'The
glory of this latter house shall be greater Than of the former, saith the LORD
of hosts; And in the place will I give peace, Saith the LORD of hosts.' (Hag
2:9)
'The
glory of this latter house shall be greater than the former, saith the LORD of
hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts' (Hag 2:
9). The scriptures say the children of God are living stones, built together to
form a habitation for the Most High God. This means that those who are born
again are called houses or temples of God. 'What? Know ye not your body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and are not
your own?' (1 Cor 6:19).
Our
bodies are temples or tabernacles of Holy Ghost. Shortly before peter went to
heaven, he said it had been revealed to him by the Lord Jesus that he would
soon put off his present tabernacle. But, you may ask, after he drops his
present body, does he remain without a body? 2 Corinthians 5:1 states: 'For we
known 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.'
This
tells us that God has reserved a special eternal body for us in Heaven. If this
present one dies and decays, he will give us one to wear for the rest of
eternity. The former house therefore refers to the present body we have, while
the latter house refers to the eternal body we shall receive. Job looked beyond
his body that was being destroyed by sickness. He looked and longed for another
body that God would give to him after his present house was destroyed (Job
19:25-27).
The
new body you will be given is a very special body. It never wears out. It does
not die. It is not subject to the pains and limitations of the present body. It
enables you to enjoy without limitation. But for those who are headed for hell,
the bodies they will be given will adapt to the fire without being burnt to
ashes, yet making everyone who wears them feel the terrors of fiery pain for
eternity! You have a choice to make. Which body do you choose?
Thank God for the new eternal body he has prepared for you.
Let nothing hinder you from wearing it.
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