When the women come to the tomb to prepare Jesus' body, they get confronted by an angel who asks them why they're looking for the living among the dead. They're confused, but soon they realize that Jesus is not off in another plane of existence somewhere, but is here among us still.
A New Self - A New Birth - March 8, 2020
When Jesus is talking to Nicodemus in John 3, he tells Nicodemus that in order for him to understand what the Spirit is doing, he needs to be born from above. Jesus means many things by this, but especially he means that when we are reborn we take on a new identity in him, a new place in the world.