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“And the angel said to her, “Fear not, Mary; for you have found favour with God. And behold, you will conceive in womb, and will bring forth a son, and you shall call His name Jesus. He will be great, and He will be called Son of the Most High.” Luke 1:30-32.
When a man and woman get together the man’s seed is planted into the woman, the egg is fertilised and a baby is conceived. Within the seed of the man, and within the egg of the woman is contained information, which is appropriated by the child. And the child to be born resembles the parents taking features from them, as a result we look at children to see which parent they resemble more. Now, one of the issues we face in the Church is how to specifically identify the means by which sin is passed from parent to child. Pastor Joseph Prince, teaching on this concept, demonstrated that modern science has proved a baby in the wombs of its mother does not receive blood from her, therefore proving the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ is free from sin of His mother Mary. We want to build on this concept in order to further pinpoint where sin dwells, and how it is passed from parent to child. This will help us to answer the questions of the essence of what mankind was created to be, and address the ERROR of Spiritual Death.
Where is Sin found?
Now, the fact that Sin is NOT passed through the BLOOD, since the child in the womb does not receive blood from its mother also means NEITHER did we! Nevertheless, we are all born under Sin. The consequence of which is that sin is passed from parent to child through the only other possibility, that is the BODY. When Adam acted in disobedience and ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, it was his BODY that was cursed being made subject to Death. As Paul said, “The BODY is indeed DEAD on account of Sin.” Romans 8:10. And the result of this disobedience was also reflected on creation itself, that is when Sin entered the world the ground from which our body was formed was also Cursed, God said, “Cursed is the ground for your sake.” Genesis 3:17. In reference to which Paul also says, “For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the One having subjected it, in hope.” Romans 8:20. The point is, it is our BODY that was cursed in sin, to Death and Corruption. So God says, “For out of [Ground] you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.” Genesis 3:19. The association which we need to have clear in our mind is that, just as Sin entered the world to bring forth corruption, Sin is also found in our BODY to bring forth DEATH.
And Paul also shows the presence of sin to be in the BODY, saying, “For I know that there dwells in me nothing good, that is, in my FLESH. For to will is present with me, but not to do good.” Then he says, “Now if what I do not want, I do this, it is no longer I who do it, but Sin DWELLING in me.” Romans 7:18,20. Paul is saying, “Sin is found in our BODY, ” and in saying so, he highlights the contradiction that exists within us, that is between the inward man: the SOUL, and the outward man: the BODY. And he elaborates on the working of this contradiction saying, “So I find the principle in my desiring to do good, that evil is present with me. For I delight in the Law of God according to the inward man; but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and making me captive to the law of sin being in my members. O wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of this BODY of DEATH?” Romans 7:21-24. Paul is describing the state of fallen mankind, in that people most of the time want to do good, but end up doing things which they hate, on the account they are held captive to the force that is at work in their BODY.
The main point we need to understand is, the difference that exists between the DEEDS of sin that relates to the SOUL, and the NATURE of sin that relates to the BODY. The effect of which is that, EVERY SOUL that is born on Earth, is born as innocent as can be, being free from the sinful deeds of its parents, yet it is still born UNDER subjugation to the BODY of Sin that came on the account of Adam. The distinction being between the BODY of Sin that is passed from parent to child, to that of the DEEDS of sins to which we ourselves commit to the defilement of our own conscience. So, Ezekiel says, “The SOUL who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son.” Ezekiel 18:20. Now, PLEASE NOTE, to this we MUST add the INEVITABILITY of everyone born UNDER subjugation to the BODY of Sin to become sinners. In which regard Paul says, “Because of this, just as Sin entered into the WORLD through one man, and death through sin, so also DEATH passed to ALL men, because ALL SINNED.” Note, it is the fact that sin entered the world which caused every man, woman and child to become sinners. Then Paul says, “Death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those not having sinned in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the coming One.” Romans 5:12,14. The difference Paul makes between the Sin of Adam, and the sin of those that came after him, was that the sin of Adam caused the BODY of mankind, and the world to be under subjugation to the Law of Sin and Death. The result of which was that, Mankind through their own sinful deeds defiled their own conscience, on the account they were born in a BODY of sin, to a WORLD ruled by sin.
