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1 John 2:24-25 (KJV)
“Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.”
Focusing on the word eternal and how it connects to the beginning: It is taken from (aion); perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well) eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began). (Strongs Dictionary) When considering our future we can never disconnect from our past. This is not as much about time as it is events and moments lived out. In other words, our eternity consist of what was, what is, and what is to come in or outside of time. Our beginning with the Father and the Son began before the foundation of the world as we know it. We were in God’s mind. This is the beginning with Him, and whether we are able to understand it or not, this is the beginning with us.
To connect with what we describe as life after death, we must first connect with our beginning inside the Father and the Son. Eternal life is the ability to take it all in; this is the promise and this is a gift from God. Go back, connect, and get started. The work of Christ is “Reconciliation.”