John 10:17-18 (ESV)
17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”
Jesus left eternity to free us from sin and mortality. He overcame them in our flesh and returned to eternity with the perfected flesh of man. He invites us to do the same.
Those who answer His call join Him in the marriage of heaven and earth. We become His bride and the temple of the new Jerusalem who will return to earth with Him as suitable companions in the rest of God.
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