The world we live in is not as solid as we would believe. According to quantum mechanics it is made up of mostly space with vibrating energy. It is my belief that Jesus and his first century followers were describing this world often as they were quoted and recorded by the first century saints. While the first century world was not sufficiently, scientifically sophisticated to understand the full ramifications of the reality that Jesus spoke about, he told them that in the future he would send the Holy Spirit the comforter to explain things that they were not capable of bearing and understanding. John 16:12-14 "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. (13) When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. (14) He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you." This is a message that speaks of ongoing revelation of things that they were unable to understand at the time. I believe beyond all doubt that this revelation and illumination continues to this very day. It is enhanced by scientists that have discovered the basic properties of the physical world and have experimental explanations for how miracles work. This does not cheapen or lessen faith it bolsters it in my view.
There are others who are also writing and speaking about this and have been doin so for much longer than I. One person is Steve Mcvey. Here is a link to his website Quantum Life With Steve Mcvey. He has studied quantum mechanics for some time, and is able to make the connections with things written in the Christian scriptures; both things that Jesus said and did, and things that other apostles have been inspired to write about him. I want to give Steve credit here because he has influenced my view of what the kingdom of God is. He explains that the basic energy level that is the source of the entire universe is made up of energy and is mostly space. If I understand him correctly, he equates that basic matrix, what the physicist call the unified field with heavenly places. He explains that the primal particles and waves of quantum mechanics show up and disappear thousands of times in a nanosecond and uses that to explain how we are seated in heavenly places in Christ. He goes so far as to explain that this primal energy field/source is the Christ.
While I am not as versed in quantum mechanics, I am quite taken with metaphysics and the ethereal spiritual nature of the cosmos. I am a staunch believer in Christ and consider myself a Christ follower. I have explored Taoism and Buddhism and find certain universal truths within their explanation of the world. There is after-all but one creator of the universe and I believe that it is the Word of God that incarnated in Jesus of Nazareth. I realize that over the centuries there have been a lot of things taught in the name of Jesus that are toxic to humans and their relationships with each other, but that in no way negates the gospel and his connection with the Godhead and his message from two thousand years past.
The apostle John explained in one of his letters that God IS love. If one believes that, then the source, the unified field, the matrix, the Christ, the Godhead is love and therefore the energy that is vibrating the world into existence all the time is love. If then we are made in the image of God, then essentially the atoms that make up our substance is love as well. So from my point of view, the way in which we are able to tap into that love, and become more what we naturally are is a most important pursuit. I believe beyond any doubt that one important way to achieve this goal is to better understand the metaphysical nature of us and the world around us.
I am struck by one of the verses on the image above this blog post. 2Cor 4:18 "because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal." That sentence certainly sums up quantum mechanics.
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