ALT 1 For I want
youp to know how great a struggle I have concerning
youp and the ones in Laodicea and as many as have not seen my
face in the flesh [fig., have not met me
personally], 2 that their
hearts [fig., inner selves, and throughout book] shall be
comforted [or, encouraged], having been united in love,
and [attaining] to all [the]riches [fig.,
abundance] of the full assurance of understanding, to the
full [or, true] knowledge of the secret of both God the
Father and of Christ, 3 in whom
are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge. 4 Now this I
say so that no one shall be deceiving youp with persuasive
speech. 5 For even
though I am absent in the flesh, but I am with
youp in the spirit, rejoicing and looking at [or,
considering] yourp[good] order and the steadfastness of
yourp faith in Christ. 6 Therefore,
as youp received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] be
walking about [fig, be conducting yourselves] in
Him, 7 having
been rooted [fig., firmly established] and having been
built up in Him and being established [or,
strengthened] in the faith, just as youp were taught,
abounding in it with thanksgiving. 8 Be
watching out lest anyone will be carrying youp away as spoils
of war [fig., taking control of youp]through
philosophy [or, human wisdom] and empty deception,
according to the traditions of people, according to the rudimentary
elements [or, basic teachings] of the world and not
according to Christ. 9 Because in
Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead [or,
Deity] bodily, 10 and
youp have been made full [or, have been
completed] in Him, who is the Head of every rule and
authority, 11 in whom
youp also were circumcised with a circumcision done without
human hands, by the putting off of the body of the sins of the
flesh by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having
been buried together with Him in baptism [or, immersion], in
which youp also were raised together [with
Him] through faith in the supernatural working of God, the One
having raised Him from the dead. 13 And youp,
being dead in yourptransgressions and the uncircumcision of
yourp flesh, He made youp alive together with Him, having
forgiven youp all transgressions, 14 having
blotted out [or, canceled] the handwritten record of
debts in the ordinances against us, which was contrary to us, and
He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the
cross; 15 having
disarmed the rulers and the authorities, He publicly disgraced
them, having triumphed over them by it [i.e. the
cross]. 16 Therefore,
stop letting anyone judge youp in eating or in drinking or
with regard to a feast or of a new moon [festival] or of
Sabbaths, 17 which
are a shadow of the coming [things], but the
body [is] of Christ. 18 Stop
letting anyone decide against youp [fig., judge youp as
not being worthy], delighting in [false] humility and
religious worship of the angels, basing his authority
on [things] he has not seen, being conceited without
cause by the mind of his flesh, 19 and
not holding fast to the head, from whom the entire body, by means
of the joints and ligaments being supplied and being knit together,
grows [with] the growth of God. 20 Since
youp died with Christ from the rudimentary
elements [or, basic teachings] of the world, why as living in the world are youp submitting to regulations? 21 "Youp yourselves
should not handle nor should youp taste nor should
youp touch," 22 which [things] are all for
corruption with the using, according to the commandments and
teachings of people, [cp. Isaiah 29:13] 23 which are indeed having a reputation of
wisdom in self-imposed religion and [false] humility and
severe discipline [or,
non-indulgence] of [the] body, [but which
are] not of any value against indulgence of the
flesh.
Philippians 2:5-8
THE SELF-HUMBLING OF
MESSIAH
ECB
5 Indeed
have this thought in you, which is also in Messiah Yah
Shua: 6 who,
being in the form of Elohim, deemed it not usurpation to be equal
with Elohim: 7 but
voided himself and took the form of a servant and became in the
likeness of humanity: 8 and being
found in configuration as a human, he humbled himself and became
obedient to death - even the death of the stake.
Hebrews 1:8-9
ALT 8 on the other
hand to the Son [He says], "Your throne, O
God, [is] into the age of the age [fig., forever and
ever]; a scepter of integrity [is] the scepter of Your
kingdom. 9 You loved
righteousness and hated lawlessness; for this reason God, your God
anointed You with [the] oil of great happiness above Your
companions." [Psalm 4:5,6]
Paul was still serving in the temple made by hands.
During the covenant transition era, the typical sacrifices became a
burden to Paul.
2 Corinthians 5:1-10
CLV 1 For
we are aware that, if our terrestrial tabernacle house should be
demolished, we have a building of God, a house not made by hands,
eonian, in the heavens." 2 For
in this also we are groaning, longing to be dressed in our
habitation which is out of heaven, 3 if so
be that, being dressed also, we shall not be found
naked." 4 For
we also, who are in the tabernacle, are groaning, being burdened,
on which we are not wanting to be stripped, but to be dressed, that
the mortal may be swallowed up by life." 5 Now
He Who produces us for this same longing is God, Who is also giving
us the earnest of the spirit." 6 Being,
then, courageous always, and aware that, being at home in the body,
we are away from home from the Lord" 7 (for
by faith are we walking, not by perception), 8 yet
we are encouraged, and are delighting rather to be away from home
out of the body and to be at home with the Lord." 9 Wherefore
we are ambitious also, whether at home or away from home, to be
well pleasing to Him." 10 For
all of us must be manifested in front of the dais of Christ, that
each should be requited for that which he puts into practice
through the body, whether good or bad."
I don't think Paul needs his
thorn in the flesh (in heaven) and we won't need to procreate in
heaven. Here is where we are born and grow up. Nobody gets to take
their flesh with them. When I die, I will leave here and enter
heaven without my original flesh. How obvious is
that?
If you literally want to take
your flesh up into the air with you, then consider that even
mountaineers call any hight above 26,000 ft "the death
zone" for bodies of flesh. You may really want your familiar body
of flesh in heaven but maybe you will just have to settle for a
somewhat different one. Most famously the Egyptians wanted to keep
their original flesh in tact. Freezing humans or animals with the
hope for a future revival is called cryopreserving. It is probably
colder than the lowest part of Dante's hell, where Satan is
supposedly being kept frozen. Of course the word hell is not even
in the bible unless you have a bad translation,
and Dante's work is also fictitious
so I wouldn't worry about
it.