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细心的读者已经注意到，创世记第一章中神的创造看起来像一座圣殿——圣殿是天与地交汇的地方。因此，在创世记二至三章中，神来到受造的圣殿里，与受造物发生了互动。

细心的读者还会注意到，列王纪上六至七章中神的圣殿看起来就像创造。神在圣殿中，大祭司每年可以进去一次。（参利 16）

有时人们说，神的创造是完美的，是罪把它破坏了。好吧，罪确实把它破坏了，现在仍在继续破坏着。但创造从来都不完美，它只是“甚好”，直到最后——当新天新地到来时才会完美。

新天新地里将不再有圣殿，（参启 21:22）因为在新天新地不会只在一个地方神人交汇。相反，他们将联合成为一个新的所在。在那里，神的家就在人间。这就是神的心意，也是祂一直期待的事——天与地的结合。

“道成肉身”反映了神的这一旨意。耶稣自己就是新的圣殿，（参约 2:19-21）耶稣自己就是天与地的交汇。在祂的身上，神与人结合在一起，这不仅是甚好，而是终极的完美。

Nobody likes to downgrade. Balding men want more hair, not less. Techies want a faster computer, not a slower one. And we all want better relationships, not worse ones. But the eternal Son of God downgraded to the nothingness of being human (Philippians 2:7). Imagine that.

There is glory and honor to being human. It's about what God made us to be: wise rulers over all creation. Sadly, that glory and honor have been tarnished by our persistent rebellion against God.

We are made in the image of God. This is a glorious thing, and it allows us to serve God in ways that no other creature can. But we let it go to our heads. We act as if we own the place. We use it and abuse it however we want. But the truth is, our world belongs to God.

Jesus restores the shine to being human. Unlike the rest of us, he is no petty tyrant. Instead he came "to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45). And he was "crowned with glory and honor" for doing so (Hebrews 2:9). In fact, God exalted him to the highest place in heaven. And from there he rules wisely over all creation (Philippians 2:9-11), as human beings are meant to do.