Mankind is "of the earth: EARTHY."  (I Corinthians 15:47)  This is so much the fact that when people try to visualize heaven -- the realm of spirit beings -- they automatically and habitually import things there from the earth.  We cannot help ourselves!  It is the way our organisms think.  Man was MEANT to be resident on this planet.  (Acts 17:26; Isaiah 45:18)  The things we see and know, the things we build with, the things we cherish, are all constructed from wood, stone, plants, and water -- and, of course, we could add a few other items like metal and the "intangibles" like aroma, taste, and color.  These are things of this earth.  They were wonderfully created for the benefit of the human race.

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