And the combination of this effect is described by Paul in the letter to the Ephesians, saying, “And you, being dead in your trespasses and sins— in which once you walked according to the age of this WORLD, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience, among whom we all also once lived in the desires of our FLESH, doing the things willed of the flesh and of its thoughts.” Ephesians 2:1-3. The spirit that is at work in the world, also works to influence the passions and desires of our flesh, the outcome of which is that we were all dead in trespasses and sins. The point we want to stress is, the inevitability of mankind to become sinner is as certain as to the world to which we are all born, in which is the knowledge of evil. And it is in the same regard, the soul of mankind that is formed in the body of sin, will succumb to the desires and passions of sinful flesh.
There is a difference between the Body, and the Soul. When Adam had a son in his own image, it was according to the state of his BODY that was made subject to sin. However, the BLOOD is a representation of the Soul that is born innocent, being free from the condemnation of conscience. Please Note, our conscience can ONLY be convicted or defiled on the account of our own deeds, and NOT another’s. For which reason the deeds of our parents, or that of Adam CANNOT condemn our conscience, for which we ourselves are solely responsible. And the bible relays this principle stating, “For before the Child shall KNOW to REFUSE the EVIL and CHOOSE the GOOD.” Isaiah 7:16. That is to say, there is an age of accountability, to which everyone is held responsible for their own deeds. Please Note, this is NOT to say a child under the age of accountability is WITHOUT sin, just that they are NOT held accountable for it. From a very young age, the body of sin into which we are born will dictate our action. So a child may choose evil, and act selfish, rebellious, defiant, cruel and angry, but we are given grace until we come of age, our parents patiently training us in the way we should go, by disciplining us. Consider, even sins committed outside of the law are not counted, yet the person who committed it is not free, and is still subject to death. As Paul says, “For until the Law, sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed, there being no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those not having sinned in the likeness of the transgression of Adam.” Romans 5:13-14. The point being, our outcome as sinners is a foregone conclusion. So, even though we do NOT bear the GUILT for the disobedience of Adam, yet we are still SUBJECT to its consequences.
The ROOT of the matter is, the Sin of Adam that resulted in the condemnation of the BODY, has caused everyone that came after him to become SINNERS. So Paul says, “Just as through one trespass, it is unto condemnation to all men,” and he follows this with, “For as indeed through the disobedience of the one man, the many were made sinners.” Romans 5:18,19. So in the first instance Paul is stating to us, through the Sin of Adam the BODY of mankind was condemned to DEATH, so everyone born to flesh and blood, MUST die. And the disobedience of Adam also meant we are all made subject to sin, through the knowledge of evil that came on the account of him, but this is not apart from our own choice. Remember Cain, how God warned him that Sin was crouching at his door, yet the choice remained his own. [Genesis 4:6.] But Cain would never have had to make that choice if Adam had not disobeyed. This is another way to say, Mankind became sinners on the account of sin having come into the world through the disobedience of the one man Adam. [Romans 5:12.] So, we by our own deeds that are subject to the sinful law that is at work in our body, defile our soul. And our conscience grows corrupt, by every deed we give into through the lust of the mind and flesh, being made subject to the nature of sin that is in our body and in the world. [Ephesians 4:22.] And Paul describes the captivity of our Soul to the body of sin, in which the spirit of the world had dominance saying, “I am FLESHLY, having been SOLD under Sin.” Romans 7:14. So, be it by greater or lesser, be it in thought or deed, the desires of sin that worked in our body which is according to the course of this world has corrupted our soul.
The Body and Blood of the Lord.
