Humans are not immortal, consciously or not we must have thought about what actually happens after death. Life after death has always been a mystery of human questions throughout history. There are many reviews related to this because it concerns about humans, about us. This struggle will never end until we experience it ourselves.
As Christians, life after death is an eternity. God's promise of salvation will be fulfilled then. Everyone will experience death, everyone will experience the end of life. We too are waiting for the second coming of Christ in glory. That's when the end of the world, we are all taken into eternity. God's promise of salvation always applies to us, as long as we are faithful to God.
The Pharisees asked about the Kingdom of God. Their concept of the Kingdom of God is only limited to a place that is limited by space and time. So they asked when and how the kingdom of God would come. May the questions they ask because of hearing Jesus preach about the Kingdom of God. The whole life and work of Jesus was to proclaim the Kingdom of God. But not fully grasped by those who heard Him.
Jesus' answer is surprising because it reverses the concept of the Pharisees asking Him. They understand that the Kingdom of God is still far away and lies far away. And Jesus' answer is because verily the kingdom of God is among you. The kingdom of God is present right now, among us, not far away. The kingdom of God is present in our lives, concrete lives. We just don't know and don't realize because He comes without signs and without warning.
The coming of the Kingdom of God means the coming of salvation. If the kingdom of God is among us, then we enter the circle of God's salvation. Our presence anywhere and anytime is also the presence of the Kingdom of God. So actually we also have a safety dimension, have a duty to bring salvation to many people. If our lives save, then the Kingdom of God is present among us. If the presence of others brings salvation, the Kingdom of God is present in it.
The life of faith is not a matter of the future but a matter of the present where we live and are. So our lives become so important, this is where our battlefield is. It is our life that becomes the field of faith struggle, the life that is now not the future. If faith is living, then our lives come alive in faith. It means to live in safety. Let us strive to always live in faith. Only when we live are we able to manifest our faith.
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