It goes to show how to truly see the Risen Christ or "the Christ, the Son of the living God" as He desires to be seen is to be infused with His desire for the church as His kingdom, Body, dwelling place and bride. :)
When Saul turned Paul "saw" the Lord for the first time, He was impressed that there is a corporate "Me" in this universe, a Body that is composed of Jesus in the heavens with all the believers.
When Simon Barjona turned Peter "saw" from the Father that the Lord is "the Christ, the Son of the living God," the Lord told him, "And I also say to you that you are Peter [Stone], and upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it" (cf. Matt. 16:13-20).
This became the basis on which Peter declared that the Lord is the living stone, the precious corner stone (and the stone of stumbling, and rock of offense to those who disbelieve), and that the believers are also "living stones" being joined, built together and fitly framed into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood (1 Pet. 2:4-8).
And in Revelation, the apostle John unveils the church as the bride of Christ and the wife of the Lamb (which may indicate that he who wrote "God is love" in his first epistle has identified himself as the unnamed "beloved disciple" in his gospel).
The vision of the church as the corporate Body (possessing the Lord's life), composed of living stones (to be the Lord's building) and the bride (a matter of love) is synthesized in the New Jerusalem (cf. Rev. 22:1-2; 21:1-2, 9-11), which is revealed as the city of life, composed of transformed precious stones to be the bride who has the glory of God as she and God mutually abide in one another.
When Saul turned Paul "saw" the Lord for the first time, He was impressed that there is a corporate "Me" in this universe, a Body that is composed of Jesus in the heavens with all the believers.
When Simon Barjona turned Peter "saw" from the Father that the Lord is "the Christ, the Son of the living God," the Lord told him, "And I also say to you that you are Peter [Stone], and upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it" (cf. Matt. 16:13-20).
This became the basis on which Peter declared that the Lord is the living stone, the precious corner stone (and the stone of stumbling, and rock of offense to those who disbelieve), and that the believers are also "living stones" being joined, built together and fitly framed into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood (1 Pet. 2:4-8).
And in Revelation, the apostle John unveils the church as the bride of Christ and the wife of the Lamb (which may indicate that he who wrote "God is love" in his first epistle has identified himself as the unnamed "beloved disciple" in his gospel).
The vision of the church as the corporate Body (possessing the Lord's life), composed of living stones (to be the Lord's building) and the bride (a matter of love) is synthesized in the New Jerusalem (cf. Rev. 22:1-2; 21:1-2, 9-11), which is revealed as the city of life, composed of transformed precious stones to be the bride who has the glory of God as she and God mutually abide in one another.
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