Perceiving the Spiritual (2)

The spiritual realms are not three dimensions plus time like our physical world.

Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him (1 Cor 2:9).

The spiritual realms are a multi dimension reality which is totally different from the physical world with which we are familiar. Our minds can only cope with three dimensions, so to see in see into the spiritual realms, we have to see things there as if they were three dimensions (except brighter and more beautiful).

The fact that the spiritual dimensions are hard for us to comprehend, does not mean that we should give up trying to see them. Paul tells us to fix our eyes on the things that cannot be seen.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal (2 Cor 4:18).

We are to focus on the thing things that cannot be seen, because they are eternal, whereas the physical world that we see with our limited vision is temporary.

Paul’s command seems slightly illogical. How can we fix our eyes on things that we cannot see? The good news is that the Holy Spirit. He is able to show us the physical realms in a way that our three dimensional eyes can see and our three dimensional minds can understand. Jesus promised,

The Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things (John 14:26).

He is able to show us what is happening in the spiritual realms.

These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God (1 Cor 2:10).

The Holy Spirit translates the things that are happening in the spiritual realms into three dimensions, so that we are able to see them. Given the limitations of our minds, that is probably the best that we can do, but we must remember that we are just seeing a representation of something different and much greater.

When receive our spiritual bodies and the spiritual brains that go with them, we will be able to see the spiritual realms as they really are.