There is a spiritual realm
There is a spiritual realm
Summary:
In the Bible, there are accounts implying the presence of a spiritual realm alongside the physical realm.
Creatures are also be described as existing in the spiritual realm.
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There is a spiritual realm:
2 Kings 6:
It is written: "the servant of Elisha rose up early and went out; and, behold, an army surrounded the city, and horse and chariot. And the servant said to him, “O master, what shall we do?” But Elisha said, “Stop fearing, for more (are) with us than with them!” And Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, OPEN THE EYES OF THE SERVANT, AND LET HIM SEE.” AND THE LORD OEPENED HIS EYES, AND HE SAW; and, behold, THE MOUNTAIN (WAS) FULL (OF) HORSES, AND CHARIOTS (OF) FIRE ROUND ABOUT ELISHA" (2 Kings 6:17).
Here, after being surrounded by armies in the physical realm, Elisha prayed for the eyes of his servant to be open to see that in the spiritual realm there were an army with them.
Luke 16:
Jesus said: "it-came-about (that) the poor (man) DIED AND HE-WAS-CARRIED-AWAY BY THE ANGELS to the bosom (of) Abraham. And the rich (man) also DIED AND WAS-BURIED. AND HAVING-LIFTED-UP HIS EYES IN HADES (WHILE) BEING IN TORMENTS, he-sees ABRAHAM from a-distance, and LAZARUS in his bosom" (Luke 16:22-23).
Jesus described here two men who died and yet were then present and conscious somewhere after dying, even being carried by angels there.
Ephesians 6:
Paul wrote: "the wrestling (for) us IS NOT AGAINST BLOOD AND FLESH, BUT against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world-powers (of) this darkness, AGAINST THE SPIRITUAL (FORCES OF) EVILNESS IN THE HEAVENLY(-PLACES)" (Ephesians 6:12).
Paul here specified that it is possible to not be wrestling "AGAINST BLOOD AND FLESH" (Ephesians 6:12) in the physical realm, but in contrast to be wrestling "AGAINST THE SPIRITUAL (FORCES OF) EVILNESS IN THE HEAVENLY(-PLACES)" (Ephesians 6:12) that would be present in the spiritual realm.
Colossians 1:
It is written: "all (things) were-created in Him in the heavens and on the earth, THE VISIBLE (THINGS) AND THE INVISIBLE (THINGS), whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities" (Colossians 1:16).
Not only visible things were created, rulers and authorities which we can see in the physical realm, but also "THE INVISIBLE (THINGS), whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities" (Colossians 1:16). There are rulers and authorities also present in the spiritual realm.
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