Now, here is where, the contrast of our body to that of the Lord, helps us to identify how Sin is passed from parent to child, BODILY. That is, EVERYONE that is born of a Man and Woman, is subject to inherit the Fallen Nature that came on the account of the Sin of Adam. To be plain, a BODY that is formed in the womb of a mother, conceived from the seed of a man CANNOT be free from sin, but is subject to the same condemnation of Adam and Eve. And it is for this very reason, the Lord Jesus Christ COULD NOT be formed from the seed of a man. In which respect, God said to the serpent that deceived Eve, “And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.” Genesis 3:15. Now, many teachers have pointed out that a woman does not have seed but only the man. So, what did God mean when He said, the Seed of the woman? The answer is given in the writing of John which describes the birth of the Lord as, “And the WORD became FLESH and dwelt among us. And we beheld His glory, a glory as of an only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14. So in this statement John tells us the Seed of the woman is the WORD itself, which Mary believed and received to herself saying, “Behold, the Lord’s handmaid. May it happen to me according to your WORD.” Luke 1:38. And it is precisely for THIS VERY reason that Mary was commended by Elizabeth, saying, “And BLESSED is the one having BELIEVED that there will be a fulfillment to the things SPOKEN to her from the Lord.” Luke 2:45. So, her faith in the WORD that was told to her, was made flesh in her womb by the Holy Spirit, and the Lord was conceived.
And we can contrast this event with that of Eve, when she was deceived by the serpent in believing the Lie, through which the nature of the devil found ENTRY into the world. Now, in the same respect, through the simplicity of the TRUTH which Mary also received, the means for the deliverance of the world was also brought forth bodily in the nature of God. [Hebrews 1:3.] Consider, the Word of God joined with Faith was made flesh in the wombs of Mary by the Holy Spirit, through which God dwelt in her womb bodily, as the Son of Man. And it is also in the same regard that the Word of God joined with Faith through which the Spirit of Christ makes His dwelling in us, by the Holy Spirit. The emphasis being on obedience to the truth through faith only. [Romans 6:17, James 1:21, 1 Peter 1:22.]
And it is very IMPORTANT to note that, even though the body of the Lord grew in the wombs of Mary from what she ate and drank, the Lord Jesus Christ COULD NOT take from Mary, neither BLOOD, nor BODY. To do so would have meant, the BODY of the Lord would have been subject to the same Sin as everyone of us. Since, the Body of Mary was NOT FREE from sin, being conceived in her mothers womb through the seed of her father, therefore she was born subject to Sin, in EVERY way as any other person in the world. So if the Lord had taken from her body, then the offering of His body as the sacrifice for the sins of mankind would NOT have been accepted. We have to bear in mind, as much as the seed of man bore the curse, the ground was also subject to the same curse, as God said, “Curse is the ground for your sake.” The point being, as seed is associated with the man, the ground is associated with the woman, which is a reference to the egg, into which the seed is planted. For which reason the BODY of the Lord can neither be of the seed of man, nor of the egg of woman. But the Lord was conceived in the wombs of Mary from the incorruptible Word of God, through the Holy Spirit, and the WORD was made FLESH.
This brings us to the important point of identifying the specific purpose which, the BODY and BLOOD of the Lord served in the deliverance of Mankind, as well as Creation itself. That is, the Body of the Lord is specifically associated with everything that INFECTED the world on the account of the disobedience of Adam. So the Lord said, “The bread that I will give for the LIFE of the WORLD is My FLESH.” John 6:51. This verse is of great value because it encompasses the deliverance of CREATION that fell on the account of the sin of Adam. As Paul also says, “Creation itself will also be set FREE from the bondage of DECAY, into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.” Romans 8:21. That is from the effects that came into the world on the account of sin, which includes poverty, toil, sickness, disease, and the eventual outcome of Death. So, everything the Lord endured from the moment He fell to the ground in agony to pray, in the garden of Gethsemane, when His sweat became great drops of blood falling to the ground, followed by the whipping post, where His flesh was torn from His bones, leading to the ultimate outcome, when He hanged naked on the cross, with His hands and feet pierced with nails, was to address the CURSE under which both mankind, and all of creation was made subject. So He bore STRIPES on His body to carry our sickness and diseases, He became poor being destitute of every earthly possession, when He hanged on the cross NAKED to address our poverty. And His SWEAT became great drops of blood falling to the GROUND, to address the CURSE that came upon CREATION, though which the bounty was withheld resulting in the toils of mankind. Finally, His BODY was given over to DEATH and the GRAVE, so that ALL of Mankind may be set FREE. [J.p]
