I like the idea that we existed before time began. After all, if heaven's outside time, then everything...that ever was, is and shall be...will be present in heaven.
So imagine us in some form (probably not bodily, maybe as light) either as observers or participants in heaven's activities.
In the center of heaven is this "strange" Cross.
The Trinity is discussing Jesus' role on earth. Every word, thought and deed He will perform is being recorded in the Word--not just the linear 2-dimensional sentences we're aware of in the gospels but also encoded as holographic codes, ELS codes and infinite numbers of other codes. (I believe bible codes are only the tip of the iceberg.)
Since there was no sin in Jesus' life, we on the sidelines still don't see the significance of the Cross.
Now Jesus comes over to me to write my life's script in holographic code. Every detail, right down to my very thoughts, is arranged in advance. (Now, here's where it gets tricky.) I get to choose what sins I'm going to commit. Remember, I have no idea what sin is. This is heaven. So I choose one, say adultery, and Jesus then climbs up on the Cross to show how he has to pay for that sin. I see the Father separating from the Son. I see darkness enveloping the Cross. I hear silence in heaven.
I begin to develop a gut understanding of what sin causes. But this doesn't stop me from choosing one after the other, filling my life script up with them, watching Jesus writhe in agony as he dies on the Cross for each one.
(For each sin there is also a trip Jesus takes with me to Hades, Jesus of course having conquered death, then a resurrection ride in His train where I'm finally proven clean in God's eyes.)
After each wild ride to the depths and the heights, as I sit there in heaven watching this mysterious script called "my life" unfold, I suddenly look closer at Jesus on the Cross and realize...I AM hanging on the same Cross at the same time! That means...I don't have to sin! (Almost like a twin learning from his brother's mistakes.)
I have a choice. Either I follow my flesh by sinning and have that sin paid for by Jesus. Or I follow the Holy Spirit (since I have resurrection power following my twin's "wild ride" in Christ) and overcome that sin.
When Adam and Eve blew it, the curse came down upon Earth and all of us predestined for Earth. All memory of heaven was wiped out. (In God's grace, deja vu continues to give us fleeting hints).
After I was born on Earth, it seemed like I was operating within my free will. But actually I was just following the script I'd chosen eons before. (NOTE: paradox between free will and predestination resolved!)
As a follower of Christ, I encounter "cross road" moments every hour of every day. Do I choose to sin? Or do I choose God's will? I've been given Holy Spirit power to be an overcomer (granted before time began). Make this choice and I climb Jacob's ladder faster. If I choose sin, I'm still on the ladder but I remain at the bottom rung longer.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
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