"if they cannot contain, let them marry" - There is a Natural Body, and There is a Spiritual Body

 

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There is a Natural Body, and There is a Spiritual Body

According to surveys, "it is estimated that near-death experiences are reported by five percent of the adult American population...4 to 15% of the population have had NDEs." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-death_studies)

In the spirit world, they found that they were alive, however, in different bodies than those they had while living in this world.  As it is their spirits that entered into the spirit world, their bodies were naturally different from material bodies.  And the Bible (1 Corinthians 15) testifies it:

35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 

36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

From the beginning, the modern science still cannot explain how this material universe was generated although it suggests that the high-temperature vacuum state changed to the low-temperature vacuum state in 10 to the minus 36th to 10 to the minus 34th seconds after the initial creation of the material universe.

But it must be sure that the spirit world existed before the initial creation of the material universe.  So, it is understandable that someone who had a near-death-experience was told by the God in the spirit world  that everything in the material universe was created from spirits.  So, since the creation of this material universe based on spirit power, there must have been channels between the material world and the spirit world.  And a spirit must come from the spirit world into a human being in the material world, and it goes back to the spirit world when his material body dies.  It must be seen in the story or Gospels of Christ Jesus.

Therefore, the Bible or the Gospels were created to make it assured for human beings that men return to the spirit world when their material bodies die.  In this context, it is not a tragedy that Christ Jesus was killed on the crucifix.  He was to live in the spiritual body in the spirit world.  Christ Jesus should not have been afraid of His death in this world.

However, the fact that Christ Jesus was killed by men brainwashed by Satan must have set a horrible fate to the mankind.  The God should judge the mankind according to their insane stupidity.  On the other hand, Satan has continued its insane interference with the human history.  That is why the human history has been full of tragedies.

In this context, it is only when we die and enter into the spirit world that we are relived from the cruel fate of the material world.  Indeed when we get spiritual bodies in life after death, we will no more get diseases, poverty, or unhappiness unless we are condemned to the hell.

So, it is truly good news that Christ Jesus proclaimed that the poor, the unhappy, or the suffering in this world would be welcomed in Heaven through the spirit world after death in the material world.                

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1 Corinthians 7, King James Version
8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.
9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

"the works thereof are evil" - The Poor or The Unhappy would Be Blessed in the Spirit World

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The Poor or The Unhappy would Be Blessed in the Spirit World

The Gospels were written based on the notion that there are spirits and souls in men which would enter into the spirit world, which means that there is life after death.

If rich and happy men in this world hear these words in the Gospels, they might simply try to continue their happy living in an afterlife.  They will not change their ways of living, neglecting poor and unhappy people.  They will continue not to love the poor, the suffering, and the abused.  And when the poor hear these words in the Gospels, they might be afraid that their unhappiness continues even in an afterlife.

But, Christ Jesus clearly said that the poor and the unhappy during living in this world should be warmly accepted in the afterlife and be accordingly led to Heaven.  And, the rich, the cruel, or the evil in this world should be condemned to the hell in the afterlife to be permanently destroyed by the God, since they have sold their souls to Satan.

In this context, the words of Christ Jesus is really good news for the poor and the unhappy.

However, some spirit mediums or those who claim that they have spiritual power often tell that they can see spirits of dead men living happily in an afterlife, regardless of whether they were poor or rich during living in this world.  It is as if they claimed that everybody could live happily in life after death, which however does not match the words of Christ Jesus.   

Satan should not mind if men come to realize that there is life after death, as long as men sell their souls to Satan to be rich and happy.  Those rich and happy men should just want to be rich and happy in their living in the spirit world.  And they would be satisfied by hearing those spirit mediums and men with spiritual power assuring their happiness in life after death in the spirit world.

Put simply, Christ Jesus said that the poor or the unhappy would become blessed in the spirit world after death but the rich or the evil should face the second death in the hell in the spirit world after death in this world. 

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John 7, King James Version
6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.

