According to scriptures, everything that appears is a shadow. Everything you see is the shade of God. The real thing of all we see, stands in the heaven. Your washer and dryer is a shadow. Your car is a shadow. Your television set is a shadow. The real thing of these and all things, stands in the heaven. How do you prove it? There are some things to look at. We know objects make a shadow in the light. This is an example we could chalk up as learning. We know when something ceases to exist it desist to make a shadow. So what appears in this life must still have something behind it. Is it all the shadow of God?

But what about people? If we are a shadow of God, then there's more of his shade of us today than there's ever been. He is living mighty in the world today and his spirit is being poured out abundantly. What? there's six and a half billion of us now, and look at the shade we cast. When we die, there's a little more to replace us until there might soon be seven billion of us, then eight billion, and who knows where it will end. God is wanting to live it all out according to the shadow. Or whatever or whoever is the shadow maker, is in great exertion.

Brent

Hmmmm. When did god's light start shining in only one direction? God must not exist everywhere because if he did his light would come from all directions and there would be no shadows. That darn god, he's such a trickster.

Scripture ref. please.

Munroe would say the unseen is more real than the seen.

Sirius,

Well again according to the scriptures {and let me stress that}, God has your post answered. He says at one point there will be no need for the sun and moon because he is the Light. There will be no day and night, and evidently a transparent city like glass!!!
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Who are you wanting scripture ref. from, Vine?

Brent

One reference to "shadow" in the scriptures is in respect to the law of Moses as a precursor to the gospel.

Heb. 10:1; " For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect."

The sacrifices mandated by the law pointed forward to the perfect "Lamb of God", Jesus Christ, who would give His life for the sins of the world. This OT sacrifice was not he real thing, but was an image of what came later. When we hold our hand in the light, we see a shadow of our fingers. This shadow is not our real fingers, but only a hazy image of our physical hand. So the OT gives us a view of God and His character, but does not initiate the final merciful image of God. This occurred when Christ said on the cross; "It is finished".

Even as we have Christ and His sacrifice to grasp by faith today; we still only see imperfectly (1 Cor. 13:12). We have the "real Christ" present with us (by faith), but one day after the end of the age, it will all be clear. No shadows. All questions and obscurities answered.

<<< So the OT gives us a view of God and His character, but does not initiate the final merciful image of God. This occurred when Christ said on the cross; "It is finished". >>>

...but then Christ changes (He's loving for only a brief moment but then He's going to relentlessly kick some ass) ,and tosses millions of rebellious teens and and harried socker mom's who never "accepted Him" into eternal torment? So if God is one tough customer in the OT, nice in the NT, and then brutal for the remainder of eternity, then I would say your "saviour" has some serious unresolved anger issues. There is a saying that "the progress of a people is measured by the size of their gods". Why is it so hard to take a petulant, demanding, judgmental god seriously who torments his own creation for ever and ever and still can't get the chip off his shoulder. I really don't get it, and believe me, many others don't either. The day will come when, yeah, is nearly here, when Christians will cringe at what they once accepted. But this topic is a litmus test for separation. There is nobody meaner and more cruelly dogmatic than truly religious person, and this topic really smokes them out of their holes. The Christ principle appears to be universal in the world, across all religions. He is for everybody, and not in the way of clearing all the religious "hoops" like Christians believe.

I think Scott missed the point of my post. I was simply bringing forward a thought on "shadows", as expressed in the scriptures. God is unchanging in character, providence and sovereignty. As I understand the scriptures, His plan for redemption of mankind unfolded in the manner described in the Bible... and I believe and accept the Bible. I realize Scott brings forward understanding to to be considered... but neither of us can change God. God is who He is... and is more merciful then any here can fully understand.

Brent's reference to "no need for the sun and moon... no day and night..." (Rev. 21) and consequently no shadows, points us to the peace and rest available through Christ. Our early Anabaptist brothers, when hunted and persecuted during the reformation took comfort in Rev. 21, which they said depicted the (spiritual) "place" where no one could harm them. God wipes away every tear... No pain or sorrow (V4); the gates are never shut (V25), even when the church authorities shut the doors to them; God/Christ are the temple and light (V 22-23) and so no need of the moon and sun or OTHER "light" so quickly dispensed by imperfect teachers.

My friends, this is the "place" of peace and rest where there are no shadows... and it is warmed by Jesus Christ Himself.