The Rapture, Second Coming, and Millennium
Resurrection
Bodies of the Resurrected Dead
1 Corinthians 15: 35-50 (KJV)
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
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:
38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
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:
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
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.
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.
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
INTERPRETATION
When will the general resurrection or rising of all the dead take place?
• The general resurrection or rising of all the dead will take place at the general judgment, when the same bodies in which we lived on earth will come forth from the grave and be united to our souls and remain united with them forever either in heaven or in hell.
In what state will the bodies of the just rise?
• The bodies of the just will rise glorious and immortal.
Will the bodies of the damned also rise?
• The bodies of the damned will also rise, but they will be condemned to eternal punishment.
15: 39-41 An infinite variety of bodies adapted to live in the different environments of land, sea, air, and the heavens already exist. Is a resurrected body so incredible then?
15: 42-44 The resurrection body will not be subject to death; it will be beautiful and perfect; it will have unlimited capabilities unknown to us in this age; it will be adapted for life in the spiritual realm. A spiritual body does not mean an immaterial body but one adapted to the realities of the Age to Come. The resurrection body will be our very own bodies changed, for that which is sown is that also which is raised.
15: 45-49 In other words, our resurrected bodies will be like Christ’s. As a quickening spirit the resurrected Christ is the fountainhead of the new creation, as Adam was of the old creation. Although we cannot know fully the nature of a spiritual body, Christ’s resurrection body reveals something of what kind of bodies resurrected believers will have. During the 40 days of post-resurrection appearances, Jesus could pass for an ordinary man. He still had nail prints and He ate food yet He also could materialize at will and pass through locked doors (see John 20; Luke 24). He had complete command over creation, as evidenced by his dominion over the fish (John 21:6-11).
15: 50 See note on vv. 42-44 . ... To be cont’d
In Christ,
Playwright Janet Irene Thomas
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
info@biblestoriestheatre.org
www.biblestoriestheatre.org
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