"but eat bread with unwashen hands?" - A Blasphemy to the God

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A Blasphemy to the God 

It is said about 20% of those who faced death but were recovered to live have near-death-experiences and about 20% of medical doctors think that near-death-experiences really show life after death.

However, Raymond Moody (1944 -) says that science has not yet explained how near-death-experiences occur in a recent interview, although he wrote books on near-death-experiences based on hundreds of cases he has studied.

As those who confessed that they had near-death-experiences did not tell that they met spirits of people living in this world but only of those who had already died during such experiences, it seems to corroborate credibility of these reports on such experiences. 

From the beginning, Christ Jesus taught His teachings and the Gospels presented part of His lives based on the notion that there was the afterlife in addition to the God and Satan.  The concept of Heaven is at the central part of His teachings to the poor, the weeping, the suffering, the pure in heart, the merciful, etc. to comfort and save them, although the fight against Satan must be the hidden major theme.

Science is the method or way for men to understand the nature and the universe.  Even Plato of ancient Greek believed near-death-experiences and life after death without knowing the modern science we know today.  There must be other ways to comprehend the nature, the universe, this world and the spirit world, etc.  There must be various elements, events, and things that can be only perceived, say, by intuition or faith in the God.

Rather, today, there are some people who claim that they have supernatural power or spiritual ability to see spirits of the dead or futures.  Most of them often tell that relatives of people who asked them to perform as spirit mediums are living happily in the afterlife.

Indeed, those who had near-death-experiences rarely said that they had entered into the hell or saw Satan or devils.  They mostly reported that they had seen super-bright light or angel-like figures.  That may be so only because they had just came to the entrance to the spirit world.  Afterwards, they should have been led to Heaven or the hell.  The afterlife should not be simply the fairy-tale-like world where even evil men who had sold their souls to Satan while living in this world could live happily forever.

In this context, it can be understood that the Vatican does not support studies on near-death-experiences.  They must not view stories like Harry Potter with favors.  Only communications with spirits and the spirit world acknowledged by the Vatican should be, they must think, encouraged.

Anyway, if you believe that you have your own minds whose work cannot be yet fully explained by science, it is better to believe that there is life after death before you die, since near-death-experiences suggest that such conviction should help you out of fear and desperate.

It should be helpful to know that Plato of ancient Greek still admired by the modern scholars believed life after death before Christ Jesus.  And, in Buddhist world, the Tibetan Book of the Dead presented the sate of the consciousness after death and how men should be prepared for their death, since Tibetans in the 8th century when the Book was compiled thought that the moment right before death was crucial for one's salvation from bondage of this world.       

Therefore, it can be said that life after death exists just like everybody has his own mind.  And it must be a blasphemy to the God not to believe in life after death in the spirit world that is closer to the God than this world.

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Mark 7, King James Version

5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

"for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him" - Christ Jesus, the Most Reliable Man with Spiritual Power

 

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Christ Jesus, the Most Reliable Man with Spiritual Power

Decades ago in Japan, there was one travelling fortune-teller, providing fortune-telling to a house to another in a village to another.  

He came to a house and met an old wife to do fortune-telling, saying, "You can live very long.  You should never die if your were killed.  It is very rare to see your kind of blessed women in these villages.  I bet you have a very good luck."  The fortune-teller never stopped effusively flattering and pleasing her.  The old wife became exceedingly happy and offered him a gorgeous lunch in addition to paying a lucrative fee.  Other families of the house also felt happy.  But, the next morning, she suddenly died when she woke up in the bed. 

Her grand daughter wrote this true story to a publishing company collecting experiences of death of family members.

I don't think that this fortune-teller failed in judging the survival time of the old wife.  Rather, he must have judged correctly that death is very close to the woman.  But, instead of telling her that she would die soon, he opted to rejoice her whose death was imminent.  Indeed, it must have been very rare for the fortune-teller to meet a woman whose death was clearly so close. 

