I do not believe it exists either, but have no scripture to back that up. The Old Testament promise land was a "type" of the spiritual promised land in which born again Christians have been translated into by Jesus Christ other than "Joshua" who led the Israel in the physical promise land.
Of course Joshua himself is often called a "type" of Christ. In that he led them into the promised land.
I think whenever there is a "type" of something or someone in the Bible... then the physical manifestation
of that thing had to actually exist.
I'm not saying you're doing this... but some people over-spiritualize scripture to the point that it isn't
really scripture any more.
I've heard people say that Adam wasn't really a real man. Adam is just an abstract of society at that time.
Adam in just "men in general". Well if that's true.....
Rom 5:12; Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned—
Rom 5:13; for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Rom 5:14; Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.
Rom 5:15; But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
Rom 5:16; The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification.
Rom 5:17; For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
Rom 5:18; So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.
Rom 5:19; For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.
The problem becomes... if sin was brought into the world by "an abstract of society... (all men in general)"..
Then are we also saved by an abstract of society... by certain men in general ... or are we saved by one individual man.
(Jesus).
Adam is called a type (verse 14) but he was also a real man.
