The main message that God and Jesus gave in the four Gospels was the message about the kingdom of heaven and eternal life. Anyone who does not believe this message does not believe in Jesus or his word, because the scriptures cannot be broken (Jn 10:35).
There are two kingdoms of heaven in the Bible. One is the spiritual kingdom located in heaven, and the other is the physical kingdom that is fulfilled here on earth. There are also two kinds of eternal life; spiritual and physical. What does this mean?
The kingdom of heaven in the spiritual and physical worlds
The kingdom of heaven in Rev 4 and 21 is the kingdom in the spiritual world. Moses made the tabernacle according to the pattern he saw in heaven (Heb 8:5), and God came to dwell there (Ex 25:22). Jesus called himself the temple and the kingdom of heaven because God was dwelling with him (Mt 13:24, 37). The kingdom of heaven is like a bird perching in a tree that has grown from a small seed (Mt 13:31-32). The tabernacle of the chosen people, where the sun, moon, and stars can be found, can be called heaven (Rev 12). The sun, moon, and stars represent Israel (Ge 37:9-11). Thus, heaven is the tabernacle of the chosen people (i.e. the sun, moon, and stars), with whom the God of the spiritual heaven dwells (Rev 13:6). Jesus asked in the Lord’s Prayer for God’s will to be done on earth as it is heaven (Mt 6:10). He also said that the gathering place for believers on this earth is the kingdom of heaven (Mt 8:11). People who fail to believe the words of these promises misunderstand the Bible.
Spiritual and physical eternal life
According to Ge 1:26-27, God created men in the image and appearance of God. God calls the men he creates “sons of the most high” and “gods” in Ps 82. God gave Adam the breath of life and Adam became a living being (Ge 2:7). The living being ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and his spirit died. His flesh returned to the dust at the age of 930 (Ge 5:5, 3:19). If Adam had not eaten the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, wouldn’t he still have lived in God’s image? In Jesus’ first coming, one of the topics his opponents liked to debate was eternal life (Jn 8:47-55). Jesus clearly assured us that we must believe in eternal life. God, who is life, left men because the sons of God returned to the flesh (Ge 6:1-3). From that time on all men have had original sins, inherited sins, and the personal sins that accumulate as they live their lives. As all of these sins added up, the human lifespan got shorter. People lived up to a thousand years in Adam’s time, but now the human lifespan is roughly 80 years (Ps 90:10). When the sins that shrink the human lifespan are resolved, that lifespan will increase again because God can come to people and live with them (Rev 21:4; Jas 1:15; Ro 8:9-11).
Let us find out whatJesus said about the two kinds of eternal life.
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“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live even if he dies, and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (Jn 11:25-26) When Jesus asked his disciples about eternal life they affirmed that they did, indeed, believe (Jn 11:27). This was the same time Jesus was able to raise Lazarus from the dead (Jn 11).This, however, is not the only example in the scriptures. God took away Enoch (Ge 5:24); Elijah went up to heaven (2Ki 2:11); and Moses’ body was not found on the earth (Mk 9:4-8; Jude 1:9). Jesus, too, resurrected and ascended to heaven (Jn 11:25; Ac 1:22; Ro 1:4; Ac 1:2; Heb 4:14). It must be natural for those who believe in the Bible to believe these facts as well. Ever since Jesus shed his blood, anyone who believes in Jesus can be redeemed from his or her sins; God and Jesus can become his or her God (Heb 8:7-13). This is possible because peoples’ sins can be atoned through the blood of Jesus. The Bible says that those who have eaten Jesus’ flesh and drunk his blood before the second coming will be raised on that day as spirits (Jn 6:51-57, 63; 1Th 4:13-18; Rev 20:4; 1Co 15:51-52). The spirits and flesh that appear in these references are not those of regular people; they are the ones who become new creations by being born again of the water and the spirit (Jn 3:5-6; 2Co 5:17). Anyone who wants to argue that the words of these scriptures are incorrect must have evidence to support that claim. On the other hand, if the words of these scriptures are correct, we must all believe them. Furthermore, there are some who persecute the people who believe these scriptures, calling them heretics. In fact, they are the ones who do not believe Jesus’ words, and in failing to believe, they themselves become heretics. They are no different from the Pharisees who called Jesus a serpent (someone who is demon-possessed) in the time of the first coming.
Let us examine a passage where the Jews, the chosen people, argued with Jesus over the issue of eternal life.
“I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.” Then the Judeans responded, “Now we know you're possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say, ‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’ You aren't greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?” Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory is worthless. The one who glorifies me is my Father, about whom you people say, ‘He is our God.’” (Jn 8:51-55)
Jesus said, “If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death,” but, because of this comment, the Jews exclaimed that Jesus was demon-possessed. The Jews asked Jesus, “Both Abraham and the prophets died ... Who do you claim to be?” In reply to their words, Jesus said that he would not lie as they did, but he would keep God’s word (eternal life). This Jesus, who raised Lazarus from the dead, also said that he would be raised to life three days after his death. This did, indeed, take place, and after his resurrection he appeared to his disciples, saying, “Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones like you see I have.” (N.B. The KJV uses “spirit” instead of “ghost.”)
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He also ate a piece of broiled fish in their presence (Lk 24:39-43). Considering John’s testimony in Rev 21:1-4 and that of Paul in Ro 8:11, life can be given even to a mortal body if God dwells within it. It is also written, “ ... Death will not exist any more – or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist,” (Rev 21:4). Paul said, “Now when this perishable puts on the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will happen, ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory,’” (1Co 15:51-54). The scriptures also say, “ ... They will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years,” (Rev 20:6) ... “ They will reign forever and ever,” (Rev 22:5). Why would we believe in Jesus if there were no such thing as eternal life? Eternal life is in God’s hands, regardless of whether you are referring to the spirits or the flesh. It is only applicable, however, to people who become new creations; people who are born again. The “dead,” whose flesh have died in the Lord, will be raised as spirits. Those who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will live with Jesus for a long time just as people lived a long time before Adam sinned. Having faith in this idea is the true meaning of carrying out a life of faith. If there is a natural body, there is a spiritual body as well (1Co 15:44).
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