Heavenly Family and Earthly Family
September 28, 2022
For us to learn about the heavenly family and the earthly family, we have to understand about God’s creation. Among the creation of God, let’s learn about the earthly family which consists of a father, a mother and children. Through this, let us understand about the heavenly family. The systems on this earth are a copy and a shadow of what is in heaven. Among them, there is the earthly family, which is a copy and shadow of the heavenly family.
Everything on this earth is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven.
Hebrew 8:5 They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven
It is written that the earthly sanctuary was created to help us understand about the heavenly sanctuary.
The Heavenly Family
Let us think about father.
Hebrew 12:9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!
It teaches us to submit to the father of our spirit, just as we respect our human fathers.
Through the Bible, we are able to learn that just like the earthly family has a physical father the heavenly family has a Spiritual Father. For one to be called father he must have children.
This means that in the heavenly family there are also children.
Therefore come out from them and be separate says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing and I will receive your and; I will be a father to you and you will be my sons and daughters says the lord almighty. (2 Corinthians 6:17-18)
We are God’s sons and daughters. Just as there are earthly children who are a copy and shadow in the earthly family, in the heavenly family there are the spiritual children. Then, who gives life to the physical children? It is a physical mother. Then, who gives life to the heavenly children? It is the Spiritual Mother.
Let us prove this.
But the Jerusalem that is above is free and she is our mother. (Galatians: 4:26)
Heavenly Mother exists in the heavenly family. Just as we saw that a physical mother gives life to physical children, therefore, spiritual life, which is eternal life, is given though our Spiritual Mother.
For us to be part of the heavenly family we must be related by blood.
All children on this earth are related to their fathers and mothers through blood. The earthly family is related by blood. It is the same with the heavenly family.
Luke 22:20 In the same way, after the Supper he took the cup saying “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
We inherit the blood of God only through Jesus’ blood of the new covenant Passover. Through the Passover we can call God ‘Father’ and ‘Mother’ and inherit the kingdom of God as heirs of God.