This story tells that there are some men who have a kind of supernatural power to see fates or survival time of others.  Probably, they can simply feel how lucky a man is or how long he will survive.  Otherwise, their failures in fortune-telling or mistakes in judging fates of people must prevail soon from a village to another, and their business should not be successful.

In another example in Japan, an author and doctor of psychiatry who interviewed hundreds of inmates on death row in prisons gradually came to judge whether such inmates were just pretending to be innocent or insane or were rather falsely charged.  He came to feel the difference between them through his sincere interviews with data on the inmates.      

A man judges others with his mind's capacity and sensing through observation.  But he has a spirit in or above his mind, which is linked to the spirit world.  And, spirits in the spirit world must be able to see the fate of anyone living in this world.  Therefore, if wisdom can flow from a spirit to a mind, a man should be able to realize various hidden things.

To capture the ability to make wisdom flow from one's own spirit to his mind, some religious men, ascetic monks, spiritual practitioners, etc. are engaged in ascetic training.  But, some men must be given such ability by nature.  Or some others might acquire such ability by chance, since spirit moves around like winds.

So, regardless that a man is holy, good, or evil, he can happen to acquire and perform spiritual ability, since the spirt of a man is closely linked to his mind.  In this context, it must be possible that a false Christ appears in society.  It is very likely that Satan tries to use unholy fortune-tellers, men with super-natural power, or spirt mediums, since Satan also lives in the spirit world.

In this context, the most reliable man with spiritual power is Christ Jesus, so that we have to read the Gospels from this point of view.   

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John 7, King James Version
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
2 Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand.
3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

"What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee?" - What is Born of the Spirit is Spirit

 

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What is Born of the Spirit is Spirit

If a robot has the ability to choose one of two choices, you may not be impressed much, say, in a chess game.  But if a robot shows the ability to choose one from 10 billion choices, you might think that it has unique intelligence, since there are less than 10 billion people in this world.

To one piece of input of any kind, each man shows his unique response among probably 10 billion ways in daily life.  So, if a robot responds to one piece of input of any kind by choosing one unique response out of possible 10 billion ways of response, you might judge that the robot actually thinks and behaves like a man does.

For another example, a movie is reproduced and presented at the rate of 24 frames per second, so that a robot moves its body at this rate must look moving naturally like a real man. 

Robots are mostly made of electronic circuits, while a man is made of biological cells.  There are about 40 trillion cells in the human body.  So, if a robot with 40 trillion semiconductor chips each of which can function like human cells, you may think that the robot is an artificial human.

If a robot comes to have the degree of accuracy in thinking and behaving that is equivalent to that of a human being, you must really think that the robot has become an artificial human.  Indeed, when a man thinks of or judges anything taking into account 100 factors in daily life, a robot having the ability to do so taking into million factors must look more intelligent and humane.     　　     

However, no matter how much a robot reaches the level of human beings in terms of logical thinking and sensory judgement, it must be difficult for a robot to obtain the spiritual ability of human beings.  Indeed, the spiritual ability must be the key to understand the human intelligence, mind, and consciousness.

The Gospels should be read from this point of view:
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? (John 3)

 

In this context, to build a robot having spiritual power, artificial biological cells like human cells should be used instead of using electronic circuits, since a man made of human cells can receive spirit sent by the God.

Therefor, the issue should be how human biological cells, especially in the brain, receive spirit sent by the God through the spirit world into this material world.  However, it must be possible for us to find special biological mechanism in brain cells to capture spirit sent by the God.  In addition, we might be able to scientifically find how Satan spiritually influence this mechanism in the brain.

The relationship between the spirit world and the human world may be akin to the relationship between the human world and the artificial robotic world.     

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John 6, King James Version
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

"the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus" - No Spiritual Work Beneficial without Approval of the God

 

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No Spiritual Work Beneficial without Approval of the God

Christ Jesus did not only have His own ability and power to heal the sick and defeat Satan but also the authority and power to give such ability and power to his disciples or Apostles:

10 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. (Matthew 10)

It is spiritual power that Christ Jesus gave to them.  It means that spiritual power can defeat Satan and heal the sick.  And this power was given to the spirits of His Apostles that were in or above their minds.  Therefore, men have surely spirits in or above their minds.  This power can work on both the spiritual body Satan and the physical illness of men.  It means that spiritual power can work on spiritual entities and physical phenomena. 

