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There are more than one kind of seed and some seeds in the Bible are evil.
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
The mustard seed is very small but the mustard plant is a weed without branches, not a towering tree.
Birds can be clean or unclean and birds in the branches of a tree are not generally a depiction of some sort of ecumenicism approved of God. I already mentioned Pharaoh and his great tree the Lord cut down because of his pride. This is Nebuchadnezzar's tree full of birds that the Lord also cut down because of his pride ( Daniel 4):
20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;
21 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
22 It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
24 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Son of David prophecy : 1Kings 9:5, Jeremiah 33:17, 2Chronicles 7:18, Psalms 132:11,
The coming promise of deliverance : Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 33:15, proclaimed: Matthew 22:24,43,44,45, Matthew 1:1,
Luke 18:38, some identified JESUS as by different names for significance to themselves, healer, deliverer
Son of GOD : Genesis 6:2,4, Daniel 3:25, Matthew 8:29, Matthew 14:33, Matthew 27:54, Mark 1:1, Luke 1:35, Romans 8:14, Matthew 11:27,
Son of Man : prophecy : Daniel 7:13-14, Revelation 1, Genesis 3:15, Ezekiel 30:1-4, Job 25:4-6, Job 35:8-16, Matthew 24:30, proclaimed : Mark 14:21, John 12, Matthew 11:19,
Additionally he was called the BRANCH : Job 14:7, Psalms 80:15, Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 14:19, Jeremiah 23:5, Zechariah 3:8, Zechariah 6:12, proclamed: John 15,
Also "shall be called Nazarene " Matthew 2:23,
Hopefully this is helpful
To my opinion you are right about Genesis 3:15 interpretation, and also about the armor of God.
I actually agree with you that satan didn't know God's plan to save people. If he knew he would not lead Jesus to the cross. If Jesus didn't die and ressurected we couldn't have been saved. That was probably why God's plan was hidden from His people and His prophets in the OT When satan found out what happened it was too late for him.
Never heard of Charles Capps, I may when having a free time to watch him on the tube.
I had to pause and take notes. I verified his scripture references.
It explains how Jesus set aside his power to be born to Virgin Mary. Earth being created for humans only. Satan stole Adam's authority. It gave Satan auth to hurt God's people. Jesus came to fulfill Genesis 3:15 and crush Satan's head (power) and take back the authority and give it to believers in Jesus.
That, plus Ephesians 6, helps us defeat the devil and other satanic beings. A lot of people don't want to know about it.
After I was saved, I endured vicious attacks but I learned who and where to turn to for safety. Jesus, the Word of God.
If Satan knew or Belived that Jesus would be resurrected, he would have fought against the crowd that crucified Jesus.
Utilize the Search Box Engine on this website. You need to read all of the NT authority verses.
I met Charles Capps.
Some thoughts: Angels were WITH God at the creation; hence they saw everything. God has NO redemption for them. How much they were aware of the consequences of their rebellion is unclear. Praise God that we do NOT see such things. Praise God that God didn't let Adam go on in his FALLEN state without removing the tree of life which would have sealed him forever in that state-and that He had a redemption plan for man as Genesis 3:15 indicates. Of course we don't have any listing of Adam in the "hall of saints" of Hebrews 11.
We have the apparent corruption of the seed of men mentioned in Genesis 6 and likely that will be repeated with some DNA alteration with the mark of the beast. It would seem; anyway that the demon rising out of the pit (Apollyon) will possess Antichrist; who in turn will decieve ALL those not in the Book of Life with some promise of utopia or eternal existence. My point here is that day and night the devil never sleeps ( Rev. 12:10; and 1 Peter 5:8-9). He uses the minds of natural men and the desires of the world to decieve ( Matt. 16:23). This verse is sobering; because it shows that our natural desire to live must be superceded by dying to self and for Him if necessary. It also reflects what on the surface would seem to e a sympathetic statement by Peter who couldn't concieve of Christ as Lord (which the Spirit apparently revealed to him right before that) having to go through that. His natural mind was like the others who became exceedingly sad and tuned out these hard sayings.
Jesus; mercifully reasurred Peter that after he converted that he would also strengthen his brethren. ( Luke 22:31-32). This probably refers to the state at Pentecost after he was transformed. Jesus alluded to this after asking 3 times if he loved Him (using different terms for love). He thus went where he didn't want to go. We must also walk in the Spirit. Agape.
You are more than welcome to hit that REPLY BOXand speak to certain individuals.
It's a Bible chat room; it's just that we're all typing real fast instead, lol.
Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:7
God FORMED (meaning molded) man from DUST. He made a clay with water. Scientists say our bodies are 50% water.
Then God breathed through Adams nose the breath of Gods life. Man became a living SOUL.
People get confused over Gen. 1:27 because here it says God created Adam "male & female". See Malachi 2:15 "ONE. A Pair.
Genesis 3:18 God purposes to make Adam a help, meet, for Adam.
Gen. 3:21 God opens Adam and takes a rib. God MADE a woman for Adam. They are "married" in verses 23-25
One=a man and a woman. But by the Books Leviticus and Deuteronomy, we see "perversions of the Plan of God". Which still persists in Romans chapter 1. Today it's different; people are having surgery. GOOD NEWS, They can still repent and be saved. God can't fix their bodies, but He will save their souls IF they repent.
Moses's writing of Genesis seems to skip around, but God told him how to write it down.
God planned that children would be born of one man and a woman. A pair. Married in covenant to each other.
Why different colors? God used dust because dust contains ALL colors. I'm an artist, and we use all mediums to make paint different colors and consistencies.
Eve came out of Adam, so her color was his color. Blending their DNA in a child, could produce a child of the color in that DNA. Colors, diseases, etc can happen if DNA is damaged somehow.
One color is not more precious to God. He wanted all colors, or he would've use just limestone or charcoal. He CHOSE DUST.
Satan was still around. He is the ACCUSER; creator of chaos. To hurt Gods creation, he preached Prejudice. We see in Nineveh when they built the Tower of Babel.
One day, Satan will be in the Lake of Fire, eternally.
DNA is not a curse. It has a purpose. Love yourself and love God. Grace is unmerited favor. Ask God for more.
I love you
At first Chris's answer is great.
But I want to see it from a different angle.
Lets go to Genesis 3: 4-5
V4 - And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
V5 - For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
In that statement there a lie, a truth, and something hidden. That is really evil because people see the truth and then easily accept the lie.
The lie is that Adam and Eve will not die.
The truth is that Adam and Eve will know good and evil like God does.
The hidden thing is that since people get to know evil then they cannot avoid it. They become vulnerable to it. It is not the same with God. Read James 1:13 "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:"
God knowes what evil is but He is not tempted by it. His nature is invulnerable to sin. This is a huge difference between man and God.
The lesson? There are thoughts in our minds that are ours, thoughts from God and thoughts from satan. If a thought is from God then it is about smt good. If otherwise then it may be from satan. In this case don't go to a discussion with satan when he places thoughts in your mind. You cannot win, you wiil eventually fail. Do what Jesus did when faced him in the dessert. Answered him using the Scripture, because the Scripture is the truth. Satan also tried to use himself the Scripture by twisting it but still Jesus answered back the right answer because He knew the Scripture well. Lesson for us? We have to study and learn the Scripture, what it is written, what is meant, etc. And still when a bad thought comes to your mind, nevermind if it yours or satan's, just throw it away, don't think about it, you never know where it will lead you to. There is a saying I like " We can not avoid birds sitting on a tree but we can send them away"
GBU
I'm happy my thoughts are not the creators thoughts, because thoughts just get thrown into my mind, sometimes good, sometimes bad. I would hope the creator doesn't have bad thoughts about mankind, because we are the creators creation.
But, according to Genesis 3:22, we became like the creator in knowing good and evil. So, does the creator have evil thoughts as well, and how are those thoughts different from mankind?
Everything has an OPPOSITE.
The tree of KNOWLEDGE of good and evil (opposites).
The word Of God is BUILT AROUND PARABLES, tree, or trees, is signified (represents something other than what it is in the physical).
Christ is a Lamb, TREE OF LIFE ETC.
The New Testament parables teach that we are the garden of God (Eden). Isaiah 5:7 Ezekiel 31:8
The TREE of KNOWLEDGE of good and evil exist in the midst of the garden (CHRIST is this tree, as he is also the tree of Life) In the midst of the garden.
Colossians 1:27 ..this mystery ...CHRIST IN YOU ..
We have only knowledge of evil, until Christ (the Holy Ghost) releases, or causes, us to have the mind of Christ (then we sprout and eventually become a tree, also. Isaiah 6:13 Ezekiel 47:7 Revelation 22:1-2
There is ONLY ONE SPIRIT, but the KNOWLEDGE of that ONE SPIRIT contains both good and evil.
Genesis 3:22 ....the man has BECOME LIKE ONE OF US (the man has become like God) to know good and evil....
Before man ate (the words of God), which is the TREE of KNOWLEDGE (Christ), he was the Child of SATAN (no knowledge).
