THE TEMPLE GARDEN

It came to me this morning that the temple represents the garden of Eden and the veil of the temple was equivalent to the angelic being with the flaming sword. The implications of this are great and mind is going in a number of directions right now so I'm finding it difficult grab hold of one train of thought at this point. But this is really cool.

My thoughts go to Jesus' crucifixion and the veil being split from top to bottom by God. The implication being that because of the cross event we may now enter the holy of holies and receive eternal life.The Eden story ends with us being cast out of the garden and being prevented from enjoying the fruit of the tree of life and living forever.The cross = the tree of lifefruit = Jesus' body and blood ( We could look at the sixth chapter of John's Gospel to hash that out)Anyway, Jesus truly is the Alpha and the Omega! AMEN!

Christopher

THE CROSS AND ETERNITY

I had a thought concerning the eternal nature of the crucifixion the other day. The thought is this: If, during the crucifixion, Jesus paid the price for all of our sins for all eternity, then, anyone who ever believed in Him or ever will, is saved. But more than that, the crucifixion is an ongoing event. Our sins our forgiven because of its eternal nature. This means that the crucifixion is happening as I type this article and even as you read it. More importantly, everytime you or I commit a sin, we are pounding in the nails in Jesus' hands and feet. Gruesome but true nonetheless.

Christopher