The fact that Christians are saved, yet stuck in a cursed world in bodies cursed to die speaks of a certain level of glory. We will physically die, yet, as faithful Christians, we are saved. Therefore, we are not at the highest level of glory, because we are still in cursed bodies. But when we die, we will be in the presence of God. Furthermore, after the rapture, we will physically be in the presence of God. In short, the entire human race over its entire existence has been going through different levels of glory. All levels other than the highest level are intermediary levels of glory which will all pass away on Judgment day, leaving only the saved to spend eternity with God, and the deceived to eternally perish in the Lake of Fire. Before the fall, mankind was immortal, and had no sickness or death. Adam and Eve lived in God’s presence. After the fall, mankind was under the curse of death. Then , after the great flood of Noah, the life span of mankind dramatically decreased. The level of glory for man was decreased to the point that simply being in God’s presence would kill him; (remember that the high priests wore a rope tied to their ankles when they went before the Lord in the Holy of Holies. The high priest did this just in case being in the presence of God killed him. In the event of such an unfortunate occurrence, his body could be retrieved out of God’s presence without anybody else dying trying to
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:38:28 +0000
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