But for Jews and Christians, temporal life was valued and cherished because it was being shaped by the life to come. Two realms meet, touch, connect in time. The invisible shapes the visible. The unknown informs the known. The spiritual gives substance to the material.
Eternity defines what is temporal.
God's realm touches the human realm. According to the book of Hebrews this world is shaped by the reality of another world, making itself known to us, impinging upon our lives, touching us, connecting with us, communing with us. The two realms overlap, inform - the future breaks into the present, the holiness of God dwells with the profane. Abraham is a prime example. Trusting in the faithfulness of God, he left Haran without knowing where he was going.