living in the shadows “these are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however,...
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“These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.”
Colossians 2:17
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Right & Wrong Good & Evil
Truth & Lies
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“You are, in fact, comparing them both with some Real Morality, admitting that there is sucha thing as a real Right, independent of what people think…”
C.S. Lewis – Mere Christianity
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“make them according to the pattern…”
Exodus 25: 8-9 & 40Acts 7: 44
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A throne,A smoke-filled temple &Six-winged creatures saying,Holy, Holy, Holy!
Isaiah 6: 1-4740 BC
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A temple beyond the earthly ones
Ezekiel 40: 1-4Ezekiel 40-48573 BC
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A temple beyond the earthly ones
Revelation 4Revelation 15: 5-8
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The copies, the shadows of the Heavenly Reality
Hebrews 8: 1-6Hebrews 9: 19-24Hebrews 10: 1-2; 9-12
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Walking in shadowsLooking for justice, deliveranceTruth is nowhere to be found
Isaiah 59
The imminent invasionThe imminent invasion
“The Redeemer will come…”“The Redeemer will come…”
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People walking in darknessThe shadow of death
Isaiah 9: 2
The imminent invasionThe imminent invasion
“a light has dawned…”“a light has dawned…”
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God’s way is perfectWord of the Lord is flawlessGod’s law is perfect
Psalm 18: 30Psalm 19: 7
The imminent invasionThe imminent invasion
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Word was GodLight was comingWord became flesh
John 1: 1-2, 9, 14Matthew 4: 12-17
The invasionThe invasion
“a light has dawned…”“a light has dawned…”
Living in theShadowsShadowsHark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King!”Christ, by highest Heav’n adored;Christ the everlasting Lord;Late in time, behold Him come,Offspring of a virgin’s womb.Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;Hail th’ incarnate Deity,Pleased with us in flesh to dwell,Jesus our Emmanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King!”Christ, by highest Heav’n adored;Christ the everlasting Lord;Late in time, behold Him come,Offspring of a virgin’s womb.Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;Hail th’ incarnate Deity,Pleased with us in flesh to dwell,Jesus our Emmanuel.
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“…Christians hold up Jesus’ birthas an example of the unseen worldimpinging on the visible, God’s own Son entering the world of matterwith full humanity but no earthly father.”
“…Christians hold up Jesus’ birthas an example of the unseen worldimpinging on the visible, God’s own Son entering the world of matterwith full humanity but no earthly father.”
Philip YanceyRumors of Another World
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“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”
Ecclesiastes 3: 11
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“…the kingdom of God is within you.”
Luke 17: 21John 4: 19-26
“…yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth...”
Living in theShadowsShadowsThe supernatural on earth, is merely natural in heaven
Water into winePhysical healingWilting a fig treeDividing fish & loavesRebirth of a soul
Living in theShadowsShadowsWhat happens on earth has heavenly consequences
Earthly sinner repents > heavenly celebrationBind/loose on earth > bind/loose in heavenWitness on earth > demons fall from heaven
Luke 15: 7Matthew 16: 19Luke 10: 18
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Our struggle, our battles are not with earth-bound copies, but with realities in another location
Ephesians 6: 10-12
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“…because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence.”
II Corinthians 4: 13 – 5: 10
“Therefore we do not lose heart.”
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if you can see it or touch it, then it is temporary – it will not last if you can see it or touch it, then it is temporary – it will not last
II Corinthians 4: 18
better to invest in the eternal – but you can’t see that!
(law of entropy)
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“Meanwhile we groan…”In fact, all creation groans!
II Corinthians 5: 1-10Romans 8: 18-25
“Therefore we do not lose heart.”
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“If I find in myself a desire whichno experience in this world can satisfy,the most probable explanation is thatI was made for another world.”
Mere ChristianityC.S. Lewis
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glimpses of eternal glory…
Matthew 17: 1-3II Peter 1: 16-18I John 1: 1-4
“…He was transfigured before them.”
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glimpses of eternal glory…
John 1: 1-3John 17: 4-5John 14: 3Philippians 3: 21
“…the glory I had with youbefore the world began.”
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glimpses of eternal glory…
I John 3: 2I Corinthians 13: 12Revelation 21: 23
“…we shall be like Him.”
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“These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.”
Colossians 2:17