All of which was put on the BODY of the Lord, as to address the VERY ROOT cause, which was Sin. So Paul says, “He has been revealed once in the consummation of the ages for the putting away of sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” Hebrews 9:26. Now, it is very important to address the all encompassing value of this statement. First Paul says, “Just as through one trespass, it is unto condemnation to ALL Men, so also through one act of righteousness it is unto justification of LIFE to ALL Men.” Romans 5:18. The point Paul was making is, just as sure as DEATH came to ALL Men on the account of Adam, LIFE has also come to ALL Men on the account of Jesus Christ, which is APART from the RESPONSE of any Man. That is, just as we had NO say in respect to DEATH that came through the Sin of Adam, we also have NO say in respect to the LIFE that came on the account of the Righteous act of the Lord Jesus Christ. And Paul affirms this saying, “For since DEATH came by a man, so also by a Man has come the RESURRECTION of the dead. For as indeed in Adam ALL Die, so also in Christ ALL will be made ALIVE.” 1 Corinthians 15:21-22. However, in laying down this groundwork there is distinction that NEEDS to be made, and Paul says, “We have hope on the living God, who is the Savior of ALL Men, ESPECIALLY of BELIEVERS.” 1 Timothy 4:10. In saying this, Paul sets apart those who are Christ’s, as to say those who have His Spirit in them, to live life in His righteousness and sanctification for the purpose of the inheritance. But this does NOT change the fact, ALL will be made ALIVE since Christ has abolished Sin and Death for ALL of Mankind, only the TIME of their resurrection is different. So, either we are raised to life to receive the inheritance, or we are raised to life to face the judgement of the second death, nevertheless ALL are made ALIVE.
So just as Mankind that was born after Adam, has done NOTHING to merit the Body of Death into which he was born. Likewise, the resurrection of mankind into a body made ALIVE from the dead is also dependent on NOTHING else but the Last Adam. This is the LAWFUL ground through which, the resurrection from the dead is performed, that is the ONLY reason DEATH & HADES are forced to give up the dead that were in them, is because the authority they had through sin, to hold the BODY and SOUL of mankind in captivity was revoked in Christ. So when the Lord was raised from the dead He declared, “I am the First and the Last, and the Living One. And I was dead, and behold I am living to the ages of the ages, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.” Revelation 1:1-18. And the proof of this victory was declared in the fact, the Lord was raised in a FLESH and BONE body as a testimony to ALL, that Mankind is justified to life through Christ. [Acts 17:31.] And it is to the reality of this TRUTH, we are asked to be reconciled, in order to live life by the Spirit of God, to a new standard that is of the righteousness of God Himself, for the purpose of sanctification of our body and soul, that we may inherit the Kingdom of God. [Romans 5:9-10.]
Now, having expressed the ALL encompassing effect of the BODY of the Lord, we have come to the BLOOD, which is the representation of the Soul, which we ourselves have defiled through our own actions, in which regard a provision is given, for us to make a CHOICE. That is, the BLOOD of the Lord serves to address the Evil Conscience that was born out of dead works, as Paul says, “How much more will the BLOOD of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, PURIFY our CONSCIENCE from dead works, in order to serve the living God!” Hebrews 9:14. That is, our conscience is purified through the truth of the gospel we CHOOSE to receive and believe, from works that were designed to produce death in us, on the account of the knowledge of evil that came into the world through Adam.
We have to bear in mind, there were two main events that took place on the day Adam and Eve fell. First, their BODY was condemned to death, being the dwelling place of sin. Second, the eyes of their understanding was OPENED to the knowledge of EVIL, that is to have an evil conscience. And Peter expresses how these two concepts were resolved in the Baptism of the Lord saying, “[Water] baptism now saving you, not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the demand of a GOOD CONSCIENCE toward God, through the RESURRECTION of Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 3:21. That is being delivered from the body of sin, in the circumcision of Christ, being buried with Him bodily in water baptism, and a conscience that is purified from evil, through faith in His blood. So Christians are commanded to take part in the baptism of water, at the moment they come to faith in the confession of the truth, as to address both Soul and Body. [Colossians 2:11-12.] Likewise, the same can be said of the Communion of the Lord, which consists of two parts, the bread to represent His BODY, and the wine to represent His BLOOD. And we are REMINDED to take each component, in the revelation of the truth they represent, body for body and soul for soul. [1 Corinthians 11:23-32.]
