IMAGE - God's Puzzle Solved

Chapter 5A TheophanyWhy didn’t people recognize Jesus afterHis Resurrection? Mary, also, did notrecognize Him, nor did anyone else. As theywalked to Emmas (a village some distancefrom Jerusalem), His own Disciples didn’tknow Him until He told them who Hewas. Scholars call this phenomenon “atheophany.”A LikenessJohn’s gospel makes a startling disclosure about thestate of being human. “It is the spirit that quickens[gives life]; the flesh profits nothing: the words that Ispeak to you, they are spirit and they are life” (John6:63). Your body is of no use, since the words thatJesus speaks can save you and give you Eternal Life.Human bodies are much like a phantom or ghost becausethe body, itself, is temporary.Your human body is only in the form of an image(Genesis 1:26). The Hebrew word for “image” means“a shadow” or “ghost.” Your body is merely a shadowand is not a reality. An idol is, also, an image, but ithas deeper negative qualities. If you are worshippingany type of idol (fame, power or leaders), it is not God.Since it is not God, then the idol, is of no benefit to