The spirit world in scripture
Father God teaches us about the spirit world by giving us in scriptures shadows of realities in the spirit world. The shadow of a tree is not the same as a tree. A shadow is not living but the tree is alive. A shadow is two dimensional but a tree has more dimensions than two. When God instructed His people to build a physical structure, such as the tabernacle, He was inviting them to imagine what that structure might look like as a living reality in the spirit world. Selah.
The physical world as a shadow of the spirit world
"Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ." Colossians 2:16-17
The religious festivals God required of the Israelites are described in Leviticus 23.
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Consider how the Passover of Unleavened Bread physically celebrated in the earth is a shadow of reality in the spirit world found in Jesus Christ. How can you step into this spirit world reality? Describe what you see.
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Another religious festival was the Feast of Weeks, also known as Pentecost. How does Pentecost as a festival point to a reality in the spirit world? What does that reality look like? Can you imagine it based on the Feast of Weeks? (Hint: fire was involved!)
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Describe fire in the physical world. Describe fire in the spirit world. How is fire alive in the spirit world?
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How is the Sabbath in the physical world different from the Sabbath in the spirit world? In your answer, use the words dimensions and alive (or living).