So, if you believe in Christ Jesus and the Gospels in addition to the God, you have to admit that human spirits can have such power.  But most people do not see appearance of such power.  The Vatican today recognizes bishops with such power as saints.  Indeed, unless guided by Christ Jesus, it might be impossible for a man, or even a bishop, to obtain such power and execute it effectively.  

However even today, it has been sometimes reported that those who experienced near-death experiences obtained the ability to cure the sick, although it seems to be very rare that they captured the ability to defeat Satan.     

But how do they perform such ability?  In most cases, it seems that they pray for the God with a wish that a sick man will be cured and they feel assured that he will be recovered.  This praying and healing is performed, of course, through one's mind, since spiritual power is in or above the mind.  The near-death experiences seem to have activated their minds or open up the door to their spirts from their minds.  Christ Jesus must have worked on the minds of the Apostles so that their minds could directly connect to their souls.

So, the Gospels should be taken as presenting a spiritual story about Christ Jesus.  And, the spiritual aspect of Christ Jesus is essential.  The Gospels really tell how the spirit of Christ Jesus worked on spiritual phenomena and material phenomena.  So, if you are given this spiritual ability, you can also defeat Satan and cure the sick like those Apostles.

There are some people who claim that they, as mediums, can contact spirits of dead men or as persons with supernatural power, can cause supernatural events.  There is no denying such a case, but performing such ability without approval of Christ Jesus or the God is dangerous, since there is Satan in the spirit world, too.

In this context, it is dubious that every dead man is happily living in the spirit world or in the other world.  Christ Jesus said that evil men should fall down into the hell but poor men could enter into Heaven.  Almost all the persons who experienced the near-death experiences said that they had not seen the judgement by the God.  Or those who were allowed by the God to see the spirt world saw that evil men spontaneously going to the hell without judgment by the God.  Therefore, it is thought that those who had the near-death experiences must have only made a few steps into the spirit world before the judgement by the God for the destiny of Heaven or the hell.        

So, performing spiritual power or supernatural power without approval of Christ Jesus or the God or regardless judgment on good or evil or without minding the issue of good and evil is dangerous, although it might be possible, since Satan or evil spirits can interfere with such spiritual work.

Not all the spiritual work or phenomena are sacred or holy, or otherwise beneficial without approval of the God or Christ Jesus.      

   

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Mark 6, King James Version

25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

"What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?" - No Matter How Much You Suffer

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No Matter How Much You Suffer

The Gospels are not a fairy tale.  But without admitting that there are spirits, life after death, Heaven and the hell, none can truly understand the Gospels in addition to the words of Christ Jesus.

Before men developed the modern science, people could simply and easily believe in what the Bible and Christ Jesus told.  Before the religious reform in the 16th century and the start of the modern science in the 17th century, people could simply and easily believe in the exitance of the God, spirits, angels, etc.  However, the more the science develops, the more people come to realize that mysteries in the universe and the spirit world thicken.

If you think that everything can be eventually scientifically explained, or only what can be scientifically explained is real, you have to admit that our science has not yet developed sufficiently, since your minds exist and you have your own spirit worlds in spite that our science cannot yet scientifically explain the exitance or the details of your minds, consciousness, or your own spirit worlds. 

For example, before men definitely or scientifically found that light has no mass but a certain speed of about 300,000 Km/sec in the early 20th century regardless that it is measured by anybody moving at any speed, light existed and was perceived by men.  Life after death seems to have been perceived by many people while living in this world, although it cannot be scientifically explained.

