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Eph.2:6 and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 2:7 that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;

Christ was raised in spirit, by God's Holy Spirit to be part of a spirit kingdom, but here we are told by Paul under Holy Spirit that those anointed by Holy Spirit from a Spirit Father are raised to be seated with Christ as a spirit person, but how?

1 Peter 3:18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

Many Christian's uses these scriptures as a label, an elevated thoughts in thinking about the things of God. However, its much more than that; they are mistaken. The prophets of old, God's people have always thought about God above, but they were not seat with YHWH, so what is the difference? The grand difference is God moved worship from a physical kingdom upon earth into the new heavens with Christ so that each child of God must walk by faith, not sight. God separate his kingdom upon earth from the sins and corruption of mankind so that mankind must come up to his mountain, not decend into human mountains (rulership) corrupting the nation into death.

2 Peter 2:19 promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.

1 Corinthians 15:50 Now I say this, brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} that flesh and blood can't inherit the Kingdom of God; neither does corruption inherit incorruption.

Yes, he made a demarcation between what is mans and what is his, something he had given many previews of in his earthly kingdom, like no one was allowed to enter into the holy of hollies but the high priest. God in his wisdom stopped corruption by his undeserved kindness, he did something so wonderful that in Christ is all his richness of forgiveness for mankind. Here are some simple points we must consider to have the mind of Christ on this subject.

Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

Romans 8:6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

First, we should know that corruption, that is, sin does not inherit Christ kingdom, even for those on earth that have been raised in Christ. And secondly, the “key” is being “in Christ” so one can be raised with Christ as part of him, that is, his life, as our life. And
lastly the truth is restored to mankind because Christ is the truth, our becoming part of him we know the truth. In other words, the grand mistake is to think mankind through a religion restores the truth that is a lie that misleads all the nations of our earth. Christ is the king, the truth, and the protector of the truth. He gives us God's truth, we do not give any truth without his authorization, he is the truth, he has been entrusted with the truth, because he earned life for us by his merit. In fact, everything in Christ is given too us as a gift.

Heb.1:1 God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 1:2 has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.

John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

The process of being born again removes our judgment of sins, we are put to death in our sinful flesh before God, we are made alive by Spirit, so we can be adopted into the body of Christ as a spirit being, from that point we know no one by the flesh any longer. We are feed spiritually, lead in this life by Spirit, and we walk in Spirit and truth, not our truth that we research, but the truth given us from the mind of Christ Jesus. All things are Christ, and Christ belongs to God, we share in this wonderful privileges of making disciples by administering the Holy Spirit of God too others.

2 Corinthians 5:16 Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

1 Timothy 4:1 But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;

We are not of this world, we are of another world suffering in this world because the flesh is against the Spirit of God, it is violently opposed to the Holy Spirit and twist everything of God into false religion so those upon earth are blinded to the glorious Good News that has been reveal to us by Spirit and truth from above.

2 Corinthians 3:6 who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

1Cor.4:3 Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled in those who perish; 4:4 in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
4:5 For we don't preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;
4:6 seeing it is God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness,"{Genesis 1:3} who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

None of this was possible to the faithful prophets and kings of old. None could be born anew by the blood of animals, none could have the mind of Christ, or be given the truth of God's love, by law. None had intimate association with God's Holy Spirit as a comforter, as their teacher, or as their mother. This is the richness of God that will be shared into all creation by his undeserved kindness towards us found in the body of Christ.

Rom.8:34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 8:36 Even as it is written, "For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter."{Psalm 44:22} 8:37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 8:39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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