Genesis 2:17

For in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die
 
『But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 』 (Genesis 2:17)

 The tree of knowledge of good and evil on earth means the law. The law is the water under the sky. Through the law, the fruits of the heart who want to be like God themselves appear. In other words, the tree that knows good and evil is the law, and the fruit on the tree is its righteousness (fruit). The seed of the fruit does not become life to itself, nor to others.

The word "died" is a state in which the human spirit is dead. And it says, "People die again." The spirit died once because it was trapped in this world, but it is judged and dies by eating the fruit of the tree that knows good and evil again. The death of the body is included in the first death. Living in this world is the first death in the eyes of God.


So, God speaks on the premise that "the body must die someday". "for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die". In the original text of the Hebrew language, it says, "He will die and die." Since there is something that dies twice in the translation process, it seems to have been translated as "must be" because it is considered to be emphasized. About dying twice, in Revelation 20:14.『And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 』 The second death is received by those who do not wear the spirit body. If you do not wear the body of the spirit, you cannot return to God again. The body of the spirit is the body that is reborn by the Holy Spirit.


『 for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die 』 Here, the day of "Eating Day" was expressed as yom. This can be said as "while in the world." It means the day of life when we tried hard to become like God while we were in the world. In Matthew 8:22『 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. 』Among those who tried to follow Jesus, their family died, and they said they would bury the family and follow Jesus. But Jesus is telling other families to bury and follow me. Those who do not follow Jesus are dead. It is to let the dead of the spirit buried the "dead of the flesh." The condition of leaving God is that the spirit is dead, and that the body is dead (including the one that will surely die someday). The reason God sets a certain period of time for the body to die is that the spirits will try to be like God, so try and repent and return during that period.


In Revelation 20:6『 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 』The millennial kingdom means the kingdom of the Messiah (the restoration of Israel) and becomes the kingdom of God on earth. It is the shadow of the kingdom of God. In other words, it is like the garden of Eden. In the Millennium Kingdom, Jesus Christ returned and ruled the earth for millennia. There is a concept of time in the world, but there is no concept of time in the kingdom of God. He said that the dead are resurrected, and that the living are raptured.


In 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17『 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 』 The same statement is said in 1 Corinthians 15:51.『 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 』


Before Jesus comes into the world, those who have been waiting for Christ in the future die in the arms of Abraham and participate in the first resurrection, and after Jesus, those who are born again by the Holy Spirit in Christ also participate in the resurrection.

In Christ, those who are dead or who are still alive participate in the resurrection. Rebirth is resurrection. In Ephesians 2:5-6『 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 』 Those who live on this earth are only flesh on this earth. But those who are in Christ are wearing the body of the spirit and sitting at the right hand of God in Christ. Those who think differently of regeneration and resurrection are like not believing in the present resurrection. There was a conversation with Lazarus' sister Martha when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. There is a present resurrection. In John 11:24-26『 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? 』 Martha said she believes in resurrection when a person dies. But Jesus is saying, "Blessed are those who believe in resurrection when they are alive."


But what happens to the body when the saints are raptured? In 2 Corinthians 5:4『 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. 』 The body disappears suddenly, and the resurrected body appears.


Jesus died and was resurrected in three days. The body of the dead Jesus disappears, and we can understand through the appearance of the body of the risen Jesus. The body of the dead Jesus is different from the body of the risen Jesus. What happened between the dead body and the resurrected body? It is reminiscent of Jesus making wine with water. The story that water became wine must be believed that the water disappeared and the wine appeared. Water did not become wine due to chemical changes, but water disappeared (died) and wine appeared (born). Water represents the law, and wine is the word of the new covenant.


Jesus died by the law. And he was resurrected by the power of the Holy Spirit. The law is the word of God, but it is not the life-giving word. Only life is received by the power of the Holy Spirit. So to those in Christ, the law is gone, and only the Holy Spirit works. The born-again saint is a body (the dead Jesus) dead in Christ by the law, although the flesh received from his parents is alive. The body of the spirit is the body (resurrected Jesus) reborn by the grace of God. So the dead Jesus disappears, and just as the resurrected Jesus appeared, so does the saint's body. Suddenly, the body disappears and the regenerated spirit body appears. In 1 Corinthians 15:42-44『 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:  It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:  It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 』 The dead are flesh bodies. Those who do not have the Spirit's body become naked. Those who do not wear the spirit body will become the second death.


"The reason God sent a spirit that had sinned in the kingdom of God into the world" was to allow him to do so because he was trying to build his own kingdom. What they build their own kingdom is that they can be good on their own without God, and they eat the fruit of a tree that knows good and evil. However, God said not to eat the fruit. Because God is telling them not to try to become like God without God even on earth, realize that they are the ones who have left God, and return to God. Although God sent spirits to the world, he wants the spirits to repent and return. If you eat the fruit of a tree that knows good and evil, you will die again.

 

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