You are BORN AGAIN by THE WORD'S OF GOD.
1 Peter 1:23 BEING BORN AGAIN ....by the WORD'S OF GOD ...
Now Satan (DARKNESS)(lies, deception, falsehoods) has been DESTROYED and LIGHT SHINES FORTH.
Isaiah 45:7 I FORM THE LIGHT, AND CAUSE DARKNESS: I make peace, and create evil ..
Isaiah 9:2 The people that waked in DARKNESS, have seen a GREAT LIGHT ...
WHO IS SATAN?
1 Corinthians 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are PERFECT (born of truth), yet not the WISDOM OF THIS WORLD, nor of THE PRINCES OF THIS WORLD (children of Satan living in lies, deception and falsehoods, children of death and the grave).
1 Corinthians 2:8 Which none of the PRINCES of this world knew, for had they known it, they would not have crucified the LORD OF GLORY.
Matthew 12:38 But if I (our God is a consuming FIRE) cast out devils (lies, deception, falsehoods) ...then the KINGDOM IS COME
James 4:1-12, James 1:12-27,
I'll take a few of these. As to your first question, I fully agree with what Adam has shared with you. I also believe in the Deity (eternal existence) of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. All three, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are all co-equal, and co-eternal.
Q. Did God tell Eve not to eat or just Adam?
A. Genesis 2:16 would indicate that God told this just to Adam as he was the only human in existence when God said it. We don't see Eve come into the scene until Genesis 2:22.
Q. Can we assume that there were people there before and now there is no one so God made Adam and Eve Again to re stock earth?
A. I would say no to that one. Even though it says to "replenish" the earth, the word replenish in Hebrew meant to fill the earth, not re-fill it.
Q. How did God make the skins from animals for them and why? I know they were naked but why would he care?
A. My guess would be that if God could create the entire universe, just by speaking things into existence, it would be simple for Him to make animal skins. But why would God do so? This was done as a covering for their sin. Up until the point where they disobeyed God, they had no knowledge of being naked. But when God appeared to them, they hid themselves from Him because they were perhaps ashamed of their nakedness. That's what sin does. It exposes us!
Genesis 2:16,17,
If you look at Genesis 5:1-2, it can change the perspective, to who exactly the name Adam, is referring to. It's similar to referencing "man or mankind, man made" the difference seems to be clarified more when it says "the woman " Genesis 3, if we look however as Genesis 2, being in chronological order, then the woman arrives Genesis 2:18,19,21,22, after. However Genesis 3:1-3, shows she was very aware of the 'law' 2Corinthians 11:3, 1Timothy 2:13-15,
Genesis 2:23, He 1st named her ' woman ' interestingly Jacob also seems to do the same when GOD changed his name to Israel he continues to be referred to as Jacob, also. Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 46:2,5,
It doesn't say their children would be a punishment, Genesis 3:16, pregnancy & childbirth is difficult, painful, with distress. Woman also have hormons that magnify crying 'sorrow'. Explaining the curse also. Why, seems to be explained in Gen. 3. Revelation 12:2, John 16:21,
Genesis 3:7, fig leaves, will decompose & provide no warmth, It's a temporary, hasty, bad choice. Genesis 3:21, compassion, provision, love, mercy, knowledge, wisdom & protection, is why GOD made coats of skin for them. Remember they were no longer allowed in the protected environment of the special garden. Genesis 3:23-24, Ephesians 2:4,
"how, did GOD make skins from animals for them & why" It appears to be the 1st animal sacrifice to cover "mans sins".
Romans 5:14, John 3:15,16, 1Corinthians 15:22, 1Corinthians 15:45, 1Chronicles 1:1, Luke 3,
Proverbs 7, Romans 8, Hebrews 10, Matthew 13,
Hopefully these are all helpful
Here are verses describing that. God bless.
John 1:1
1 John 5:7-8
Genesis 1:26
Genesis 11:6-7
John 10:30
John 8:19
Philippians 2:5-8
2 Corinthians 5:19
John 1:3
Matthew 28:19
1 Peter 1:2
2 Corinthians 13:14
Deuteronomy 6:4
John 14:10
John 20:28
1 John 2:22-24
Isaiah 7:14
He was not talking to the serpent (devil) or Adam and Eve
Did God tell Eve not to eat or just Adam?
Why did Adam take so long, even after God appeared to decide to call her Eve? Why did God "Curse" Adam and Eve and say that children would be a punishment along with the other punishment, like telling her she would always want Adam etc.? When we also read he said go forth and replenish the earth. When replenish means (to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up,) Can we assume that there were people there before and now there is no one so God made Adam and Eve Again to re stock earth?
