When stephen was stone to death he saw the heavens open see jesus standing at the right hand of God.Meaning He both saw the Father and the Son. And therefore Jesus and the Father are not only spirits but have flesh like us since they were seen by stephen.And they are two seperate being.stephen can't say that jesus is at the right side of God if he only saw one person.
2006-11-27 18:44:35 · 15 answers · asked by nephi5_ph 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion doesn't want you to know what it was really like back in biblical days. Food always was a problem. Meat was a luxury. After the growing season (there was no refrigeration) if you didn't have enough food to last, or if there was a bad crop or flood or insect damage, the people had to forage for food in order to survive. Which means , pick up anything that was edible, any leaf, plant or root that could be chewed & swallowed was food. When that was depleated people actually picked up a handful of dirt and swallowed it in order to to take away hunger. If you ate the wrong plant or root you could halucinate. The root of the Payote Cactus, Mugwort, etc are plants that contain halucinagins. The people didn't know. Eat it and you could see a staff turn into a snake like in the Bible. When Jesus went into the desert for 40 days did he bring a hundred pounds of food? When prophets claim that they heard God it's never asked. "What did they eat before?" Religion always gives you a cleansed version of what went on in Biblical times (for obvious reasons). If you would study the History of Civilization on this planet at a university (not from a religion) you will gain a better understanding of what really went on. And you would question a lot of things they tell you to believe. Religion is always much more popular with uneducated people (no offense intended).
2006-11-27 19:15:39 · answer #1 · answered by The professor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a Christain you have two pairs of eyes, your natural and your spiritual eyes. God opened Stephen's spiritual eyes to see into heaven and Jesus Who still have His new body in heaven. There are spirits all around us here on earth if God open our spiritaul eyes we can see them good or bad, including angels. The Father is Spirit our spiritual can see spirits.
2006-11-28 03:03:27 · answer #2 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is Son of God, god is the Father, who believe it or not has his own name, Jehovah (Yahweh to others).
THey are spirit persons...it was a vision. it may not be clear in his eyes but he knew it was God and Jesus. No one can see God, otherwise he will die...Stephen knew perhaps the radiance of God's glory.
although it is said those faithful conquerors will see God's face doesnt mean literally see his face, but be with him in his glory....feel his presence nearly.
2006-11-28 02:50:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is not a spirit, He is God, He revealed himself to Stephen
2006-11-28 02:49:04 · answer #4 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seeing something does not mean they are fleshly. When John wrote Revelation, he was given visions of heaven, angels, and other amazing things. They were not fleshly.
But you are correct in understanding that Almighty God and Jesus are two separate beings.
Proverbs 8;22-31 recounts Jesus' beginnings,
2006-11-28 03:21:30 · answer #5 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seeing Jesus doesn't mean that He was of flesh, like us. Psychics see spirits, and so do many other people. Some people have the ability to see spirits, or are given the ability to see spirits, where others haven't been.
2006-11-28 02:50:41 · answer #6 · answered by Amelia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because Jesus would be able to reveal himself to his apostle for comfort in his time of need as he was being made a martyr. Acts 7:1-1-60 and he had a perfect message.
2006-11-28 02:51:56 · answer #7 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently he got to see into the spirit- and his own spirit was on its way out of his body when he was being stoned to death-there are times when spirits can be seen- I have seen-D
2006-11-28 02:49:56 · answer #8 · answered by Debby B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because jesus is not God.
1Ti 6:16 Only God lives forever! And he lives in light that no one can come near. No human has ever seen God or ever can see him. God will be honored, and his power will last forever. Amen.
2006-11-28 02:50:18 · answer #9 · answered by Black_hole_gravity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is not just a spirit. it seems to me, by ur name, that u may be mormon, so we will differ on many views. but God is not just a spirit, and can do whatever he wants.we as people have a body, a soul and a spirit. God made us triune. he just has the ability to manifest himself seporately, where as we, being human, are limited.
2006-11-28 02:51:42 · answer #10 · answered by bondservant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