Actually we do indeed need a resurrected body, which is a body that is immortal because it contains no sin. A body of sin is what causes us
(our physical body) to die.
At the resurrection our body will be raised immortal, and will shine like the sun, like Jesus. We also will have the capacity to occupy both heaven and earth, like Jesus. This resurrected body will have abilities beyond what our old bodies had.
Here are some scriptures that teach us about these things.
But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” Foolish one,
what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. 1 Corinthians 15:35-36
Thats the first thing we need to understand. What is sown is not “made alive” until it dies.
This is illustrated for us in nature. Take the caterpillar for example.
It is sown a catapillar but emerges what it was really designed to become.
A beautiful butterfly, with capability beyond what a caterpillar has, having the ability to fly, and bringing new life to others through its ability to pollinate.
And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain.
But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. 1 Corinthians 15:37-38
Secondly we must understand it is God Himself that has designed the body and it’s functions we will need in the age to come. The body that is sown and dies, is not the body we will have for all eternity. The body we will have for the ages to come all be immortal, and never die.
So also is the resurrection of the dead.
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. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 1 Corinthians 15:42-44
Our physical bodies are weak, and not compatible with eternal life and the things of the age to come. We will be like the angels, who have immortal bodies that will never die.
But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. Luke 2:35-36
- nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
JLB
