John Mulligan’s lesson on Sunday was about “The Resurrected Body” -- specifically, what kind of body will we have? As mortals, it can be difficult for us to face death, but we need to embrace what is to come - that is, our new Heavenly home.
We are both flesh and spirit. When death comes, our flesh will remain, but our spirit will go to God and we will have a new, resurrected body. 1 Corin. 15:52 says, “...for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.” What will this change be? 1 Corin. 15:36-38 “...what you sow does not come to life unless it dies. When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. But God gives it a body as he has determined.”
Scripture teaches us five features of the resurrection body:
It will be a “body” (1 Corin. 15:38-42)
It will be a body of glory, honor and power (v. 42-44), one without defect.
It will be a different, changed body (2 Corin. 5:8-10)
It will be an imperishable body (2 Corin. 5:52-56)
It will be a body like Christ’s body! In Luke 24:13-43, we read that Jesus walked, spoke, and ate. (v39) “Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” That is the kind of body God will grant us!
Our earthly body is merely a temporary tent. Our resurrected body will be our glorious, best self as God determines, without pain or defect. It will be the best of both worlds, indeed. So while we await these wondrous changes, let us keep doing our best in our current lives. Let us be the people God created us to be. Let us be steadfast; our faith is not vain. The best is yet to come!
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