Indeed, according to various surveys, about 25% of people seem to have experienced spiritual phenomena or near-death experiences.  However, except some unique scientists, not all the scientists and other people seem to be sincerely trying to clarify what are the spirit world, consciousness, death, life after death, etc. in addition to near-death-experiences.

But if you, even instinctually, admit the existence of the God or the words of Christ Jesus, the answer can be easily found: The God created this physical/material universe and the men and the human world in addition the spirit world.  However, not all the people can enter into Heaven to be given eternal life but only those allowed by the God or Christ Jesus can be accepted in Heaven, although all the people, good or evil, can enter into the spirt world after their death.

Good people can be accepted in Heaven is truly the good news.  However, evil people cannot be accepted in Heaven, but they are to be condemned to the hell.  And the measure to judge whether a man is good or evil is whether he is poor or rich, since men can be rich only if they sell their souls to Satan who is the source of evil.  So, the words of Christ Jesus are really Good News.

In this context, the spirt world, life after death, Heaven, the hell, angels, evil spirits, devils, demons, Satan, etc. must exist, since the God and Christ Jesus exist.  

However, in order to prove their existence, scientists must have the sound and right sense about the God or Christ Jesus.  And, it is assumed that men can eventually　scientifically prove and judge the existence of the God, the spirt world, life after death, etc.  But the conclusion must be that what Christ Jesus told 2000 years ago is right and correct.

Indeed, the intellectual work of the mankind since Plato is directed to this issue:  the existence of the God, the spirt world, life after death, etc.  Even Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, etc. in addition to other notable people in other religious domains have focused on this issue. 

One's soul can survive one's physical death, which is indeed good news for everyone, since most people would not be afraid of their own death by believing in this good news.  But, the rich and evil should fall into the hell and they must face complete extinguishment or demise of their souls, which must be the second and final true death.  Only poor and faithful men can be given eternal life in Heaven. 

So, no matter how much you suffer in this world due to poverty or unhappiness, your sorrow, sadness sincerity, etc. are paid off.         

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John 6, King James Version
26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

"from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" - Existence of the God and Miracles of Jesus

 

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Existence of the God and Miracles of Jesus

According to a survey in 2007,  about 80% of Americans believe in existence of the God and miracles described in the Gospels.  These percentages in Japan and China should be lower that those of Americans.  Therefore, the God should bless America more than Japan and China.

As for miracles, the following are especially listed:
1.1 Cures
1.1.1 Blind people

1.1.2 Lepers
1.1.3 Paralytics
1.1.4 Women
1.1.5 Other healing
1.1.6 Other
1.2 Exorcisms
1.3 Resurrection of the dead
1.4 Control over nature

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracles_of_Jesus#Non-religious_views)

This list clearly tells that Christ Jesus had supernatural power as the God has.  Indeed, to believe in Christ Jesus or be Christians means to believe that the God exists and Christ Jesus could perform miracles, which also means that men's souls live after death of their bodies, brains, and minds.

Indeed, the Gospels reads: 28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Matthew 10)

This is one of the core expressions in the teachings of Christ Jesus.  So, it can be confirmed that if a man dies in this world, his soul can survive the physical death in this world, but his soul can live in the spirit world where he can obtain a spiritual body.  However, if a man follows Satan to resist the God in the spirit world as well as in this world, he should be destroyed as the second and final death in the spirit world.

In this context, the matter of death in this world is no more a focus, but the second and final death in the spirit world should be focused on.  It is because just like those who do not believe in Christ Jesus should be afraid of death in this world as if death means complete erasure of their existence, those to be destroyed by the God in the spirit world or the hell should face true and complete erasure of their existence of their souls.  Such men should be turned to nothingness.  But the souls of poor men who are allowed to enter Heaven in the spirit world should be given eternal life.

In this context, it is strange that the Pope and other bishops and priests would not proclaim this truth or try to make it fully understood by the public.

Put simply, in terms of souls, there is no death in this world or this physical world.  But real death is in the spirit world or an afterlife.  And, it is the God who would decide to cause the real or final death to souls of all the people.  And, Satan has no such power; rather, it must be decided from the beginning that Satan should be some day completely destroyed by the God.        

