Why would the 'unconscious Jesus' -
[John 11:11-14; Ecc 9:5; Psalm 6:5; 13:3; 115:17; 146:4]
-be sent to hell to redeem anyone when his shed blood according to 1 John 5:7 covers all?__
The creation of the first man Adam is the creation of the physical, mind, body and soul.
In the process of this perfect creation, the vessel Adam, became flawed because of the ability given Adam to reason, to become like as God, meaning becoming a god, lower case g.
Because Adam was created, Adam on its own power could not change the fact that he became separated from God as a god, and resulted in his death spiritually.
Even though Adam still lived in the physical, he was spiritually separated from God, meaning dead spiritually.
In order for God to again bring Adam back in union with God, God Himself had to make another vessel, like the first Adam, this time an Adam that God Himself could posses as His own self, with the power and might of God Himself, suffer the consequences that was meant for us and remove them from us for all peoples, for all time.
But prior to the coming of the second type Adam, Jesus, all peoples of all races, and religious beliefs could not go to be with God because the penality of righteouness could not be net by mankind.
So, God prepared a place to hold the departed spirits until which time He would redeem them.
That place is considered a prison, and or otherwise, referred to as hell.
Now, Jesus had within Him the righteousness of God to fulfill all of Gods requirements for all mankind, thus had to suffer the pains of the penalty, considered a sacrifice of God in our behalf, the lamb of God, and sent to prison/hell to introduce and announce to those souls the awaited redemption from God in their behalf.
When that was accomplished, Jesus opened the prisons gates, the gates of Heaven and sent them all to the Father, emptying the prison and ending its existence.
Now all of that is a complete story, and a reality when believed with faith in God that His word is true, honorable and worth of trust.
Jesus, then becomes the central figure who as God, brings about the salvation of all mankind and a name given to mankind by which we can trust, believe and gain salvation despite our beliefs, and righteous acts.
Read the story of the Potter in the book of Romans 8th chapter.
You will see a similitude.
Romans 6:7 says he that died is [not maybe] is acquitted or freed from sins.
So 'death' stamps the price tag of sin as: Paid In Full.
This does not mean innocent of course, but like when a governor frees or acquits a person meaning the charges against that person will no longer stick.
That is true but what you need to understand, is that what was accomplished was spiritual and not physical, simply because Jesus still had to die as you and I do.
Those of 2 Peter 2:4 are not dead people, but fallen angles from Noah's day.
Compare Jude verse 6. They will have the same ending as Satan - Heb 2:14 B -destruction or annihilation, not redemption.
Fallen angels means this in the scheme of things spiritually, the Jewish people are a similitude of a virgin whose son is considered a *******, thus rejected, and both of which are considered fallen angels, for both had lost their first estate.
What that all means is that because God chose a race of peoples to present Himself to the world, the Jew had the first estate position to God.
But because God wanted to save the world, He had to reject both the Jewish estate, and Jesus' estate as fallen angels, to reach out to the rest of humanity.
Notice this verse: Isa 9:14 Therefore
the LORD will cut off from Israel head and
tail,
branch and
rush,
in one day.
You have to look into that verse and get an understanding to see what I mean.
At 2Peter3:5,7,13 the literal or physical heavens were not destroyed, but the wicked ruling heavens, so to speak, were removed.
Remember to think spiritually in all your understandings.
We know the earth abides forever.- Ecc 1:4 B. but it is the wicked that will not abide forever.-Psalm 92:7; Proverbs 2:21,22; 10:30.
Wickedness remains here on the earth as an adversary, and has no place in heaven, thus ends at our death.
So, it is Not the 'now' earth that is to be destroyed, but wicked earthly society.
Not the literal heavens that is 'now', but wicked forces [Eph 6:12}in high [heavenly] places.
There is absolutely no evil in heavenly places, but evil is conceived in the heart and minds, thus, considered a spiritual......high places.
The living people of Matthew 25:32 are alive on earth, or living on earth at the time of Jesus 'glory' [Matt 25:31; 16:27], and those at Jesus right hand of favor, so to speak, remain alive, or keep on living right into Jesus peaceful 1000-year rule over earth with the prospect of always being alive or having everlasting life without ever dying.
The resurrection of Jesus is the beginning, thus those living at the time of His resurrection spiritually, shall never die.
And for us today, our belief and trust in Jesus does the same thing. We are born again, a new creature, and one in which we will never die again.
So, since the heavens and earth of Noah's day was real and literal, and the heavens and earth of 'now' are real and literal, is there any reason that the future 'new' heavens and earth would not also be real and literal for those living under God's heavenly kingdom or his royal government under Christ as crowned King of God's kingdom government over earth?
Consider this earth and the heavens, meaning the stars plannets etc, as the garden of God.
He has established them to plan His seeds and reap the harvest, with the established garden remaining as ever His garden.
If you think spiritual, then you must think to leave this earth as just a journey and a place where you, the person you are was born and now have an inheritance with God, and truly, not here on this earth again.
So, iof you are to do the greatest good, do it here while you are still alive and able to spread the love of God to your neighbor as instructed.
Blessings, AJ
