"1 Corinthians 15:50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable."
And Yet Jesus made a strong point that he was flesh and bone, so what's your thoughts considering that?
Perhaps we should be considering, what is the context of the Kingdom of God there?
Luke Ch 17 - Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”
"is within you" -> which I would say is the word of God, truth of, which I feel we could say the following -> Let Thy Kingdom (Word) come on earth as in heaven.
John 3:5 - Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. (now) -> Eph 2:6 - and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Luke 11:20 - But if it is by the finger (Spirit) of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Col 1:13 - He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
John 17:16 - They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17:24 - Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
"where I am" -> he was in the world, but not of the world, as per 17:16.
The Kingdom within you, I would suggest is the word of God, truth of.
Remember Jesus kept repeating, the Kingdom is near (in him, the word of God), now tie my above line in with the Comforter, Spirit of truth subject, as the Spirit of truth would take all of Jesus's, words and show them to you.
Repeat - And Yet Jesus made a strong point that he was flesh and bone, but his blood had been shed on the cross.
However, is the flesh and blood that can't enter heaven, simply defining man, as in what comes from him?
John 3:5 - Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
This next verse is word related;
John 6:63 - It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Jesus was speaking the words of the Fathers, who is Spirit, and the words coming from the flesh (blood) of man, profit nothing and they would be deemed flesh, I would say.
That which is born of flesh is flesh.
Jesus was flesh and bone after being raised.
1 Cor Ch 15 - And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man.
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
1 Peter 1:23 - having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
"bear the image of the heavenly Man." -> based on the latter passages here and what appears to be the important aspect, the image it appears to be in the context, of being like minded in word, words which obvious bring one message, Unity in one etc John 17:20-24.
Hence, Jesus had the words of the God and Fathers, raised in without measure, so when he expressed them out, he Became the Express Image of God's Person - Heb 1:3 KJV, John 14:10.
So what's your thoughts there gum, work back and forth on the above ref etc.
It appears that the flesh aspect that cannot enter, is what comes from, produced from the flesh.
Don't forget also, there is to be a new earth, or the existing made new?
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