All power was given to Jesus in heaven and on earth (Matt. 28:18). What does that mean?
That means God manifested himself in flesh for the purpose of destroying the works of the
devil. He couldn't come as an angel to do this, he had to come as a man to qualify as a
kinsman redeemer. In other words, by dying @ the cross and being resurrected 3 days later,
he could make that statement of having all power, not just in heaven, but also in earth.
He now has the power to redeem his creation that was lost in the 1st Adam, but is reclaimed
in the Last Adam. What was the difference between power in the heavens and power in the
earth? Visible and invisible. God is invisible (1st Tim. 1:17), but Jesus was the Image of the
invisible God (Col. 1:15). That's why Jesus said, when you have seen me you have seen the
Father.
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In essence, Jesus brought
the invisible into the visible, so mankind could understand what the Purpose and Plan of God
was going to accomplish. The visible creation fell into futility until the Last Adam gained the
power back and now he is in the process of bringing the rest of the creation into the glorious
liberty of the Sons of God (Rom. 8:21).
When we say there is no physical resurrection, then we are rejecting the power that Jesus said
he now possesses. Until he became visible, his power consisted of only the invisible. In other
words, the only way he could gain back what Adam lost was to become a man or be made visible
to his creation.
Visibility is part of God's creation, but God according to his Law had to meet the requirements
of His Law, in order to satisfy the judgment, which is, death. How did he do it? God was manifested
in the flesh. God is manifesting himself in our flesh also. In the end, all flesh will become the new
creation that was spoken of by the prophets. After Jesus finishes cleansing the creation by destroying
death, he will then turn the Kingdom over to the Father (Spirit, invisible), and God shall be all in all.
At this point in history God's Plan doesn't look very good, but when the Sons of God are manifested
on the earth or (made visible to mankind through resurrection), everything will know and understand
that God rules all of His Creation.
What a God! What a Plan!
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