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𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟱1 Cor. 15:19 – If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.Now let us progress to something deeper as far as life on the other side is concerned.In Revelation 19:9 we are told:“And he (the angel) saith unto me (John), Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.”Verse 10“And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”And again:Revelation 22:8“And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.”Verse 9“Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.”Now look closely at the identification of the messenger. He said, “I am of thy brethren”—that is, a fellow servant of thy brethren the prophets.What is that supposed to mean? The word brethren is “adelphos,” and it means of the same womb—a brother, near or remote. And this word is basically used for those who believe and have received the redemptive power in the blood of Jesus—not necessarily spirit beings. It’s said of Jesus in His incarnate state:Hebrews 2:12Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.Verse 14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; …Verse 16For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.And so, He became the “firstborn among many brethren” (Romans 8:29).So, the word brethren is not for spirit beings as such, but rather humans who believed in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and His shared blood. This is plain from the scriptures as we read:Revelation 12:10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.Where is salvation manifested? Was it in the spirit realm? The answer is no. Salvation is a product of the sacrifice of Jesus on the earth, which produced the kingdom when the Holy Spirit was released on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1+,Matthew 12:28).The brethren were not accused in heaven but on the earth—for “day and night” is a function of the earth (Genesis 8:22).So, what am I saying, you may ask?It is that the person who gave the message to John—whom we often refer to as an angel—was a human being who had departed this world, moved into the spirit realm, and was still functioning. He was a prophet while alive as a human being, who believed in the redemptive power of Christ while alive. He was a brother.This reveals to us that our walk in life does not end here. There is a walk on the other side of life. Death, ordinarily speaking, is a rebirth into another world—just like your being born here on the earth is death to the spirit existence. You lost consciousness of who you were in the spirit realm because of the fall and the nature of Adam that you inherited.Your new birth in Christ through the Holy Spirit ought to be a reawakening of your mind—to remind you of who you were before you came here. For instance, we are told of Jeremiah:Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.Meaning he wasn’t just a prophet made in the church with oil, as we often do, but being a prophet was his real DNA. And so, when he came here, there wasn’t anything else he could do but manifest that which was his makeup—a prophet.So, what do you expect of him when he drops the flesh? He should be able to continue ministry in a different realm and dimension—perhaps to individuals who need encouragement. And this time, perhaps because we can’t fully identify them, he could be referred to as an angel who brought a word to such hurting people.If we are, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith…” (Hebrews 12:1), it shows these people are alive and could have the privilege of appearing to us—either for instructions or support in our work and walk of faith. Often, we refer to these as angelic visitations.The more you are filled with the Spirit of God, the more opportunities you have on the other side. Death on one side is birth on the other side.So then, when you drop the flesh, can God still use you on the other side of life? Certainly.Our hope is not only in this world (1 Corinthians 15:19).To be continued...#WalkOnTheOtherSide_DOwww.davidogaga.org ... See MoreSee Less

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