The New Humanity • The New Kind of Existence We're Invited To (Spiritual Beings Series Episode 7)

Summary

The script explores the biblical narrative of humanity's divine calling and fall from grace. It delves into the concept of humans being elevated from earthly beings to rulers in Eden, with access to the tree of life symbolizing eternal life. The deception by a spiritual rebel leads to humanity's exile, introducing evil and death. However, God's promise of a savior is fulfilled in Jesus, who embodies the union of God and humanity to restore the divine calling. Jesus' life, teachings, and resurrection offer a new kind of humanity, one transformed by God's love, promising eternal life and a reign in a united heaven and earth.

Takeaways

• 🌏 The Bible presents two realms: earth, where humans live, and heaven, where God resides.
• 👼 Spiritual beings like the elohim, divine council, angels, cherubim, and demons are part of the heavenly realm.
• 🙌 Humanity is unique, created from the earth like animals but called to a higher purpose by God.
• 🍎 The 'tree of life' symbolizes receiving God's eternal life, suggesting a transformation to a new kind of existence.
• 🔄 Physical beings can be transformed to live eternally, inhabiting both heaven and earth through God's life.
• 🧬 God's life also transforms human imagination, enabling us to rule the world in love, like God.
• 🗡 Humanity was deceived by a spiritual rebel, leading to exile from the garden and separation from life's source.
• 🛡 God promised a human savior who would defeat evil and death, reuniting heaven and earth.
• 🌟 Jesus embodies the fulfillment of this promise, uniting God and humanity to restore the lost calling.
• 🏞️ Jesus' life and teachings confront corrupt spiritual powers and liberate humanity from their lies.
• ✝️ Jesus' death and resurrection signify a victory over spiritual powers, offering a new kind of humanity.
• 🕊️ The risen Jesus represents a transformed humanity capable of eternal life and rule with God.
• 📢 Jesus' followers are called to announce the availability of eternal life in the present.
• 🛑 Eternal life is experienced through knowing God's love, which transforms our imagination and liberates us to love others.
• 🔚 The Bible's story concludes with a new beginning, where Jesus and the new humanity rule in a united heaven and earth.

Q & A

What are the two realms mentioned in the script from the story of the Bible?

The two realms mentioned are the earth, where humans live, and the heavens, where God resides.

What is the significance of humans being made of dirt in the context of the script?

Humans being made of dirt signifies their physical nature, similar to animals, but with the unique calling to become something more by God's design.

What does it mean to eat from the tree of life as described in the script?

Eating from the tree of life symbolizes receiving God's eternal life, which represents a new kind of existence.

How does the script describe the transformation of human bodies to inhabit heaven and earth?

The script suggests that sharing in God's life transforms human bodies, allowing them to exist in both heaven and earth simultaneously.

What is the role of imagination in the script's narrative about humanity?

Imagination is portrayed as being transformed to learn how to rule the world like God, in the power of love, after partaking in God's life.

How does the script explain the deception of humanity by a spiritual rebel?

The spiritual rebel deceives humans by lying to them that they can achieve rule and eternal life on their own terms, separate from God's plan.

What promise does God make according to the script, and how is it fulfilled?

God promises that a human will come to defeat evil and death, and to reunite heaven and earth. This promise is fulfilled in Jesus.

How is Jesus portrayed in the script in relation to God and humanity?

Jesus is portrayed as the embodiment of God and humanity becoming one, with the purpose of restoring humanity to its original calling.

What did Jesus do to confront the power of death, according to the script?

Jesus confronted the power of death through healing and exorcisms, thereby opening the way back to eternal life and a new kind of humanity.

How did Jesus' teachings challenge the existing corrupt spiritual powers, as described in the script?

Jesus' teachings exposed and countered lies propagated by corrupt spiritual powers, such as tribal superiority, power through force, and peace through violence, advocating instead for equality, self-giving love, and true peace.

What is the significance of Jesus' resurrection in the script's narrative?

Jesus' resurrection signifies the triumph over death and the introduction of a new kind of humanity that can live and rule with God eternally.

What is the script's perspective on eternal life and how can it be experienced now?

The script posits that eternal life is about knowing God's love, which transforms imaginations and liberates individuals to love God and their neighbors, with the promise of bodily transformation and resurrection into a new creation.

How does the script envision the end of the story of the Bible?

The script concludes with a new beginning where Jesus and the new humanity rule in a united heaven and earth, signifying the fulfillment of God's promise and the restoration of the original calling of humanity.