Again my friend is wrong. If there is a shadow, then there are an object. If you lost Jesus, (and that is exactly what is happening to you by your men teachings), then to find Jesus Christ back, you must start searching for Him by His shadow. Why? Because the brightness of His glory is to much for your eyes to see.
Start now reading 1 Corinthians 15 completely. When you are so far focused on verse 51-54.
Do you see what will happen to true Christians when Jesus returns now? For the second time!!
If you didn't read it and keep plucking verses here and there, then leave it till here.
I am busy with John 1:1. Do you will participate? Yes!! Start answering verse 1.
Keep plucking verses here and there? That seems to be your more of your private interpretation as a personal commentary of what you say you hear coming from the bible .God’s interpretation is the greater witness. The witness of two.
Yes if there is a temporal (shadow) as a metaphor the signified understanding used in parables. Then there is substance (eternal)
The whole period there were Kings in “Israel” (abomination of desolation) the bride of Christ, Israel. Her name was changed to Christians during the first century reformation.
Note . . .(Purple in parenthesis) my added opinion to make a point
Hebrew 9: 8-10 The Holy Ghost this
signifying,
( using metaphors as shadows ) that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a
figure(parable) for the
time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that
could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which
stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and
carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the
time of
reformation.
Most Rabbis I have had a chance to share with refuse to acknowledge the first century reformation as if it never occurred, Do you deny it also ?
Can shadows make him that performed the ceremony perfect, as pertaining to the conscience?
And John 1:1 is straight forward, The Spirit of Christ worked in the Son of man, Jesus the prophet and chief apostle.(not as I will but you Father the one with power ) Jesus like us had the treasure of the power of God working in our brother in the Lord to both will and empower him to do the good pleasure of the Father but it was not of him any more than it is of us
Nothing was made by the Son of man ( a creation) God is not a man .
John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the
Word,
(not the Son of man, Jesus) and the
Word was with
God,
(not the Son of man, Jesus) and the Word was God.
(not the Son of man Jesus)The same was in the beginning with
God. All things were made by
him; (not the Son of man Jesus) and
without him (not the Son of man Jesus) was not any thing made that was made.
No mention of the Son of man, Jesus other than he was part of the creation .God is not a man .