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B. Rom 7:4 (RSV) "Likewise, my brethren, you have died to the law through the body of Christ, so
that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead in order that we may
bear fruit for God."
C. Col 2:20 (RSV) "If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the universe, why do you live
as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations,"
D. Col 3:2-3 (RSV) "Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3For you
have died, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
IV. Eternal Versus Temporal Realm
A. 2Cor 4:18 (NKJV) "while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are
not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are
eternal."
B. Eternal Realm
1. Unseen realm is more real than the seen realm.
2. Unseen realm is where God dwells.
3. Eternal realm has no time dimension - God is eternal and timeless.
4. Eternal realm is where I AM dwells, it simply “IS” [Present of verb “to be”]
5. Everything in this realm is simply “NOW”. (There is no yesterday and no tomorrow.)
God’s realm simply IS and He sees everything in eternity all together.
Exo 3:14 (NKJV) "And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you
shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'""
6. This is why we can be “crucified with Christ” who died 2,000 years before our birth.
It happened in the realm where God dwells - the timeless realm.
C. Temporal or temporary realm
1. We can touch this realm with all five of our senses.
2. This where man exists in his bodily and soulish state.
3. This realm is controlled by time.
Spirit “I AM” Ultimate Reality
Wholeness Eternal Changeless
Complete Unseen Timeless
In Process Seen Time-Based
Need Temporal Changing
Matter “I am becoming” Appearances
4. Temporal or seen realm is only temporary and is a time realm.
D. These realms Co-exist, side by side, one seen, one unseen.
that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead in order that we may
bear fruit for God."
C. Col 2:20 (RSV) "If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the universe, why do you live
as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations,"
D. Col 3:2-3 (RSV) "Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3For you
have died, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
IV. Eternal Versus Temporal Realm
A. 2Cor 4:18 (NKJV) "while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are
not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are
eternal."
B. Eternal Realm
1. Unseen realm is more real than the seen realm.
2. Unseen realm is where God dwells.
3. Eternal realm has no time dimension - God is eternal and timeless.
4. Eternal realm is where I AM dwells, it simply “IS” [Present of verb “to be”]
5. Everything in this realm is simply “NOW”. (There is no yesterday and no tomorrow.)
God’s realm simply IS and He sees everything in eternity all together.
Exo 3:14 (NKJV) "And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you
shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'""
6. This is why we can be “crucified with Christ” who died 2,000 years before our birth.
It happened in the realm where God dwells - the timeless realm.
C. Temporal or temporary realm
1. We can touch this realm with all five of our senses.
2. This where man exists in his bodily and soulish state.
3. This realm is controlled by time.
Spirit “I AM” Ultimate Reality
Wholeness Eternal Changeless
Complete Unseen Timeless
In Process Seen Time-Based
Need Temporal Changing
Matter “I am becoming” Appearances
4. Temporal or seen realm is only temporary and is a time realm.
D. These realms Co-exist, side by side, one seen, one unseen.
