- Nov 23, 2012
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Been wondering about our future bodies in heaven?
1. They will never be subject to disease, decay, or death. They will be imperishable. Our present bodies are born with an expiration date. Our future bodies will never wear out.
2. They will be perfectly suitable to our new environment. They will be "heavenly" bodies.
3. They will each be unique and diverse from one another. Just as different stars and planets are unique and have varying degrees of glory, we will each maintain a uniqueness and diversity in heaven.
4. They will be vastly superior to our present bodies, as superior as mighty celestial bodies are from this small planet of ours.
5. They will be glorious-"full of glory". They will never disappoint us.
6. They will be powerful. The future body will be an invincible fortress. It will never get tired, never wear out, and never yield to sin.
7. They will be spiritual. This doesn't mean that they won't be real or physical. It simply means that our new bodies will allow us to fully express our spiritual nature.
8. They will have continuity with our present bodies yet will be vastly change. In 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 Paul used the picture of planting a seed to represent the placing of a body in the ground at death. When you plant a seed in the ground there is continuity between what you put in the ground and what comes up. A barley seed produces barley. An acorn becomes an oak tree. A grain of wheat produces wheat. But there is also vast change. Think of the difference between a brown, ugly, hairy tulip bulb and the beautiful flower. You can't imagine the grandeur and majesty of a mighty oak by looking at an acorn. There is continuity between the body (seed) that is buried (planted) but also incredible transformation that we can't imagine by looking at our earthly bodies.
This was an exert from last night's sermon, Pastor Kevin Ballard, Calvary Chapel, Inverness, Florida.
1. They will never be subject to disease, decay, or death. They will be imperishable. Our present bodies are born with an expiration date. Our future bodies will never wear out.
2. They will be perfectly suitable to our new environment. They will be "heavenly" bodies.
3. They will each be unique and diverse from one another. Just as different stars and planets are unique and have varying degrees of glory, we will each maintain a uniqueness and diversity in heaven.
4. They will be vastly superior to our present bodies, as superior as mighty celestial bodies are from this small planet of ours.
5. They will be glorious-"full of glory". They will never disappoint us.
6. They will be powerful. The future body will be an invincible fortress. It will never get tired, never wear out, and never yield to sin.
7. They will be spiritual. This doesn't mean that they won't be real or physical. It simply means that our new bodies will allow us to fully express our spiritual nature.
8. They will have continuity with our present bodies yet will be vastly change. In 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 Paul used the picture of planting a seed to represent the placing of a body in the ground at death. When you plant a seed in the ground there is continuity between what you put in the ground and what comes up. A barley seed produces barley. An acorn becomes an oak tree. A grain of wheat produces wheat. But there is also vast change. Think of the difference between a brown, ugly, hairy tulip bulb and the beautiful flower. You can't imagine the grandeur and majesty of a mighty oak by looking at an acorn. There is continuity between the body (seed) that is buried (planted) but also incredible transformation that we can't imagine by looking at our earthly bodies.
This was an exert from last night's sermon, Pastor Kevin Ballard, Calvary Chapel, Inverness, Florida.