In other words, do not be rich since the souls of rich men cannot enter Heaven, because their souls will be destroyed by the God in the hell.    

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Ephesians 6, King James Version
21 But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

"Jesus walking on the sea" - Death is on Extension of Life

 

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Death is on Extension of Life

It should be commonly known that there is a spirit in everyone.  When a man dies, his mind also dies but his spirit survives death of his body and mind.  And his sprit with memory of his mind goes to the spirit world.  This is basically claimed in the Gospels and was taught by Christ Jesus.

When a man experiences a near-death experience, his spirit sometimes plays a major role in such an experience.  In that case, he might get a glimpse of the spirit world.

However, Christ Jesus said: 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4).  This must mean that a man can activate power of his spirit.  And, a spirit with faith can execute a miracle according to Christ Jesus: 6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. (Luke 17)　

So, there is no wonder that some people who experienced near-death experiences came to have some supernatural power.  One of such experiences is reported by a Japanese female scholar of Japanese Literature who is also a Catholic sister.

She experienced a near-death experience when she accidentally fell from steep stairs in a house of a Japanese Catholic organization in 1977.  While she was lying in a bed after the accident before being brought to a hospital, she saw down below herself standing on a lotus, and that herself was unified with her looking down and she ascended as high as possible in air.  Then, she saw bright celestial light and heard a voice saying that what was important was loving and understanding.  Later, she returned to consciousness after coming back from the hospital.

Subsequently, she found that she obtained supernatural power to heal the sick, find what disease a patient had and when the patient would be healed.  She exercised this power on many people her friend, a Catholic sister, brought to her.  In one occasion, she healed even a sick dog.  She could even know when a good luck would fall on a man.  So, some business men in securities firms came to see her.  But, when she found their professions, she decided not to meet such men.       

She is an elite woman in the Japanese society as scholar of Japanese Literature, so that she does not need such supernatural power to make her famous or rich, although she wrote some books on her experiences to be publicly know as a unique female scholar.  She does not need to publicize her ability, make it a kind of entertainment or business, and get big money.  This is a very trustful case.

According to her, when a patient comes close to death, he looks surrounded by white light or transparent like an angel.  When a patient is healed by her putting her hand over him, she feels as if light and healing power are flowing through het to him from the universe, which should invoke his own natural healing power.  But she admits that some men die despite her effort to heal them.  However, she thinks that death is on extension of life.  And she feels that death of patients shows her glances of their life.

From a point of Biblical view, her report can be trusted, though she has not written that she was saved and guided by Christ Jesus.  It is somewhat sorry that her work seems to be shadowed by some commercial spiritualists or spiritual business.       

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John 6, King James Version
16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

"thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly" - A Son of Abraham or a Relative of Christ Jesus

 

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A Son of Abraham or a Relative of Christ Jesus

According to Christ Jesus, if a man gives half of his assets to the poorer and gives back to the other four times what he has illegally taken from him, the man would be admitted as a son of Abraham or a relative of Christ Jesus.

5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. (Luke 19)

Christ Jesus did not say that a man had to have great faith, which could not be proved or verified objectively, to be admitted as a son of Abraham or a relative of Christ Jesus.  In other words, to prove or verify that a man has great faith enough to be admitted as a son of Abraham or a relative of Christ Jesus, he has to give half of his assets to the poorer and give back to the other four times what he has illegally taken from him.

Indeed, if you say that you have greater faith than that of the Pope or any priest, there are no objective measures to prove it.  Only how you spend your money or how you earn your money can prove it.  That is why Christ Jesus did not earn money or keep or accumulate assets, for example, by becoming the King of Jews or the Emperor of Romans even in order to save the poor and the world.

In this context, rich priests or bishops, etc. are contradictory expressions.  All the followers of Christ Jesus should be poor, or, as poor as Christ Jesus.  And, it can be understood that rich men cannot be accepted in Heaven.

