6). Death and suffering were never part of God’s original, holy creation. Death is a consequence of sin. Ever since Adam’s betrayal in the garden, the people of the world have inherited his sin and paid the ultimate price by dying as mere flesh. The Bible talks about the children of God and the children of ordinary men. The children of God live forever, but the children of ordinary men die because of their sins (Ps 82:6; Gn 6:1-3; Acts 17:29).
Followers of Christ whose flesh has died will live in spirit together forever with God and Jesus. True believers whose flesh is still alive at the time of the second coming will change and be re-born as the children of God. They will be clothed with God’s image and likeness according to the prophecies in 1 Cor 15 and Rv 21. Yet, until the prophecies are fulfilled, we cannot precisely describe the coming physical reality. Those who inherit this blessing will know it when it happens. There are so many people today who do not have the correct understanding of the Bible. These people waver on whether or not the flesh can live for eternity. We can be certain, however, that everything begins and ends with God. We must be confident that if it is promised in the Bible, it will be fulfilled. The Bible does promise that although people born of the seed of God live together with ordinary men right now, only the offspring of God will continue to exist beyond the millennium described in Revelation (Rv 20:4-6; Rv 22:1-5).
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