What God provided for Humanity in a repetitious way was to show us eternity. The things that we do over and over in a religious setting are to teach us the things that are done forever in the heavenlies. That is why it says of Moses, the temple and the sacrifices that Christ has appeared now for us not the temple made with hands but the one Eternal in the heavens prepared by the Lord. It wasn’t that the eternal was not available to the Israelites for that is what they “strove for day and night hoping to obtain the resurrection from the dead” spelled out by Paul in the book of Acts.
In the gospel message renewed in the figure of Christ for our “greater salvation” was no different. It is for us to understanding the repetitions in the gospel message renewed in the figure of Christ was to learn of the eternal truths that are invisible, unshakable and unmoveable. The children of Israel were suppose to learn by degree as they put up the temple and took it back down over and over to Learn of the invisible things of God, “while we look not to the things that are seen but the things that are unseen”. That with each new understanding and each new revelation they could exchange a temporary understanding for an eternal reality that is greater than everything in time and matter.
Paul used the term “when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part shall be done away with”. It is this “perfect understanding” that precedes and supersedes the physical. This is what it means when John says “the world does not know us because it did not know Him” referring to Gods invisible attributes that we have put on, that we’ve seen in Christ and learned to emulate. This is our invisibleness, our holiness. His holiness in us.
Paul talking about these repetitions called them “Guardians and tutors to keep us till faith comes” untill we receive the invisible counterpart. The Israelites were called children over 1100 times in scripture because they were playing with imitations. Paul said “when I was a child I spoke like a child and walked like a child but when I became a man I put away childish things. He laid aside the tpys called tge lae and the prophets. And this he did by degree. These things expire in understanding and not a second coming.
It is the work of faith that is our transitioning into this new understanding. It is not that we learn about something and we wait for Jesus to come back again or bring something to us. There is no perfection in that and there’s no transitioning in that or transformation. Your transfiguration is on hold if you’re waiting for a visual because it is the very visuals that we handle that teaches of the eternal. Much like a kid who would play with toys with cars with army men. He assimulates in understanding in order to mature. This is the purpose of the gospel.
So as we are instructed to work out our own salvation by degree to the ability that we are able to receive, having our sights set on participating in the resurrection buy this spiritual work that we do. It is in this way that we do the work and the will of the Father. And if there’s any one thing that you will be accountable for in your sojourn ship here on earth in your Humanity, it will be that for all the degrees and all the good things you do and all the memorials that you leave behind will go through fire and only the Eternal remains for the fire will burn everything of time and matter. What is left ee keep.
So it is our purpose through the things of repetition, to learn of the things that are eternal. This is the gift of eternal life. And it’s not as though like with a child who is done with the toys that he needs to go and destroy the playground because there are other people who are playing with those toys of faith. Just as Paul said “when I was a child I spoke like a child and I walked like a child, but when I became a man I put away childish things. So this putting away takes place in the region of the mind. And the transformation takes place there is an exchange.
It was referred to like somebody moving from one house to another. That if the plates or the utensils was not in perfect condition, they were to leave them, give them away, or throw them away because where they are going, everything is brand new.
And this is the gospel message that “all things are new old things have passed away” and that we are this new creation. So it is our responsibility and duty to participate in this transformation for our greater glory. It is not a carnal reality so for those who need to see something you have to wait a long time. 2000 years and counting.
The Kingdom Of God is At Hand