Sunday, May 5, 2013

JESUS IS JUST A STEP AWAY - BEHIND THE VEIL

For forty days Jesus lived with his people in his resurrection body. He lodged with them, ate with them, and taught them about the Kingdom of God. (Acts 1:3) During this time he came and went with no restrictions or limitations. He lived in two realms, the invisible and the visible, the material and the spiritual. God dwells in the invisible spirit realm, the "heavens". This is not at the other end of the universe but is in another dimension. Jesus must have had access to this realm even as a young lad. He grew up seeing and hearing the Father in perfect communion. (Jn 8:38) At times God has allowed people to see into this realm. (Luke 2:13) Every time "heaven was opened" the veil was drawn aside and people were permitted to see things which were not necessarily far away but right there in front of them in the invisible "heavenly" realm. For example Elisha saw an angelic chariot when Elijah was taken to God. Later he prayed that the eyes of his servant be opened to see the angelic army that surrounded them. (2 Kings 2:11, 6:17) These angels were not far away but nearby in the invisible realm.
In Hebrews 12:1 it is written "we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us". This is the cloud of those people who have gone before into God's presence; they surround us, not far away but just beyond the veil. At death Christians pass through the veil and enter into the presence of the Lord. At the approach of death there is every indication that believers can see through the veil into the invisible realm for they often respond as if someone is there and even talk to them. They sometimes reach out and declare that they can see angels, loved ones and the Lord himself! (Psalm 23, 2 Cor 5:8, Phil 1:23, 2 Pet 1:13-15). I have been in the presence of dying believers who saw through the veil yet I could not. It is a portal that opens at the right time and through which they see and enter. They step out of the physical realm into the spirit realm. We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses. If we have our eyes opened we will see them. (2Kings 7:20)

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