TWO ABODES OF THE SAINTS.
1). This lesson is made to define two kinds of unknown abodes of human spirits, and two kinds of physical abodes made for the saints’ habitations.
2). The celestial saints are dwelling in heaven: and the terrestrial saints are dwelling on earth.
3). The celestial saints are full spiritual beings, but the terrestrial saints are yet human beings, because they still live on earth.
4). No.1. The physical world is a dwelling place.
5). No.2. The kingdom of heaven is a physical dwelling place.
TWO POTENTIAL TRANSIT ABODES
No.1. Journey To Hell
6). This is a potential intricate transition which the natural man does not fully understand.
7). This journey does not need to be either walking, or running, or travelling by the means of any vehicle.
8). It is a journey programmed in the mindsets of mankind, which is timing out by life span to unknown eternity.
9). It could end up in the undesirable and regrettable eternity, only because the salvation by Jesus Christ was rejected.
No. 2. Journey To Heaven
10). The journey to Heaven is another extremely severe intricate journey.
11). It happens that many have heard of the story of heaven and wish to end up being there for eternity.
12). However, the way to heaven is the most debated and doubted with competition of which should be the right access to it.
13). It Therefore, this has generated lots of controversial doctrines and sectarian tensions and conflicts amidst human beings.
14). All of this are based on the assumption of who interprets better than the other
15). This is nothing else, but spiritual rumbles and bigotry.
16). At the end of the day, what must prevail must be what the Lord says in His word.
17). What has the Lord said in His Word about the Kingdom of Heaven, is the question?
18). How can anyone successfully be available to be accepted into the Kingdom of heaven?
19). Would anyone just walk into the Kingdom of heaven at will, like the common market, simply because he likes God?
ORIGIN OF SAINTS
20). The “word” saints was first identified only with the holy citizens dwelling in the kingdom of heaven; and
21). Secondly: on the terrestrial earth, with the crucified persons with Christ, by faith (Galatians 2:20).
22).The first use of the word, saints was by Moses, the early great prophet of the living God according to Deuteronomy 33:2.
23). “And he said, the LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir to them, He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came with [ten thousands of saints]
24). From His right hand went a fiery law for them”.
25). Moses being such a great prophet that he was, went on to say:
26). “Yea He loves the people, all His saints are in your hand: and they sat down at your feet: everyone of them shall receive of your words”.
27). Another referrer to this mount Sinai event was, Saint Jude, who was one of the great apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ.
28). To be precise, he was the junior brother to St. James the apostle.
29). These two great apostles I mentioned, were direct sons of Saint Mary, the very mother of Jesus in the flesh.
30). In his own words, Jude credited the prophecy of Moses to the ancient prophet Enoch, who first prophesied of the ten thousands of saints who came with the LORD.
31). He said: “And Enoch also, the seventh person from Adam, prophesied saying, behold the LORD is coming with ten thousands of His saints” (Jude 1:14).
SPIRITUAL ABODE ON THIS EARTH
32). “I’m crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not by myself, and again, but Christ now lives in me”.
33). The life that I am now living in the flesh, I am only living by the faith of the Son of God, who loves me, and gave His life for me”.
34). Vs.21. I do not [frustrate the Grace] of God: for if righteousness came by the law, then Christ is dead in vain Galatians 2:20.
35). We then as workers together with Him, beseech you also that you should not receive the Grace of God in vain (2Cor.6:1).
ANALYSIS
36). Speaking now to the bible readers, it is very obvious you know that the convention of the holy scriptures have not been fully dissected for normal understanding .
37). I am very much sure that you can agree on that, based on your present growth in Grace.
38). We are going to take a brief exploration on the above two scriptures, but before that, take note that the heavenly citizens are perfectly safe.
DISSECTION ON GALATIANS 2:20.
i). “I’m Crucified With Christ”.
39). Isn’t it an issue to hear the apostle, Paul saying, “I am crucified with Christ, while as yet he was living in the world?
40). How can a living person come to speak in the epistle that he is crucified with Christ who was no longer on the cross?
41). Why and how “am I crucified with Christ” who is no longer on the physical cross?
42). This is one of those very great issues contained in the holy scriptures, which we are required to tread with great caution.
43). To get the right answers to this question, we must consider why Christ came from heaven to be crucified in the world.
PURPOSE OF CRUCIFIXION
44). Christ is the original Spirit of God 2Cor.3:17: who put on flesh and came into the world John 1:1,10,14 to crucify all human spiritual bondage.
45). Those bondages are the activities the nature of sin brought upon the human beings.
46). Those activities are the disobedient behaviours and attitudes against the will of God, since the fall of human glory.
47). Therefore the holy scriptures say that all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God Rom.3:23.
48). Furthermore, it is written in the same bible book of Romans 6:23, saying that the wages or salaries sin pays is both physical and spiritual deaths.
Recovery Words of Knowledge
The character of the leader will determine the exposure of the followers: even so is Christ and the saints.
(1 Corinthians 1:24; Romans 8:14; 1John 3:2).
Kindness In Grace
49). The Lord being too kind and merciful, He released His Grace in His Person as Jesus Christ, to come into the world to crucify the cause of both physical and spiritual deaths.
50). When the Christ finally came into the world, He never relented His mission until He had taken death and its consequences to the cross and crucified them there.
Colossians 2:14 & 15
51). Vs.14. Blotting out the hand writing of ordinances that was against us; which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross.
52). Vs.15. And having [spoiled] principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, and triumphed over them in it.
53). It is important to note that Christ has fully conquered the forces of the principalities and powers on that cross and nailed them there.
54). So, our wrestling against them today, simply means, defending our own rights of the faith, by resisting devilments.
55). Note that even while the principalities and powers have been publicly spoiled and triumphed over, they are contagious, because they are spirits 1John 3:8,9.
56). Furthermore, being crucified with Christ while still in the flesh, can be referred to Galatians 5:24 which says:
57). “And they that are in Christ, have crucified the flesh with the [affections] and lusts”.
SUMMARY
58). The saints in heaven and on earth are of one family according to Ephesians 3:14-15.
59). God Almighty is the Father of divine family: for without a Father, there is no family.
60). As the Lord is the Father of the angelic saints in heaven, He is also the Father of the terrestrial saints on earth.
61). Though the terrestrial saints are on earth, their communication and conversation are in heaven from where we expect the King of saints to come according to, Philippians 3:20.
62). Therefore, the terrestrial saints are partially dwelling on earth temporarily, and also partially dwelling in heaven, in the spirit.
63). The gathering of the terrestrial saints is called “The kingdom of His dear Son” Colossians 1:13.
64). Furthermore, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself first called the gathering of His disciples, His kingdom on earth, where the foolish ones can be doing iniquity, according to Matthew 13:40,41
65). It is a relative kingdom where the saints relate with the Lord and each other.
66). The Lord says that He will send His angels into this partial kingdom to uproot the human tares that are mixed up with the saints and cast them into everlasting fire.
67). The angels will also escort the saints to dwell permanently with the Lord in eternity.
This is the end of things.
68). He that has ears let him what the Spirit says to all.
