How Will the Dead Be Raised?

Prayer – Lord, for hundreds of years…well actually a couple thousand years people have asked about life after death…about our life everlasting. We are still asking the same question. What is this “glory of heavenly and earthly bodies” all about? Please give us insight into Your word that we might understand what You directed Paul and even John to write about the dead being raised. Resurrection for everyone?

The Empty Tomb - Jerusalem, Israel
How will the dead be raised?
Like Jesus.

But someone may ask, "How will the dead be raised? What kind of bodies will they have?" What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn't grow into a plant unless it dies first. And what you put in the ground is not the plant that will grow, but only a bare seed of wheat or whatever you are planting. Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A different plant grows from each kind of seed. Similarly there are different kinds of flesh—one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies. The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their glory. It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. 1 Corinthians 15:35-42 (Underlined for emphasis.)

 

Meditate. Life. Death. Resurrection.

 

What questions do you have about life…or about death? There are always questions…and we are searching for answers. Searching for God. When we search for God…we will find Him. He has promised.

 

God has a plan for all of mankind…but He allows us to have free will. His plan is resurrection of our mortal bodies…into immortal spiritual bodies that can worship Him in spirit and in truth…in His heavenly Temple in Heaven.

Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you. But we must hold on to the progress we have already made. ... But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control. Philippians 3:15-16, 20-21

We can hang onto that promise…we will be changed. Paul assures the church at Philippi, as well as the church at Corinth, that we will be given “new bodies” which will be glorious bodies. We will be pure, undefiled, and able to stand before the Almighty God and worship Him in His heavenly home—which will be our new home, too. Glory. Glory. Glory. Changed to be like our Savior Jesus Christ. That is just how God describes that the dead in Christ will be raised.

 

Verse of Salvation ~ Always remember that Jesus Christ, a descendant of King David, was raised from the dead. This is the Good News I (Paul) preach. And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained. So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen. 2 Timothy 2:8-10

 

Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table

Life is unpredictable.  It is time to begin planning your Thanksgiving Day menu…if you haven’t already started. Who, What Where, and When…and throw in the How, too? Who can you include in your holiday planning? How could you show “love” to your “neighbor,” someone less fortunate, or a truly homeless person? What can you do for others? When and where have you made contributions to your local foodbank, Salvation Army, or even some school project reaching out to a student and their family when they are eating fewer meals than you are? This is a challenging time of the year. Everyone wants you to give to their project. They want your money…food…an indication of your love…for the Lord and them. Can you do that?

 

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