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@Jesus is YHWH ; @Davy and @ChetSinger we are all brothers in Christ. Let's by Gods' grace show each other some respect and Christian love and patience. Even if we might disagree on some things we can still be loving and friendly in our discussions here.
Perhaps there is some middle ground here in your discussions on what type of body we might have after the resurrection as shown in the scriptures below. I believe the scriptures teach as @ChetSinger pointed out that Jesus had a physical body at His resurrection while on the earth. According John in the book of Revelation 1:12-18 in the Heavenly Sanctuary Jesus had a heavenly immortal body just like we will after the first resurrection as shown in 1 Corinthians 15:50-57. The description of Jesus in Heaven is obviously different to what Jesus looked like on earth with a physical mortal body right?
Look at what the scriptures say below....
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
[13], But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
[14], For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
[15], For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
[16], For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
[17], Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
[18], Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
The above scriptures connects to what Paul also says here in Corinthians...
1 Corinthians 15:50-57
[50], Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
[51], Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
[52], In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
[53], For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
[54], So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
[55], O death, where is thy sting? O grave,6 where is thy victory?
[56], The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
[57], But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
So in order to have immortality we will need a new body that is suited for immortality and no longer have a mortal body that dies.
Hope this is helpful.
1 Cor 15:37
37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
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The flesh body that dies is NOT the body that shall be. Apostle Paul actually makes this easy at the very start. One simply needs to listen to what he said, and not what men's traditions say.
1 Cor 15:42-54
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
Ever wonder what that "it" is?? What is it Paul is saying is sown but is then raised?
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
What's that "it" that is sown, and then raised? He then reveals at present, meaning right now how God created us, we each have both a "natural body" (flesh) AND a "spiritual body". Paul also revealed this in 2 Corinthians 5 when he said if our earthly house were dissolved, we have a body eternal in the heavens, not made with hands, which points to this "spiritual body" we also have today. It is simply inside our flesh, and is what Eccl.12:5-7 was pointing to about our "spirit" that goes back to God at flesh death. Our soul is attached to it.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
That "quickening spirit" idea Paul is especially pointing to Lord Jesus' resurrection. Lord Jesus represents the "last Adam" as the final state for God's Eternity. And in John 3 our Lord Jesus was very specific that flesh is separate from spirit. So yes Jesus' flesh body was raised, but it was also "made a quickening spirit". It is no longer a flesh type body like we have.
46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
Paul is pointing to Christ Jesus again as the "last Adam was made a quickening spirit".
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Just to make sure we understand that he was not pointing to a fleshy resurrection, Paul repeats his idea about the "spiritual body" being a body of the heavenly dimension. Just as we have borne these flesh body images on this earth, we shall also one day bear the image of the heavenly, which is that kind of body like the angels have in the heavenly dimension (which can also appear and live on earth, by the way).
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
And just to make sure, Paul cements this idea between a flesh body and a heavenly body, or "spiritual body" type. Flesh and blood cannot... enter in that Heavenly dimension. Why? Because this earthly dimension and the heavenly dimension are 2 'separate' operations. It's like simple science, fire and water will not mix. This is why Eccl.12 revealed there is a "silver cord" that keeps our spirit linked to our flesh, and it is severed at flesh death allowing each part to return to its respective realm.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
With that, Apostle Paul begins to reveals something deeper about our resurrection type. When he says "we shall all be changed", that's not just those of us in Christ Jesus. It is about all peoples still alive on earth on the day of Christ's return. Isaiah 25 revealed it, which is where Paul was pulling from about 'death swallowed up in victory', which he quotes in 54th verse below. That Scripture in Isaiah hints the veil or covering of this flesh world earth age is going to be removed for ALL... peoples. That is how all peoples will see Christ's coming in the clouds like Rev.1 says. Their fleshy shells will simply be cast off on that day, revealing their "spiritual body"...
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Fast as once can blink, it will happen. God's consuming fire on that "day of the Lord" will literally destroy man's works off this earth. It will usher all into Christ's "thousand years" reign on earth. ALL... must be changed to that heavenly body dimension state, for the Heavenly dimension is going to be revealed right here, on earth. If we die first, the resurrection will take care of our 'change' to that state. If we remain alive when Jesus comes, this 'change' Paul spoke of will reveal our resurrection body, a "spiritual body".
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
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But not everyone... will have put on immortality in that world to come. That is what Paul is pointing to in the Greek of those 53-54 verses. They are 4 different Greek words pointing to 2 required changes that MUST happen in order to have Eternal Life in Christ Jesus.
"corruptible must put on incorruption" = corruptible flesh is cast off, and the spiritual body is revealed.
(this change will happen for everyone left on earth when Jesus returns. It simply means the change from a flesh body to the resurrection type body, or did you miss that the "resurrection of damnation" is a resurrection about the unsaved? And per John 5:28-29 it happens too on the day of Christ's coming.)
"this mortal must put on immortality" = our mortal soul must put on immortality through Faith on Jesus Christ.
(this change is for those in Christ Jesus only. Only the unsaved will still be subject to the "second death" in that world to come. Those in Christ will have put on immortality, meaning their mortal souls made immortal, and can never die; these reign with Jesus Christ in that future world).
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