
“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens…”
{2 Corinthians 5:1 KJV}
This verse conveys the spiritual Truth about life, death, and the afterlife from a Biblical perspective…
Verse Breakdown:
👑 “Our earthly house of this tabernacle”: The “earthly house” refers to our physical bodies, described as a temporary “tabernacle” [a tent–like dwelling]. This emphasizes the transient, fragile nature of human life here on earth…
👑 “Were dissolved”: This points to the death of our physical bodies, when they cease to function and return to dust…
👑 “We have a building of God”: For believers and followers of Christ, there is the assurance of something beyond this life—a new, eternal existence provided by ~GOD~. The “building” promises permanence and stability, in contrast to our temporary “tabernacle”…
👑 “An house not made with hands”: Our new body and state of residence is not a creation of mankind but a divine creation of ~GOD~, which is The Glorified–Eternal–Resurrected body that we as believers and followers of Christ receive upon death…
👑 “Eternal in the heavens”: This refers to the everlasting nature of our New lives with ~GOD~, located in Heaven, where believers and followers of Christ dwell in His Holy presence forever…
Context And Meaning:
This verse was written by The Apostle Paul to provide comfort to us when we are facing our own mortality…
It contrasts the temporary struggles of earthly life with the hope of eternal life in ~JESUS~…
Paul proclaims that believers who place their faith and trust in ~JESUS~ Christ of Nazareth will receive a New Glorified–Incorruptible–Eternal body upon the death of our fragile–unrighteous–sinful–mortal flesh…
This verse also reflects our faith and hope that transcends physical death because it is rooted in The Miraculous Resurrection of our Lord and Savior ~JESUS~ Christ—The Son of ~GOD~
In essence, it’s a reminder for All of us to stay focused on the eternal perspective that even though our temporary bodies of flesh will eventually fail, ~GOD~ has prepared an everlasting home for us in His Glorious–Eternal–Kingdom…
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🎧 Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
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