So, the point is, the body which is in respect to all the consequences of the CURSE that came on the account of sin, is crucified with Christ, with all its passion and desires. [Romans 6:6-7, Galatians 5:24.] And the blood which is in respect to the consciousness of evil, is cleansed from the weight of our own sins through His Blood. And Paul summarising this concept says, “Therefore brothers, having confidence for entering the holy places by the BLOOD of Jesus, by a new and living way, which He dedicated for us through the VEIL that is His FLESH, and having a great priest over the house of God, we should draw near with a sincere heart, in full assurance of faith, our hearts having been sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our body having been washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:19-22. Note how His BODY was torn, to remove the veil of separation that was between God and us, so that we may be reconciled to Him through a conscience cleansed by His BLOOD. The process of which is meant to bring us into a New Life in the Spirit, as ones that are born again.
The Error Spiritual Death.
Now, as far as we understand it, the error of Spiritual Death ASSUMES the enmity that came between God and mankind was on the account of our spirit being dead. That is, our understanding of the events that took place in the Garden of EDEN is in respect to the spirit, and NOT that of the BODY. Through which we have failed to acknowledge the barrier that came into our body on the account of sin. And this is the MOST significant feature, which is that we fail to understand how much of an enemy our body was to us, and have chosen to spiritualise our condition. But as we have discussed above, from the fall of Adam, to our deliverance through our Lord Jesus Christ, and even the means by which Sin is passed through the generation of mankind is SINGULARLY focused on the BODY. Even Creation itself, which we can by no means spiritualise, is given as a MIRROR for our own condition.
Paul did not cry, “Who will save me from this state of spiritual deadness?” but rather, “Who will deliver me out of this BODY of DEATH?” He recognised the bondage of captivity to which his Soul was held in a BODY that was ruled by the Law of Sin. After which, he gives the answer to this overwhelming problem saying, “Thanks be then to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord!” Romans 7:24-25. The emphasis he makes is on the BODY, for which the Lord gave His own BODY to remedy, by bearing the curse of the world upon Himself, in order to satisfy every word of curse that was pronounced by God in the Garden of Eden. [Genesis 3:17-19.] The point is, it is our SOUL that was held subservient to the desires and dictates of the Body of Sin. And it is this state of mind which Paul calls to be at enmity with God, saying, “The MIND of the FLESH is hostility toward God; for it is NOT subject to the Law of God, for not even can it be.” Romans 8:7. The point being a person whose mind is set on the flesh, will recoil at the Law of God on the account of the desire of the flesh being contrary to the will of God. [Romans 7:8,11.]
The next concept that addresses the enmity to be in the body of mankind is described in relation to Jews and Gentiles. Paul writes, “For He Himself is our peace, having made both one and having broken down the barrier of the partition of hostility, having annulled in His FLESH the law of commandments in ordinances.” Ephesians 2:14-15. Now as much as these verses are referring to enmity between Jew and Gentile in respect to the Law, nonetheless, it is describing the essence of enmity between those that are brought near to God, and those that were far, in respect to the BODY. That is Israel was ceremonially drawn near through the covenant of circumcision, in order to show the true underlining issue between the enmity between God and man is found in the BODY. As result, the Lord annulled the hostility through His own BODY, as to make circumcision, nor uncircumcision to be anything, by putting the flesh aside through the sacrifice of Himself so that He might bring forth a New Man, that is of the Spirit.
