Section 2
God gave Christ to be is to the church; it is trans mitted to the church. The church shares it. This corresponds to the word "His power toward us" in Ephesians 1:19. The phrase "toward us" is a key, for it also indicates a transmission. God's power in the heavens is toward us; that is, His power is transmitted to us.
The transmission of electricity from the power plant to our homes is an illustration of the trans mission of God's power from the heavens to the church. The current of electricity flows from the power plant through wires into our homes. This current of electricity is its transmission. When the lights are on, we know that this transmission is taking place. If we go to the meter, we shall see a clear indication that the current of electricity is flowing, that there is transmission of electric ity from the power plant into our homes.
In a similar way, there is a transmission of the heavenly current of the divine electricity from the "power plant" in the third heaven to the church. As the church, we are the "building" into which the divine electricity is being transmitted. Therefore, God's power is toward us. This means that the divine electricity is being transmitted from the heavens to us.
Ephesians 1:19 says that the transmission of