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SCARS OF SALVATION
We have been asked ... "Does Jesus still have His scars in Heaven"
Interesting question
We must remember that being human, we tend to look at things from a
physical point of view and this limits our understanding of Spiritual
matters.
Lets look at a lil Scripture shall we?
The Bible does in fact give us a few descriptions, or perhaps better
stated
"Symbols" of Jesus, in Heaven.
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Revelation
5:1-7
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the
throne a book written within and on the backside,
sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel
proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open
the book, and to loose the seals thereof?And no man in
heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was
able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And I
wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and
to read the book, neither to look thereon. And one of
the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion
of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath
prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven
seals thereof. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of
the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of
the elders, stood
a Lamb as it
had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes,
which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth
into all the earth. And he came and took the book out
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We see that the symbol of a slaughtered
lamb is used to define Jesus in this Scripture. Yet in the same book,
He is described a bit diff
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Revelation
19:11-16
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and
He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and
in righteousness He doth judge and make war. His eyes
were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many
crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew,
but He Himself. And He was clothed with a vesture
dipped in blood: and His name is called The Word of
God. And the armies which were in heaven followed Him
upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and
clean. And out of His mouth goeth a sharp sword, that
with it he should smite the nations: and He shall rule
them with a rod of iron: and He treadeth the winepress
of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He
hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written,
KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
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So we see there is a change that took
place, at least in symbols where Jesus went from the slaughtered lamb
to a Spiritual King on a white horse with fiery eyes set out to make
war with Antichrist and His followers which He destroys with the Sword
of His mouth
The TRUTH.
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Revelation
19:19-21
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and
their armies, gathered together to make war against
Him that sat on the horse, and against His army. And
the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet
that wrought miracles before him, with which he
deceived them that had received the mark of the beast,
and them that worshipped his image. These both were
cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
And the remnant were slain with the sword of Him that
sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of His
mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. |
But what about the scars?
Again
We tend to imagine with our limited mind, losing sight of the
Spiritual world
The Bible is quite clear about our bodies changing when we rise to
Heaven.
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1
Corinthians 15:39-44
All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind
of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of
fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial
bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the
celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is
another. There is one glory of the sun, and another
glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for
one star differeth from another star in glory. 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.
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So, with the new celestial SPIRITUAL
body of our Lord being different than His physical one or the
transformed body that He received after He was resurrected but before
He rose to Heaven 40 days later ...
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Acts 1:2-9
Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he
through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the
apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed
himself alive after his passion by many infallible
proofs, being
seen of them forty days, and speaking of the
things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being
assembled together with them, commanded them that they
should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the
promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard
of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye
shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days
hence. When they therefore were come together, they
asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time
restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto
them, It is not for you to know the times or the
seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost
is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me
both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he
had spoken these things, while they beheld,
He was taken
up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
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We must remember that God is a SPIRIT
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John 4:24
God is a
Spirit: and they that worship him must worship
him in spirit and in truth.
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As are the angels ...
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Hebrews
1:13-14
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on
my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy
footstool? Are they not all
ministering
spirits, sent forth to minister for them who
shall be heirs of salvation?
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So, whether Jesus has those precious
scars in Heaven now or not ... May be difficult to determine for
certain.
But one thing will NEVER change
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Isaiah 53:5
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was
bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our
peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are
healed. |
I will always remember those scars and why He received them.
Cuz He LOVED us.
Take
care and have a SON-derful day
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