And the offering of the Lord to resolve this enmity is described by Paul as, “For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought for sin into the holy places by the high priest are burned outside the camp. Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the gate, so that He might sanctify the people by the own blood.” Hebrews 13:11-12. Paul is showing, the BODY of the Lord was put outside bearing the CURSE of the world upon itself, so that HIS BLOOD can sanctify us. That is to say, our reconciliation to God in addressing the enmity that was between God and us, was satisfied on the cross in the BODY of the Lord Jesus Christ. As Paul says, “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning their trespasses to them, and having put into us the word of reconciliation.” 2 Corinthians 5:19. So, we can see what separated us from God was not our dead spirit, but our body in which sin dwelt, to hold our soul in captivity through an evil conscience!
Are we Created Spirits?
Now, the fact that the BLOOD of mankind is born free from sin, should give us the idea that mankind was created to be a Living Soul, to dwell in a BODY of flesh, given LIFE by the breath of God. The Law of Moses states, “For the LIFE of the flesh is in the blood.” Leviticus 17:11. The Hebrew word used to mean “life,” is “ne·p̄eš,” which is also used to mean Soul, that is the essence and personhood of the creature, which is composed of the Mind, Conscience, Will, and Emotion. It is the very thing Adam became when God breathed into the form of clay. [Genesis 2:7.] It is this, “ne·p̄eš,” that is born innocent to a body that is ruled by sin. The main point being, every living thing with the breath of life in its nostrils is described as having its life, “ne·p̄eš,” to be in the BLOOD. Now, if mankind was truly created spirit, God would have said, “the life of all flesh is in the BREATH,” which is the Hebrew word, “ruach,” but God clearly stated it to be in the BLOOD.
And our life that was in the Blood, being subservient to the dictates of the Body of Sin, which Paul calls “the Old Man,” is SAVED from this state through the Lord Jesus Christ. As Paul says, “For you have died, and your LIFE [zoe] has been hidden with Christ in God. When Christ your life may be revealed, then you also will appear with Him in glory.” Colossians 3:3-4. The Greek word used to mean “life,” is the word “zoe,” which is used to refer to eternal life, that is the life of God. Which is the life we receive on the account of the righteousness of God through faith in Christ, as Paul says, “But if Christ is in you, the body is indeed dead on account of sin, but the Spirit is LIFE [zoe] on account of righteousness.” Romans 8:10. The result of which is described as, “You are NOT in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you.” Romans 8:9. Please Note, the condition for our LIFE being in the Spirit on the account of having the Life of God in us, is what is called “the New Man.” Through which, we who once were in the BLOOD, are now saved to be in the BREATH, through the Lord Jesus Christ, being sealed by the Holy Spirit, until we come to the possession of the spiritual body of inheritance. [Ephesians 1:13-14.] So, mankind that was once created to be flesh, has the option to be spirit through the Lord Jesus Christ, as God is Spirit. Note the Change, in Adam the life of mankind is associated with the blood, and the blood is swallowed up into the depth of the earth at death, innocent Abel being the prime example. [Genesis 4:10-11.] However in Christ our life is no longer associated with the blood, but with the Breath, which Solomon described as returning back to God, saying, “Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.” Ecclesiastes 12:7. And it is this transformation which we are unable to grasp when we claim mankind was created spirit.
We end our study as we have begun it, by expressing the joining of two to make one. As Genesis states, “Because of this, a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will be into one flesh.” Genesis 2:24. And it is in the same respect, Paul using the analogy of a man being joined with a woman says, “the one being joined to the Lord is one spirit.” 1 Corinthians 6:17. Note, flesh joined to flesh becomes one, as well as spirit joined to Spirit becomes one, yet in all these the SOUL remains UNIQUE, then question is, are we flesh or spirits, or are we indeed SOULS? Flesh and spirit are as it relates to the DOMAIN in which we live, nevertheless our essence, personhood is found in the Soul. The Soul is NEVER found naked, it is either in the body of flesh made alive by the spirit, or it is in captivity in Death and Hades, who themselves are spiritual beings, or it is in the presence of God being clothed with a heavenly body. Here is the conclusion of the matter, Heavenly beings are spirits, and Earthly beings are flesh! And it is ONLY in the Lord Jesus Christ that mankind that was created to be flesh to dwell on the Earth, gets to BECOME spirits to dwell in the presence of God in Heaven!
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