Therefore, you may not trust priests or bishops who live, dress, and eat richer than you.  Satan should be linked to such priests, bishops, etc. through money, assets, or riches.  So, it is no wonder even if Satan comes into the Vatican and other churches.

Put simply, men should pursue love and truth in addition to peace, justice, order, equality, and fairness instead of money, wealth, honor, and pride.  Otherwise, you cannot be admitted by Christ Jesus as a son of Abraham or a relative of Christ Jesus.  

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Matthew 6, King James Version
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

"your bodies are the members of Christ" - Not All the Spirits are from the God but sometimes from Satan

 

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Not All the Spirits are from the God but sometimes from Satan

Why do not Christian churches proclaim that Christ Jesus assured that men after death can be alive as souls in the spirit world?

This truth must be taught to every child in school.

In addition, it must be taught that only poor men can be welcomed in Heaven but rich men fall into the hell to be eradicated completely.

Churches teach, as if it were a religious fairy tale or an unrealistic metaphor, that a dead man can enter into Heaven despite whether he is poor or rich, or even righteous or evil.  As a result, people do not mind what will happen after their death.

The important points of teachings of Christ Jesus are: 

1. Men live as their souls in the spirit world after their death in this world.

2. Eventually, faithful men are accepted in Heaven, but evil men are rejected and fall down to the hell and come to a naught, facing the final death.

3. The key to the poof of one's faithfulness is whether he is poor or rich, sine money is tools of Satan.

4. It is recommended for a man to abandon wealth, give money to the poorer, leave families, friends, social status, and material happiness, and hate his life in this world.

But, many ordinary people influenced or brainwashed by Satan would say that it is ridiculous.  They think that Christianity and other religions should be accepted or overlooked as long as they do not interfere with material happiness or they contribute to stability of society and peace of minds.

Otherwise, they may accept part of the truth that men after death can live in the spirit world, and they may claim that they can communicate with various spiritual entities.  But they ignore other points in the teachings of Christ Jesus, especially the exhortation to be good, since only poor and good men can be accepted in Heaven.

The theory that there is the spirit world but no Heaven and hell, and all the men after death can live happily as souls in the spirit world without being judged as to whether they are poor or rich, namely, faithful or evil is dangerous.  It is so, since there are Satan, devils, evil spirits, etc. in the spirit world.  Not only angels of the God would see souls of dead men in the spirit world, but also evil spirits linked to evil and Satan should be waiting for souls of dead mem.

The Gospels tell that spirits in the spirit world would sometimes interfere with this material world and communicate with living men.  But all the spirits are not from the God or His Angels but are from Satan.

Finally, blessed are poor men even if they die of the corona-virus.  But the targets of the Angel of Death with the viruses sent by the God should be rich men, although the ultimate target must be Satan.       

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1 Corinthians 6, King James Version
14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

"your members as instruments of righteousness unto God" - Christianity and Other Religions in Different Phases

 

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Christianity and Other Religions in Different Phases

There is an opinion that what Christ Jesus taught is not a religion that denies other religions: 

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5)

If you are Judaists, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Taoists, etc., you would have to admit that the earth goes around the sun, and the moon rotates around the earth.  Understanding those facts does not hinder people from believing in any religion.

Likewise, understanding the truth Christ Jesus taught and presented should not hinder people from believing in any religion.  Even Buddhists could accept the concept of the God held by followers of Christ Jesus: The creator and ruler of everything in this world and the spirit world.   

So, it should be possible for a man believing in any religion to accept and believe in the truth Christ Jesus taught.  A religion is deeply connected to a community or a society where a man was born or is living.  Traditions, modalities, and rituals of religions are part of cultures of such communities.  However, truth can be shared by any men believing in any specific religions.

Therefore, every no-nonsense religion is based on the notions that dead men live in an afterlife; pious men can be accepted in Heaven or the paradise while bad men are condemned to the hell; and there are holy spirits with deity and evil spirits with animosity against holy spirits.

