In my last couple of posts, we talked about the need/requirement for eleven different dimensions. The first four of those (including the zero dimension) encompass our existence—not only physical but our eternal spiritual existence as well. Let’s look at this further.
Dimension Defined Spiritual Significance
0 Point Soul
1 Line Spiritual Existence
2 Plane Spirit
3 Cube Physical Existence
4 Tesseract Time
As we discussed earlier, the zero dimension is represented as a point which has location but no length, width, or height. Yet, it seems this dimension has a hint of eternality with it as well, as some believe our universe as we know it came from this dimension which some refer to as the Big Bang. This seems to suggest a type of circular phenomena as the eleventh dimension has all the quantum building blocks of nature and it seems these came through the zero dimension to create our known world with all its laws of nature. While this is not how the Bible describes creation, it is consistent in that it came from God, who would be represented by the eleventh dimension.
From a spiritual point of view, it would seem the zero dimension has traits that are consistent with the traits of our souls. They have location but no physical characteristics. And they have eternality as well and are connected to the eleventh dimension as that dimension represents God himself. The soul also exists even when one’s physical body no longer does.
This then brings us to the first dimension, represented as a line. It starts at a point and has infinite length. This ties in well with the trait of a soul because this means the soul exists forever. The line then represents the existence of the soul and the transfer of the soul from one location to another. Once one’s physical existence is no more, the soul then travels this line to either the seventh or eighth dimension. We’ll discuss why that is once we discuss those dimensions.
The second dimension, represented as a plane, is a good analogy for one’s spirit. One’s spirit adds this secondary dimension to one’s soul and is also eternal and will exist when one’s physical nature is no longer.
The third dimension, represented by a cube, is easy for us to envision because we live in a world with length, width, and height. This is the physical world in which we live.
The fourth dimension, represented by a tesseract, is time. This is the dimension in which we live since we experience time in a linear fashion. Time is ever moving forward. This is evident because we age. We live in a 3-D world that moves through time.
There is a spiritual element to our fourth dimension as well. Although there are angels all around us who are God’s messengers, this is not the dimension in which they dwell. Yet, for Satan and his fallen angels, they are confined to this dimension with us. God transferred them from the 9th dimension after Lucifer’s rebellion. Because they are not originally from our dimension, we cannot see them in their pure form. Yet, time is a linear dimension for them as well as for us. Satan (Lucifer) still has limited access to God: One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD , and Satan also came with them (Jb 1:6), but is confined to Earth otherwise: The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it” (Jb 1:7).
Satan also has possession of the earth: Again, the devil took him [Jesus] to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me” (Mt 4:8). Because of this and his influence on Adam and Eve to cause them to disobey, death came into existence. Because he now has reign over the kingdom Adam was to lead, he also has reign over death which is now part of this kingdom. This is tied to the seventh dimension which we will talk about later.
Satan also has direct influence on people: Then Satan entered Judas, called Isariot, one of the Twelve (Lk 22:3). While we still have authority over him and his fallen angels, he can have control over us if we let him or if we don’t exercise the authority which God has given to us because of his death, burial, and resurrection. We have been told we have the same power in us that raised Christ from the dead (Ep 1: 19-23). So, let’s use that authority we have!
Next time, we’ll look at the dimensions related to time. I hope you join me for that discussion.
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