How did God make the skins from animals for them and why? I know they were naked but why would he care.
When God was saying about cursing their seed was he talking to Adam and Eve or Eve and the Devil?
Hopefully you find these helpful in your study
It would be very interesting to do a study on the words. Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:20,23, Numbers 6:25, Deuteronomy 5:1-5, Deuteronomy 31:17,18, Deuteronomy 32:20, Deuteronomy 34:10, Judges 6:22, 1Kings 13:6, 1Chronicles 16:11, 2Chronicles 7:14, 2Chronicles 30:9, Psalms 13:1, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 22:24, Psalms 105:4, Isaiah 54:8, Isaiah 59:2, Jeremiah 21:10, Ezekiel 20:35,
Perhaps it's the word "man" that the emphasise is. Romans 8:14, Galatians 4:6, Hebrews 12:7, John 1:12, Philippians 2:15, 1John 3:1,2 , 1John 4:15, How sad it is when a living father says "see his face no more" or turns his face.
Genesis 3:8-10, interestingly, in this translation it says they heard "the voice of the LORD" they "hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God"
What's amazing is: Genesis 4:16, it appears even though they were cast out of the garden GOD's presence was still with them.
Psalms 139, Job 4:15,
Hopefully this is helpful
As to which member of the Godhead was talked to; Exodus indicates that no man spoke face to face with God as Moses did ( Exodus 33:11; Deut. 34:10). It would appear that the preincarnate Christ would have been the one who can be approached; and certainly even in His case not in His full glory. Only the back of God could be revealed to Moses ( Exodus 33:12-23).
It should be noted that since man had not yet fallen before this; that there could have been a closer fellowship before Adam hid from God. There was only one restriction before this; and after man was doomed to his fate and eventual physical death after that spiritual death had occurred; the only further restriction at that time was preventing man from taking of the tree of life and living forever in a fallen state. Genesis 3:15 shows God's spiritual provision; and the skins from the first killed animal the outer provision or covering ( Genesis 3:21).
It seems clear that God spoke throughout the process that the Biblical canon was developed; and in fact since Creation. There were lapses; likely before the flood when all but Noah and his immediate family were saved; and later during the time of the Judges according to scripture. There was probably another long lag in the intertestamental period. The sobering thought is even Balaam spoke to God and Judas Iscariot was in His presence. Better to believe what is unseen than seen ( John 20)
They did have the authority, as they did in fact eat. If they hadn't had the authority, they would have been physically unable to eat.
1 Corinthians 10:23 "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not."
In Exodus 20, the ten commandments are spoken by God in an ordering voice: "Thou shalt not commit adultery.", for example. And yet people still do commit adultery, so they have the authority. Whether it is convenient or not, well, I don't have to spell that out for you.
The serpent deceived Eve in telling her that she wouldn't die despite God saying that they would:
"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
Sure, they wouldn't die immediately, which the serpent based on this his "half-lie": "Ye shall not surely die"; but they certainly did so eventually, as for God one day and a thousand years are one and the same.
Genesis 3:20 "And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living."
1 Corinthians 15:45 "And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit." I repeat: The first man Adam
Another observation, though this is but speculation:
There is only one tree of the knowledge of good and evil, so the fruit it bears might not have seeds as it doesn't multiply.
A parable is hidden inside the physical creation describe in the first chapters of Genesis?
We know from the parables in the new testament that we are the garden of God (garden of eden).
The tree of THE KNOWLEDGE of good and evil was in the midst of the garden (we are the garden).
THE FRUIT of the tree IS KNOWLEDGE of good and evil.
This same KNOWLEDGE exist in the FATHER and the SON.
Genesis 3:22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man has become like ONE OF US (gods) to know good and evil ....
Psalms 82:6 I have said. Ye are gods: and all of you are the children of the most high.
WHAT IF? Through TRUTH and KNOWLEDGE you are being created in to THE IMAGE OF CHRIST.
GBU
Hidden gems of Prophetic mystery until Jesus fulfilled many. Luke 24, Luke 24:27, Revelation 12:4-11, Revelation 20,
I recommend reading the Bible & prayer, the movies aren't fully accurate, they seem to focus on the art, not Truth
Biblical Astronomy neglects the use of planets for Signs and Seasons.
The lunar month is biblical in respect to events as is the sun.
The Rosh or head of every month according to scripture is not Astrology in any way.
The Rosh is the first observed crescent moon as seen from Jerusalem.