Especially, the content and focus of the teachings of Christ Jesus are simple: After men's death, poor and pious men are welcomed in Heaven while rich and evil men fall down to the hell and are finally eradicated there.

Eventually, this core teaching is also the final end of any religions.  It is because salvation of oneself is the final purpose for a man to believe in any religion.  Even those who do not belong to any religion due to his fate or circumstances can accept this truth if they do not accept the religion of Christianity. 

In addition, Christ Jesus only told to accept openly the truth he taught.  He did not tell to do away with one's culture that includes any religion.  So, it must be tolerated or accepted that a man confesses that he belongs to a certain religion by fate or due to the cultural tradition of his society but also believes in the truth Christ Jesus told like the truth the the sun rises in the east every morning.

In this context, it can be understood that Christ Jesus was a member of the Jewish society and thus a Judaist but also a believer of the truth He Himself proclaimed.  So, any rituals and conditions involved in the religion Christianity might be a source of obstacles for acceptance of the truth just like traditions of the religion Judaism had become an obstacle for some Jewish people to accept the truth Christ Jesus had proclaimed.

Otherwise, we may as well think that the teaching of Christ Jesus was above the domain of religions, so that men of any religions can accept the teaching, since they belong to different phases.      

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Romans 6, King James Version
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

"he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles" - What is the Matter in this World and an Afterlife

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What is the Matter in this World and an Afterlife

The battle against Satan is one of the main themes of the Gospels. It was confirmed by Johann Christoph Blumhardt (1805 – 1880), a German Lutheran theologian, when he healed a girl in two-year-long demonic possession.

It was said that the demonic manifestation ended one night with the demon shouting "Jesus is the victor". Blumhardt was considered by some as a hero on the basis of the incident, but he insisted that Christ was the hero, quoted as saying: "That I don´t know, but this I do know; Jesus is the victor". (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Blumhardt)

This incident was then, namely around 1850, thought to have proved that power of Christ Jesus was still alive and effective after 1800 years since the crucifixion of Christ Jesus.  Although exorcism is sometimes performed today mainly by Catholic bishops, this exorcism by Blumhardt gave strong influence on Karl Barth (1886 – 1968), a Swiss Reformed theologian who is most well known for his involvement in the Confessing Church, and authorship of the Barmen Declaration, a document adopted by Christians in Nazi Germany who opposed the Deutsche Christen (German Christian movement). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Barth; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmen_Declaration).

In the era of modernism when people came to neglect spiritual power while heavily relying on modern science and technology, Blumhardt stressed that spiritual power of Christ Jesus was still alive and effective through the exorcism activity.  For example, the late John-Paul II is said to have performed exorcism three times by himself, although he seems to have failed in the third time before his death in 2005.

Although spiritualism, seances, etc. became popular in the Victorian era, involving Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930), Blumhardt's case is the most reliable about spiritual phenomena. 

What is at issue is that fight against Satan has been continuing in these 2000 years.  For example, WWI, WWII, tragedies in Auschwitz, etc. were caused by Satan.  So, WWIII would surely occur in this trend, since even today people and churches have not focused on Satan and demons as their enemies. 

What's more, Satan and demons are also spiritual entities.  Therefore, this battle against Satan must continue even after men die and go into the spirit world till they are accepted in Heaven.  So, spiritual mediums and those with supernatural powers might be under control of Satan, demons, or evil spirits.  Only sincere Christians like Blumhardt could be trusted.

Incidentally, Blumhardt also gave influence on a unique Japanese writer (1925-2000) whose father was a Christian priest.  He wrote some unique books such as "Amen-Father" depicting his father who was a sincere but half-crazy (according to his son) priest following his passion toward Christ Jesus. 

Existence of spirits of dead men in the spirit world is the secondary matter.  The focus should be fight against Satan.  How one fights against Satan in this world while living in this world and in the spirit world while living in the spirit world or an afterworld is the matter. 

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Luke 6, King James Version
13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.