Spiritual Strategies Jacqueline Gordon

THE NATURAL AND SPIRITUAL REALMS 

To understand this invisible war, you must first understand the natural and spiritual worlds. Man  exists in two worlds: The natural world and the spiritual world. The natural world is that which  can be seen, felt, touched, heard, or tasted. It is tangible and visible. The country, nation, city, or village in which you live is part of the natural world. You are a resident in a natural kingdom  located on one of the visible continents of the world. You can see the people who are part of your environment. You can communicate with them. You can experience the sights, sounds, and smells  around you. 11 But there is another world in which you live. That world is a spiritual world. You cannot see it with your physical eyes, but it is just as real as the natural world in which you live. Paul speaks of this division of natural and spiritual: There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. (I Corinthians 15:40) All men have a natural body which lives in the natural world, but man is also a spiritual being with  an eternal soul and spirit. Man is body, soul, and spirit. Your spiritual being (soul and spirit) is  part of a spiritual world just as your natural body is part of the natural world.

The Lord desires to healing every part of our being. He desire's for us to be whole in both our spirit and out souls.

Isaiah 61: 1-2 say's from the Amplified Bible "THE SPIRIT of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed and qualified me to preach the Gospel of good tidings to the meek, the poor, and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up and heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the [physical and spiritual] captives and the opening of the prison and of the eyes to those who are bound, [Rom. 10:15.] (2) To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord [the year of His favor] and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,"

What really happened in the Garden of Eden? Who was this man name Adam? And what happened? In today's lesson we will learn the answer to those questions. Are all men made in the image and likeness of God or are we made after the likeness and image of Adam? Tone in to learn more about the great fall of mankind, what really took place in the Garden.

KEY VERSE:

"And He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of His Kingdom there shall be no end." (Luke 1:33)

THE KING OF KINGS

The greatest of all kings is the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul refers to Jesus as the King of Kings:

"Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords." (I Timothy 6:15)

The book of Revelation calls Him King of kings:

"...for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings..." (Revelation 17:14)

"And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords." (Revelation 19:16)

Jesus is the King of kings because He rules over a Kingdom that is eternal and sovereign. The Kingdom of God will never come to an end. It will never be overthrown by revolution. There will never be another ruler who will succeed the King of kings.

This chapter concerns the natural and spiritual worlds. The natural world is that which you can see, hear, touch, or taste. It is the visible world around you.

But there is another world which surrounds you of which you are a part. It is an invisible world which is composed of two spiritual kingdoms. In this chapter you will learn about these spiritual kingdoms, their rulers, and residents. You will learn of the Kingdom of Satan and the Kingdom of God.

Lets begin our journey with Jesus.