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Life in the Heavenlies
Thru the Bible
Dr. J. Vernon McGee
The Lord Jesus Christ came to this world all
the way from heaven. He was the absolutely sinless One.
He was holy, harmless, undefiled, separate
from sinners.
He came down here to save sinners. He came
down from heaven, but He didn’t go to the mountaintop.
There are no people there — He couldn’t find
any man on that plane of holiness. They are all in the valley; they are all
dead in trespasses and sins.
So, what did He do? He
came down into the valley. He came down into the place of death where all men
are. “And that he died for all…” (2 Corinthians 5:15).
Because men were dead, He went down into
death, and now He brings believers up with Him in resurrection life.
Does He take them back up to the mountaintop?
No,
He takes them with Him into the heavenlies. We
who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ are now seated in the heavenlies.
He has “…raised us up
together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6).
He took our place, for “if
one died for all, then were all dead” (2 Corinthians 5:14).
And those who believe on Him are risen with
Him. They are not risen so they can be put back on the mountaintop and come
tumbling down again. No, He takes them all the way up to the heavenlies.
Christ took our place,
and if we are going to live, it is going to be by faith in Him — that those
through faith “should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him
which died for them, and rose again” (2 Corinthians 5:15).
Christ died, not only that we should be
delivered from death and judgment, but also that we should be brought up from
our state of death into newness of life.
Now our lives should be devoted to Him that we
should live henceforth to the glory of God.
(From Edited Messages on 2 Corinthians by Dr. J. Vernon
McGee) http://www.ttb.org/SHOP/Products/Commentary-45---2-Corinthians__12212-SC.aspx
John Vernon McGee was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1904. Dr. McGee
remarked, "When I was born and the doctor gave me the customary whack, my
mother said that I let out a yell that could be heard on all four borders of
Texas!" His Creator well knew that he would need a powerful voice to
deliver a powerful message.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
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