I’m taking a class in apocalyptic literature that’s pretty darn fascinating. In these texts, there’s a lot of talk about God “coming down.” So what do they mean? What do they claim that God is going to do when God comes down? Well, it doesn’t say anything about God setting up a soup kitchen, delivering casseroles, or picketing in the streets (not to disparage any of those things).
Scientists talk about more dimensions than the 4 that we are aware of, length, breadth, height & time. Time we are aware of, but we cannot move around in it like the first 3, we just travel along it into the future.
There are probably many more dimensions. In my mind God is above / outside all dimensions, not restricted by any of them, not even time or those we are not aware of. In that sense He will always be coming down for us.
That is one of the reasons that the completed work of Jesus Christ on the cross & in his resurrection is so effective.
He doesn't have to die every time we sin, it is done, for all time, forever, for the past, present and future!
Including for those faithful believers throughout the Bible who died before He lived.
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Scientists talk about more dimensions than the 4 that we are aware of, length, breadth, height & time. Time we are aware of, but we cannot move around in it like the first 3, we just travel along it into the future.
There are probably many more dimensions. In my mind God is above / outside all dimensions, not restricted by any of them, not even time or those we are not aware of. In that sense He will always be coming down for us.
That is one of the reasons that the completed work of Jesus Christ on the cross & in his resurrection is so effective.
He doesn't have to die every time we sin, it is done, for all time, forever, for the past, present and future!
Including for those faithful believers throughout the Bible who died before He lived.