DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- OUR GLORIOUS FUTURE

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – OUR GLORIOUS FUTURE

"But someone will say, How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?" (I Corinthians 15:35)

As Christ-followers, we have a hope for the future that unbelievers do not have. The question is raised, "What will our bodies be like after we are resurrected?" Paul gives some answers, but there still remain a lot of unanswered questions.

First, Paul says, "The body is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body" ( vss. 42-44a).

Our bodies on this earth are dying. They are weak and not very pretty. But our new bodies will not be subject to decay. They will never die. They will be honorable, glorious, and powerful bodies.  They will not be subject to the ravages of time and disease with the aches and pains that go with it.

Secondly, Paul says that "as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly man" (vs. 49). In other words, we are now in the likeness of the first Adam – made of dirt. But when our bodies are resurrected, they will be like the second Adam, Jesus, with a spiritual body.

The Apostle John wrote, "Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is" (I John 3:2).

From the Scriptures, we have a glimpse of what the Resurrected Jesus is like. He has a physical body that can eat and be touched. But it is also in a different dimension, not subject to physical laws. It is not hindered by physical limitations, so that can move through walls unhindered.

What a great body God has in store for us. As the song puts it, "We can only imagine." Eye has not seen nor ear heard the things that God has prepared for those who love Him (I Corinthians 2:9). We have only a dim view. Now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face. Now we know in part, but then we shall know, just as we also are known (I Corinthians 13:12).

Our future body will be glorious, far beyond what our limited minds can comprehend. You won't want to miss is.

Love, Dad