There is more, in fact the scriptures we have are frequented with celestial references because before the Written Word in script, it was and still is up there in the creation. It was once a mysyery (now often obfuscated in errors in traditions and religions) but the first Unveiling of Christ was to Adam who needed Hope. Genesis 3:15 and the Hope of a born redeemer is the summary of much that could never fill volumes of books, once recorded for posterity by Ham and Shem in their Hope-centric post flood cultures.
His star is Sirius.
It Proceeds at sunrise every day and moves westward until it sets for 70 days to re-emerge.
Look at it in a telescope. The Acceptable year was the year Sirius rose before the sun did and appeared beet red.
That is what Daniel taught in captivity to the astronomical observers whose offspring watched diligently for the promised sign.
Sirius's annual helical rise was the New Year on the Nile. They looked too for a kinsman redeemer, a King and Shepherd with a crook and Was staff.
The Was staff is an astronomical tool to determine the Celestial Meridian with a plumb bob. A year based on the helical rise of Sirius is 365.25 days long. Still is.
When The new year was observed it was the Jubilee up and down the nile. When Jesus read from Isaiah, he was declaring that the acceptable year ( Sirius bloomed) was his. In Revelation 22, he declares that he is the Morning Star, Not a planet. The Alpha and Omega reference requires more ink to teach but it has to do with celestial time and this present and last processional cycle of earth history the end of which is framed in the last celestial age/step Matt 24: 3
James 4:10; Ephesians 4:31,32; John 15:12; Romans 12:9,10; Philippians 2:3,4; Colossians 3:12-16; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7; Ephesians 4:2,3; Galatians 5:22-26; John 13:34,35 (given to re-emphasize John 15:12).
The Beginning !
Genesis 3:15. is very a pivotal verse.
It establishes the parameters by which God will redeem His people from their sin.
The seed of the woman is Christ.
The seed of the serpent can be the Antichrist or much broader. "ALL that is ANTI-CHRIST as mentioned in 1 John 2:18.
All the prophesies concerning the coming of Christ centers around this verse. Also Christ deity is presented here. "The seed of the woman". Biologically the seed is of the man. And also geneogically the seed of the man is always mentioned biblically. but Christ had no earthly father. This is amplified in Isaiah 7:14. This is Gods foresight!
This presents the second Adam mentioned in 1st. Cor 15:45. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam a quickening spirit.
What Satan took away from the first Adam, "Dominion over all the earth"
Genesis 1:26.
The last Adam "Jesus" Redeemed it and us by way of the cross. lifting the curse. Romans 8:19-23.
I hope this helps.
God bless.
In Luke 1 Mary is told she would conceive in her womb.
Luke 1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
That indicated to me that the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ was similar to all births.
The difference was that it happened because the Holy Spirit planted the seed of God into Mary.
The seed of God impregnated the seed of the women producing the Lord Jesus Christ.
His birth was the same as all babies born of women. How each and everyone of us are born.
Jesus is before Abraham ( John 8:58) but is that physically or in Gods mind?
Consider Genesis 3:15 the seed of the women.
Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
This is the seed of the women. This is a future event. It hasn't happened yet.
This is long before Abraham is even mentioned. Before Abraham was, I am.
The character of Jesus is mention in the time of Adam and Eve. Right at the beginning of the world.
Jesus is before all others in scripture but he wasn't physically formed until his conception and his birth by Mary.
He was in Gods mind right from the creation of the earth in the time of Adam and Eve.
God will and does say things exist even of they don't at this moment.
When God says things will happen then be sure they will.
It does not mean they are physically there now. Rest assured they will happen but in Gods good time.
Rom 4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
Isa 46:9-10 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
I'm out of space.
Thanks
"Christians cannot work for money( Matthew 6:24
Let's take a look at the first statement. Christians cannot work for money. All Christians (although I'll admit - I don't always like doing so) must work/labor. The Apostle Paul worked as a tent maker during his early years preaching. Genesis 3:19 is one curse brought upon man (for the sin man brought into the world) that all men must bare today:
"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." Genesis 3:19
"Christians do Not pay taxes (Render to Caesar what is his and to God what belongs to Him, what belongs to God?)"
Christ looked at the denarian and realized this is a law of exchange of the world. God know we live in the world but we serve God in His Kingdom. God asked to render unto Caesar (taxes) what belongs to Caesar that all those who live in the world must give to the earthbound kingdom. Then Christ says what is rendered unto him which is to the Eternal Kingdom of God.
Either one of these may seem desirable but this home is temporary brother. Once we're rejoined with the Lord -- we'll only labor unto him and only render unto Christ Jesus. What a day that will be! I'll see you there and God bless you!